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Jul26

Happy Wedding, Chris and Arissa!

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Happy Wedding, Chris and Arissa!

Rectangles and SquaresLast month we celebrated with Chris and Arissa at their wedding and this was my present to them.  This quilt, “Rectangles and Squares” is a result of my moratorium on sewing triangles and I’m still not sewing too many triangles!! I love the simplicity of it and it’s a fun way to use a collection of fabrics.  I have a mini-tutorial for making this quilt here!  A scrappy version of this is on my quilts to make list.front and backI love how the swirly quilting compliments the backing fabric and the rectangles on the front.front detailIt looks like a different quilt when you rotate it and the rectangles are vertical.  That could be the next layout!wrapped, ready and baggedI even surprised myself by making a label, (the day of the wedding, haha!) and here’s a look into the gift bag!  As you can see, they’ve already celebrated their one month anniversary!!  Happy Wedding, Chris and Arissa!

Stay tuned for more wedding quilt reveals!

🙂 Linda

Jun11

Happy Wedding, Alyssa and Keaton!

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Happy Wedding, Alyssa and Keaton!

foldsLast weekend we celebrated another wedding in our family!  I’ve pinned this quilt idea many times from the “Sunday Morning Quilts” book by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison so I was excited to make it for Alyssa and Keaton. If you own the book, this is the “Sunday Morning” quilt.wrapped and ready-001I stitched their name and date in this one, too!detail back stitching Alyssa and Keaton wedding quiltThe quilting is simple back and forth lines, my current favorite!Alyssa and KeatonHere’s the happy couple after they opened their presents the next day!  My cousin, Joellyn, was my partner in crime creating this quilt gift and I was excited she was able to be there for the big reveal!

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Thanks!  Linda

May31

Tummy Time One, Tummy Time Two!

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Tummy Time One, Tummy Time Two!

Wrapped and Ready for gifting

The latest baby addition to our family is identical twin girls and I was happy to present them with their personalized Tummy Time quilts!  Their big sister, Aria’s quilt is all about being a princess and for Ava and Kaleigh it’s Rectangle Strings.  Kaleigh Mae Tummy Time Ava Loren Tummy TimeI waited until after they were born to quilt them so I could add the name, date and my signature!Kaleigh and Date Ava and Date love aunt linda with pieced bindingIt’s fun to see strips of Aria’s quilt in these quilts!  I’m sure she’ll find them, too.front and back dare to be different backingI love the backing fabric and the positive sayings!  Especially, “dare to be different!”  Perfect for identical twins!Parents, grandma, me and babies plus quiltsIt took four of us to hold the babies and the quilts for the picture!Tummy Time in actionAva’s already trying out her Tummy Time quilt!

The batting is Quilters Dream Puff and the thread is Superior Threads – So Fine! #50.

Thanks!

Linda

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May22

Happy Wedding, Jeremy and Stacey!!

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Happy Wedding, Jeremy and Stacey!!

Love's Woven Rectangles for the happy couple!Last weekend we celebrated my nephew, Jeremy’s marriage to Stacey.  I was happy to present them with this wedding quilt I call, “Love’s Woven Rectangles”.Woven RectanglesEven though I didn’t use a pattern, it’s easy to plan and execute the woven effect of the rectangles.wrapped for givingI’ve been having fun stitching names into my quilts in lieu of a label!DateJeremy will never forget his anniversary!detail 2The quilting is freehand pebbles in the white and back and forth lines in the blocks.quilt foldsLight green thread adds a soft cast to the white fabric that you have to look close to notice. The thread is So Fine! #50, color 505.  The batting is Quilters Dream Poly Select.

As they return from their honeymoon today, I hope they love it!

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I hope to be back in the swing of posting pictures, I’ve been busy!!  Happy quilting!

🙂 Linda

Oct16

Skylar’s Tummy Time Quilt!

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Skylar’s Tummy Time Quilt!

Wrapped and ready for Skylar Jean

We’ve added another baby to our ever growing family!  My grand niece, Skylar Jean was born while I was working the AQS in Des Moines, September 29.  She could have been my birthday buddy, my birthday is September 28!  I had the quilt top done before her birth but I didn’t quilt it because we didn’t know the sex of the baby!  I was hoping for a girl (she has two brothers) so I could use some cute floral flannel for the back.Swirly Flowers quilting

Upon returning home from Des Moines, I got Skylar’s Tummy Time quilt finished, complete with her name, birth date and love, Aunt Linda, stitched into the quilt.  I was able to deliver it to her on her one week birthday!Skylar JeanOne week old Skylar

Isn’t she adorable!?  If you look closely, you can see where I stitched out her name.
Skylar Jean's Tummy Time quilt - Rectangle Strings

I love making the Rectangle Strings quilt for Tummy Time quilts!  They become little “I Spy” strips of novelties and color.  Want to make your own?  Here’s a link to MaryQuilts where you can find the pattern.  I choose to make a 6 x 6 setting with no borders so the quilt measures about 36″ x 54″ and I can use width of fabric for the backing!

Thanks!  Linda 🙂

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