Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Joan's Quilts

 Joan purchased this lovely embroidered top at an auction.  The workmanship was superb!
 There were some ancient stains, but they faded when I spritzed my marks - so I'm hopeful that they all washed out. 
 The faded blue dots indicated that the entire thing should be cross hatched - but Joan wanted some feathers, too. 
 
Joan pieced this star made from 30's fabrics.  It is quilted with a Baptist Fan pattern. 

My Yellow and Blue Quilt

 I made this quilt at least 5 years ago.  It is a log cabin variation.   Wonder how long it will be before it is bound......
 2 new stockings for our new daughter-in-law and son-in-law. 

Randi's One Block Wonder Wedding Quilt




 This was a cooperative effort by the MCQuilters Bee.  We make a quilt for all of our kids' weddings. 
 First a close up of the fabric that was used on the front. 
The back is as much fun as the front! 

Mary's Quilts



 Mary made this sweet quilt and wall hanging for her granddaughter's birthday! 


Diana's Disappearing 9 patch

 Diana made this quilt at our semi annual "Camp Stitchee Gume".  Now it will be a gift for a baby girl. 

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Kathy's One Block Wonder

Kathy made another quilt out of these blocks (see November 2011).  I love them both! 

Karen's One Block Wonder


Isn't this a beauty?  I wish I had some of the original fabric to show you. 

More quilts by Karen

This one is called "Magic Squares"
 And this one is called "Legos".
 It is quilted with bugs for a little boy. 
 This quilt has really happy colors.  But it makes my dizzy if I stare at it for too long. 

Karen's Disappearing Nine Patch

 I happened to be present when Karen was designing this quilt.  See below for how it is done. 
 I don't know what happened to my photo - this is beautiful royal blue/turquiose Minkee. 


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Sara's Quilts

 Sara made this quilt for her husband.  Wonder what he likes to drink!
 It is quilted with a Grape Vine pattern.
 This quilt would keep you awake at night!  It is quilted with a Chicken Wire pantograph. 
This is the polar opposite.  Restful fabric and colors.  It is quilted with Swirls.

Sue's Quilt

 The piecing for this quilt is simple but the results are so pleasing!  Sue drew from her huge collection of batiks.  It is quilted with Swirls. 

Beth's Quilts

 Beth calls this quilt "Gleeful Bars" and made it for a coworker who is moving away.
 It is quilted with joyful swirls. 
 This is another gift.  Don't you love the backing fabric?  It is quilted with Gingko Leaves. 

Pauline's Quilts

 Pauline named this quilt "Blue Bird Maze" and it is quilted with a bird and leaf pantograph. 
This quilt is named "A Goose for Christmas".  It is quilted with a poinsettia pattern. 

Judy's Flannel Baby Quilt

This is quilted with the Blowing in the Wind pantograph.  Won't it be a cozy baby quilt? 

LaVonne's Dinosaur Quilt

This cutey is quilted with a prehistoric fern pantograph. 

Pat's Big Star

 We combined flowers, arcs, and tendrils on this pretty quilt. 

Lynne's Winding Ways and Hearts

 These hearts are quilted with the Water World pantograph. 
The Winding Ways quilt is custom quilted to emphasize the circular pattern 

Barbara's Quilt

Barbara's quilt has a flower pattern quilted on it. 

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Clothesline Madness

 Recently we held our semi-annual Camp Stitchee Gume.  This time we focused our razor-sharp minds on clothesline projects.  The bowl above is sitting on the fabric used to wrap the clothesline. 
 2 beautiful bowls and a trivet. 

 This tote needed 200 feet of wrapped clothesline!
 This basket combines wrapped and dyed clothesline. 

My mom worked and worked to make this lovely placemat.  If my dad spills on it, he's toast! 
These items are made with dyed clothesline. 

This was made to hold a large casserole dish.

  This placemat was made with 2 strands. 
It is hard to predict the results of dyeing,  The clothesline for these 2 trivets were different brands - but the dye was the same! 
Here is some more clothesline - awaiting it's fate!