Small Quilts, Too!

Last week wasn't all big quilts. These were quilted and some even have the binding applied.

Barb made this cute giraffe quilt for a great grandchild.

The brown and black fabrics are minkee.  Popcorn panto and Omni Goose thread. The backing and binding are giraffe spotted fabric, how cute!

Look at all those squares sewn together. That was a lot of work! 

Vicci made this cute table runner.

Pink Paisley quilting, which you can hardly see. I got some practice on binding 60 degree corners.

 Here's the backing with a little better image of the quilting.

 Judy made this quilt for a nephew's baby. She wanted some special quilting as it would be a keeper in the family.

 I quilted 1/4" from the edge of the star, using a ruler, Terry Twists with a feather in the 4-patches, and meander in the background.

 I saw Judy at the One Stop Shop Hop in Kokomo last Saturday and only had a little photo to show her, so I 'm excited to show her the entire quilt.

 

Here is Carla's cute books wall hanging. It's only about 30" square and I used a new Fireworks panto for the quilting and Glide Silver thread.

How cute is the coloring on this one!

Barb's Giraffe Quilt

Barb is a member of my Blue Star Mothers group and she isn't really a quilter, but she made this adorable quilt for a grandchild.

She followed the pattern, cutting and sewing all these background squares together. I might have sewn strips instead of squares, but the final effect of her quilt is adorable!

I quilted it with Popcorn Panto, Maize Omni thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Let's try this blogging thing again.

Stephanie called me a few weeks ago and asked about quilting her 105" square quilt. We made arrangements for her to drop it off and I had a free evening last week so I started it and finished it the next day.

She chose the Popcorn pantograph and I used Omni - Little Boy Blue thread. She provided a rather thick poly batting that worked just fine.

Here's the whole quilt:

Stunning isn't it?   Here's a close up:

And of the quilting:

Draped over Mabel when it was finished:

She mentioned that there were over 100 blue fabrics used and I'm not sure how many of the neutrals and greens. Gives you a great idea of what to do with all those scraps!

Virginia's Quilts

Virginia has been busy this year too. She made this beautiful Trip Around The World.

Unfortunately, I neglected to take more photos before I shipped it back to her. The quilting was a meander in the center, wavy loops in the inner border and e's and o's in the outer border.

I also quilted this scrappy rail fence quilt for her. This is just beautiful, look at all the different fabrics. Her stash must be amazing!

 Not many photos of this one either, but I do have one in process.
Popcorn pantograph on this one with lite pink Omni thread. Both of these quilts have Quilters Dream poly batting.

Kathy's Beautiful Baby Quilt

It's was a week filled with baby quilts, as you can see.

Kathy made this oh-so cute disappearing 9-patch quilt for her beautiful granddaughter. I wonder how many quilts she has by now?

I just love how colorful this one is. I can tell that she used the pink polka-dot for the center block, the bears and flowers for the corners, and the other polka-dots for the centers. I think it's great! I may teach this one to the Quilts For Kids stitchers.

Popcorn panto, since it was already rolled out, pink thread, I think! and she brought a batting.

Julie's Onsie quilt

At our Spring Break retreat my daughter, Julie, put together this adorable quilt made with onsies. Her friend had seen one on Pinterest and asked her to make it with Hunters onsies.

She did it much like a t-shirt quilt, using a lightweight fusible interfacing.
I quilted it with Popcorn, Lite Chambray Permacore thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

This Christmas one is the only one that gave me a bit of trouble, as the brim was quite worn out and not totally attached.

We fused his name on the top border, too.

All in all, I LOVE how it turned out and what a great idea for doing something for those onsies they have outgrown. It's an heirloom for sure!

Carla's Baby Panel

Carla made another very cute baby quilt using a panel and adding borders.

I quilted it with Popcorn and used Hobbs 80/20 batting and Omni white thread. Isn't it just the sweetest!

What a cute backing fabric!

Carla's Baby Quilt

Here's another cute baby panel quilt that Carla made.

I love the black and white zig-zag strip fabric. They say that baby's eyes are stimulated by black and white, so this quilt is going to a very lucky baby.

I chose Popcorn panto and used PermaCore wihite thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Carla's Baby Panel

Carla finds the cutest panels for baby quilts. This one is Noah's Ark and just the right size for a baby quilt.

I chose Popcorn panto and used Light Chambray PermaCore thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting. I think the popcorn looks like clouds in the sky.

Charlotte's Baby Quilt

The next quilt this weekend was made by Charlotte for a new baby coming soon. She doesn't know the sex of the baby, so she made it yellow and green. It's super soft with flannels on the front and minkee as the backing.

She likes popcorn on her baby quilts and I used Permacore Light Canary thread and a cotton batting she provided.

Another beautiful baby quilt Charlotte!

Virginia's Quilts for Christmas

My friend Virginia from Ohio makes quilt for Christmas gifts. I also make some quilts for Christmas, but not like Virginia.  I've already quilted and sent back 3 to her. Here are two more and there are five still waiting for me.

I love this one!
It's a pattern from JudyL called Peaches and Dreams, but I think this may be the best one I've seen.

Just look at these fabrics! Her ability to put fabrics together amazes me. I really love it. I used Square Spiral and So Fine lime green thread and it gave it some really nice definition. It's for a guy so I didn't want to use anything floral.

The next one is her Bricks and Stepping Stones. That is a Bonnie Hunter pattern over at Quiltville.

This one got Popcorn in a tan PermaCore thread.

Stay tuned for more of Virginia's beautiful quilts later in the week after a couple of Carla's get quilted.

Charlotte's Baby Quilt

Charlotte made this adorable baby quilt for a friend who is expecting a new grandson. The pattern is a simple Trip Around The World and it's made in flannels so it will be snuggly soft for that new baby boy.

We chose Popcorn panto and Lite Blue PermaCore thread, and I used a cotton batting which she provided.

The backing is a light blue minkee fabric.

Lots of Labor this Weekend

After I finished with Margaret's quilt, I loaded one from Marissa.

Since I had Popcorn on the table, that's what I used for this one also. Omni Spearmint thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

And the back:

Next up was Lois's floral quilt. It's not real big, but very busy.

I used Whirlygig for the quilting, Permacore white thread and Hobbs 80/20 bleached batting.

Here's a better view of the quilting: