Crazy Christmas Quilts

Crazy Quilts are a lot of fun because of the varity of fabrics you can use. This first one is a stack and wack. I was able to use a large stash of Christmas material I had collected over the years, there was enough to make 2 twin size quilts. The quilting is poinsetta's, it shows up really nicely on the back, but doesn't show too well in the pictures. Maybe you will want to come by and visit me and I will show you how prety the quilting really is :)
This one is from my collections of "Snowmen" fabric. I didn't use a pattern, I just started to sew whatever size scraps I had until they made a big enough square, then sewed all the big squares together. For the back, I used lage pieces of the snowman fabric, it gave it a nice look. You can't see it but the quilting is snowflakes.

Snowmen Quilt

This pattern is a 'Block by the Month' project. Tori and I found it over 15 years ago at the International Quilt Festival. We both began work on the hand applique blocks, taking a brake to make some into pillows as Christmas gifts one year. Then life took over and our blocks were set on the back burner for many years! During that time, my 2 sisters saw the pattern and wanted to make one as well. Both Paula and Merlene finished theirs before Tori and I, but we are back on schedule to have ours completed this year. :)

Remember, all 4 pictures are of the same pattern, everyone just chose their own colors - you can see what a difference the colors make, really shows personality.

The one is mine, I mainly used scraps I had from other projects. I just want to add one more boarder...

My oldest sister, Paula, did this one. I love the natural tones she chose! Merlene did this one, my mom is hand quilting it for her (as well as Paula's, she will do mine when it is completed). The natural tones with the red are very warm and inviting.

Tori still needs a boarder or two... I love the darker red boarders pulling this one together.
Now that the ladies in the quilting group have seen these quilts, there are a few who are wanting to do their own. It is a great pattern!

Dee's Sample Quilt Finished

Dee finished her 'sample quilt'. Started years ago, she finished it with us as we all worked on our sample quilt. Here is a link to her individual blocks as she was working on them.

Every Grand Child

My Mom has made one of these quilts for everyone of her Grand Children and Great-Grand Children. Every one of them has been loved and treasured! This shows some of the Great-Grand kids with their quilts.

Above, Cameron his showing his quilt. This is the best one that shows the whole quilt. Mom does a blind tie and then sometimes adds some hearts or bears, all hand quilted.

Below, Neal is wrapped in his quilt. It may not be the one Great Grandma made but he claims ALL the blankets (when he can get away with it)!

The next 2 blankets are for the newest grandsons (great grandsons). They were born 2 weeks apart. Wesley and Zander.

Keegan takes his blanket everywhere he goes! Here he is at his Dad's commission as an officer and still has his blanket along.
Dave, yes my husband, wanted a blanket like everyone else...so, Mom made him one too. Thing is, Amy kinda took it over and has claimed it as hers.

I Love Lucy

Susie is one of our "long distance" Quilt Group members. A few times a year, she makes her way over for some sewing time. This time she came over for the International Quilt Show. In between visits to the quilt show, we finished some projects. Here is one she put together with I Love Lucy prints. We even had time to get it quilted on Teri's new computer long arm.

At the bottome is a picture of the back to see the quilt stitches.

Teri's Show and Tell

Teri has been wanting to use up all her scrap material so she has been looking for patterns to do just that. This in one of the block we did in class for the sampler quilt. She bought some extra cream background fabric but other than that this was scraps she had laying around. There was enough to make 2 oversized throw quilts. The angle quilt below is one Teri chose to do to practic her hand applique on. The original pattern I think only had 6 angels on it but Teir didn't think that was big enough so she doubled the size.

Flannel Baby Blanket

While at a Family Camp, a few of us brought our sewing machines... :) While kids were having fun playing, we were able to get a few projects accomplished. Here Sandy is with her new project, a double sided flannel baby blanket. A little bigger than a receiving blanket which is nice.

My mom and I found this cool pattern while we were in Logan visiting. The front is a few inches smaller that the back so when it is sewed the back folds over to the front creating a mitered corner and boarder.

I make a lot of these for all the baby's in our Ward.