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...

Working

I have started working. Many reasons have gone into this decision, the result is that I am now working at Hobby Lobby. Having not been in the work world for over 20 years, I was a little nervous at this change in life. I have been fortunate to find a great group of people to work with and never have to worry about working on Sundays :)

This has brought many changes in our home, but everyone is adjusting well. I am still pursuing my quilting business. So any referrals there are always welcome.

The Quilting Group that has been meeting every Thursday is going to continue, Tori is taking charge of the group. I will attend as often as I possibly can. More details about the time and place will come soon.

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.