Carpenters Wheel

Another quilt Teri put together, the Carpenters Wheel.

Miscellaneous Prints

A fun way to use lots of miscellaneous prints.

Jennifer's Quilt

Jennifer started this quilt with the quilting group a few years ago and here is it finished. It is her first, and only one badly cut finger along the way. (Glad that didn't stop her).

Jan's Quilt

While visiting with Jan last time I was in Utah, she showed me a quilt she started over 20 years ago and had never finished. It was so close to being done, and all the material to finish it was there. I told her I would take it and finish it for her, and that's what I did. When it was sewn, Byron helped pick out a quilt design and we went to Teri's to finish it up. This is a picture of Byron with the quilt. It turned out great!

Random Pieced

I did this one. My sister had been collecting "cow" material for a long time. I took and just started sewing pieces together. No pattern, no set design, I just started sewing peices together. I love how it finished up!

My Dads' Shirts

My dad passed away 3 years ago. As my mom went through his clothes, there were some shirts that she just didn't want to get rid of! When she came to visit me, she brought them along and we started makeing a quilt for her and all of my siblings out of the shirts. We added pictures of dad with each of us, his Forest Service patches and even the pockets with a copy of the last 3x5 card with his list of 'things to do'. I am adding sayings that both mom and dad used to tell me like "Build Memories","True happiness is living the gospel", "Leave it cleaner than you find it" "Happiness is not always doing what you like, but liking what you do".

 Now Mom is hand quilting each of them for us. this will be something that will be treasured forever. I will post mine when it is completed.

Below - This is the first one she completed, with pictues of her and Dad.

American Quilts

With the great success of the Texas Quilt, Teri added these to the quilts she is selling.

'Life Story' Quilt

While working at the Hobby Lobby in Tomball an older couple came in with this quilt, I was amazed! Each block represents event in their life. The husband started telling us about their adventures from each block. They let me take this picture to share with you here. This is quite a keepsake; they said each of their children wants one of their own.

Texas Quilt

The Missionaries in Teri's ward asked her to make them a Texas quilt...this is what she came up with. I absolutely LOVE what she did and the Missionaries were thrilled! With just a little encouragement, she is now making these for sell.

Graduation Quilt Tradition

As each child graduates from High School, my Mom makes them a quilt. Here is Sarah with her quilt. It is a large gingham square with cross stitch to make the design.

This is a pictre of my mom with the quilt hanging up so you can see the work better.

This quilt was tied by the young women of our Ward. Amy desined it, I sewed it and the gilrs tied it for her. They do a quilt each year for the girls graduating.

Roosters

This Rooster quilt is all hand appliqued! Teri did it just to learn and master the blanket stitch. She ended up giving it to a friend of her sisters. If you click on the picture, I think you can see all the stitched that were put into creating each rooster.

Cathy's Rag Quilt

Last fall Cathy and I were at a Family Camp where all of your children were content and happy playing in the beautiful hill country while several of us Mom's got to take some time to sew. Cathy has been collecting this material for some time and we finally had a few hours to put it together. I left the brown boarder at home, but we got the center part done that week. Cathy even did most of the sewing on this project!!!! She wasn't looking forward to it, but ended up feeling extremely accomplished!

'I Spy'

I have shown pictures of 'I Spy' quilts that my sister, mom and I have done int the past. I like putting picture of things we have all done to inspire other to make quilts of their own. That is what happened with this on! :) We got a new member for our quilt group when she came over to learn how to do the 'I Spy' with the folded corners. A fun technique but it takes a lot of time.

Below is a quilt this quilter completed using sashing between each of the pictures.

Paula's Baby quilt

My sister, Paula made this quilt. She enjoys reading in her free time, but on occassion has tryed her hand at the sewing machine. This is one she put together awhile ago and I have recently quilted it for her on the long arm.

Personality Quilt

This was a fun project! It is made from the "Sweet Sixteen" pattern, similar to the "Turning 20". I told Alison that when she was any material that represented her personality for some reason, that she was to get it (about 30 fat quarters). We had fun shopping for the pieces. We got enough that both sides of the quilt are full of the variety's of material. It has done a nice job to capture her personality for this time of life.

"Strip" Quilts

I like this style of quilts. I hadn't thought of it before seeing my first one this past year. They are varying widths of 45 inch strips. I really like the variety in them.

More Rails

A strip quilt, Rail, is one of the eaisiest tops to put together. My 2 youngest girls made one, each put together a little differently. First is Alison, she did this in her early teens. Amy sewed this one as a laurel project and completed it for graduation. My mom hand quilted it for her and added a soft boarder.

See other Fence Rails here...

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!

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.