Sunday, March 28, 2010

Schley's County Fair

Schley will be teaching a class on how to make this striking quilt at Pieceful Hearts in Lisle. She has a very clever trick from making those perfect points.
Then the quilt will go to her niece which is why Schley chose the "Butterfly Ballet" pantograph. It is quilted with very bright variegated thread altho the other bright fabrics hold their own.

Karen's Quilt

Sweet and simple! Karen made this little quilt with a collection of "Impressions of Kyoto" fabrics.
I used a new daisy pantograph from "One Song" and rose colored thread to quilt it.

Diana's Camo Quilt

Diana's sister had a most unusual wedding in a deer-stand with dogs as the attendants and a chocolate stump-shaped wedding cake! Natually she wanted her wedding quilt to contain camouflage fabric. Given that challenge, I'd say that Diana did a GREAT job! It is quilted with Jessica Schick's "Luscious Leaves" pantograph.

Beth's Magic Mountain

Beth seems to have a long parade of graduating nieces and nephews. And they all get a quilt from their aunt! This beauty is quilted with lavender colored thread with Jody Beamish's "Waterworld" pantograph. I prepared it for hand binding for her so she's almost done!

Sandy's Quilts

This quilt pattern is called Daisy Chain. The colors remind me of a stormy spring day.
Sandy chose a light variegated thread and Tammy Finkler's "Blowing in the Wind" pantograph.

Sandy did a great job of distributing the fabrics in this "Yellow Brick Road". The green border fabric is very complimentary to this flower colored quilt.It is quilted with Tammy Finkler's "Pretty Posies" pantograph.



Judy's T-shirt Quilt

Grandmotherly love is a powerful thing! Judy is a very beginning quilter, yet she got a tricky quilt put together for her beloved grand-daughter!

Carol's Wolf Song

One of the many animals that Carol loves is the wolf. She was thrilled to find these panels. Most of the quilt is quilted with an overall leaf pattern.
I custom quilted the 4 main wolves, trying to enhance the texture of their fur.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Lory's Broken Star

Lory made this for a friend who requested a "calm quilt in neutrals". Hhmmm. The photo doesn't do its bright cheeriness justice!
Lory is a very precise piecer and this was a very fun quilt to work on! Continuous curves enhance the diamonds. Butterflies flutter around the center star.

The pink stripe is heavily quilted and feels like corrugation when you run your fingers over it.
Lady bugs in the orange border. Raindrops in the outer border.

Sarah's Quilt

Sarah is donating this sweet quilt to a fund raising event. Look how well her points match!

Barbara and Robin's Gift

Barbara and Robin collaborated to make this eye catching quilt for a friend. It is all batik and quilted with Keryn Emmerson's "Featheration" pantograph.