Depression Paper Piecing

We have enjoyed learning several varying styles of Paper Piecing. Here is another one Mary showed us. Using 4 x 9 strips of newspaper and all your scraps (all sizes) of material, fill up several newspaper strip and then sew all the strips together. Use the finished piece for a quilt, hand bag, place mat or anything else you can think of. Mary shows how she used hers as a quilt and a project bag.

Tori's Quilts

Tori has been taking a class on hand applique. In class they work on a block each month. This is Tori's main project during the quilting group. I thought all would like to see what she is doing. It is fun to see the progression!

This is a quilt Tori's completed before we started our Quilting Group and brought to show us.

Maribella's Dress

Michael commissioned as an Officer in the Texas National Guard this summer. There was a formal ball held that we got to attend. I wanted to make Maribella a perfect dress for the occasion. I failed to get a picture of just her in the dress to really show it off, but here is the best I got of the dress. She was very stunning!!! Sarah did her hair.

Fence Rail Quilt

This is one of my early quilts. It is a 'strip quilt'. Very easy to construct. This one was done with scraps from material I used in making some vests for a music group.

This is the same quilt, the strips and blocks were just placed in a random order.

Teri's Show and Tell - leaves, stars

When Teri and I first got into quilting, we took a 'quilting vacation' to Branson, MO. We stayed for about a week and spent our time sewing, eating and going to the wonderful shows in Branson. Here are 2 of the quilts Teir sewed while we were there.

The first one is her first attempt at machine applique. The whole thing is done in just 2 fabrics. She drew the leaves and the boarder is in the same material as the leaves. Very simple but extreamly striking.
This one is a patter she found on the internet. She hadn't yet gotten comfortable with using bold colors, now days she said she would have use bold, bright colors. This has always been one of my favorites!

Hand Print Quilt

I have decided to try my hand at starting a quilting business. Combining a skill I enjoy with helping our family income. I will be doing "Memory Quilts" in the form of pictures, t-shirts and hand prints. Here is a pictures of the hand print quilt I designed. You can see more at http://www.jolenescreations.com/

Sheri's Quilt

Sheri is on her second quilt, starting a great tradition for her family. This one if for her son that just left for BYU this fall. My Mom made a quilt for me and each of my siblings as we graduated and headed away for college. It brought me more than physical warmth as I snuggled under it when I was away from home.

Following are some pictures as Sheri is working on her quilt...

Here is Sam with his finished quilt to take with him on his new adventure!