QuiltsBy.me

I was making these bird blocks the weekend that a local boy had a bicycle accident and sadly passed away at the scene where he fell off his bike. When my husband came home & told me what had happened I knew right then that I would make these beautiful blocks into a quilt in memory of little Dylan. I recently finished the quilt & took it to the family. I added a rod pocket so they have an option of hanging it on a wall. I know they realise the impact that Dylans death has had on many people in our small but connected town. God bless Dylan & his beautiful family. Ride high on your bicycle sweet darling child.

By Lucky-Lynda

7 LIKES | 355 VIEWS

In Remembrance 1

Last year we lost a darling 8 year old. I let his Mom, my niece, know that when she was ready I would be happy to make her a quilt from his clothes or whatevers. This spring she let me know that the next time I was in town she would like to discuss a project. She asked me to make her three, one each for the grandparents and one for her and her husband using t-shirts she had saved since her son was a very little guy. This is the quilt for her Mom using the t-shirts they brought him from Mexico. Quilting is the result of searching Mexican art. I switched between my long arm and domestic; sewing the extremely long in the ditch and echos on my domestic to eliminate the stress of getting those straight.

By Jean57

5 LIKES | 2020 VIEWS

In Remembrance 2

See In Remembrance 1 for full story. This quilt is for my sister-in-law, niece’s mother-in-law. Niece asked for it to have all the t-shirts from my brother and his wife’s travels to the southwest. The quilting is continuing the piecing out to the edges so the design shines.

By Jean57

4 LIKES | 500 VIEWS

In Remembrance 3

This one is for my Niece and Nephew. In it are pieces of all t-shirts used in all three quilts. The Great nephew loved the color orange and Baby Yoda. Each quilt includes them; this quilt has 8 to represent the number of years we had with him. The quilting is just an all over medium meander so the quilt is the focus not the quilting. As I can’t imagine any of them actually using these I’ve included for my niece the hanging sleeves so they an convert them to a wall hanging.

By Jean57

4 LIKES | 332 VIEWS

Cross for Noah

I made this for my grandson’s First Holy Communion this May. He’s the last one to receive one. I know he’ll love it…it’s just the colors he asked for!

By Gaga2six

2 LIKES | 425 VIEWS

Dad's 95th Birthday Present

This quilt started as a way to use up some of my stash. The solids were from a charm pack and the background was left over from another projects. I decided to build on half square triangles and played with various layouts. It is such a cheerful quilt, I decided to give it to my dad for his 95th birthday. Then I decided to make it extra special by having all his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and various spouses, sign it. I think there are 30 signatories.

By PattyVA

11 LIKES | 576 VIEWS

Club Signature Quilt

Our club occasionally does signature quilts. This one sat in pieces until it appeared in a UFO night. This is when you bring unfinished projects and other things you would like out of your stash. We sell tickets for a quarter and all money goes to the club. A friend got this and decided to send it back to the next UFO Night. I thought it might be better if it was finished so rescued it from her. When laying it out I found that two of the blocks were too small, which is probably what stymied others to finish. I took the blocks apart and resewed them. The picture makes it seem like I didn’t know what I was doing when I laid it out, but there are some really nice appliqué blocks and hand embroidery that I tried to spread out and make the focus.

By Jean57

1 LIKES | 316 VIEWS

Wonky Strawberry Bee Quilt

My sister passed away in 2020 from Covid . She was my quilting buddie who loved strawberries. Now I'm teaching her daughter. She loves bees. So, finding bee and strawberry fabric by Strawberry Honey fabric from Riley Blake. I wanted it to be cuddly and comforting for her daughter, so I backed it in Shannon Cuddle banana Hyde. With very light wt. batting, it is perfect. She loves it and brings happy memories of her mom.

By GG1974

10 LIKES | 522 VIEWS

Up “Nor-uff” Quilt

My son and family just finished building a new cabin on their property “up north” in the lower peninsula of Michigan. My grandchildren love going there winter and summer, and are always telling me about their trips. However, when they were younger, they had trouble saying the words “up north”. All four of them said, “up nor-uff”. Thus my name for this quilt. The pattern for this quilt is actually called “The Up North Quilt” by Pen-Paper Patterns, so when I saw it I knew I had to make it! I bought a kit online, and substituted the Michigan fabric in place of the kits fabric used in the little camper. It was professionally quilted by a friend. It was well received by all!

By Mary

20 LIKES | 575 VIEWS

Covid-19 Mask Quilt

I found a pattern in an old quilt magazine which reminded me of the many face masks I made this past 1 1/2 years for family, friends, co-workers. I pulled pieces of fabric from left overs and made this quilt.

By Squeak

3 LIKES | 1089 VIEWS

Memory Quilt - Tanda

This quilt was made for a friend whose mother had passed away in 2020. The blocks are made from tops that she wore.

By leslie67

8 LIKES | 451 VIEWS

Tshirt

I made this for one of my seniors last year. We lost the rest of the season due to Covid.

By kfalkler

3 LIKES | 425 VIEWS

Sailing the high seas

This was commissioned as a memory quilt for a 7yr old boy. Many of the fabrics are from his old clothes. His name is Coen and he and his family are currently sailing the world. The flags on the top two rows spell out his name and year of birth using the nautical alphabet.

By Jaybe57

10 LIKES | 525 VIEWS

Sawtooth Star T-Shirt Quilt

This project saw me through the early days of Covid quarantine. The quilt was a surprise graduation gift using t-shirts from elementary through high school. Because of the extreme variation in sizes of the t-shirts, I knew that I didn't want to attempt the typical t-shirt quilt (columns and rows of squared shirts).

By kinaneco

3 LIKES | 482 VIEWS

Memory quilt

Made from the clothing of a sweet baby gone far to soon.

By Laine

6 LIKES | 626 VIEWS

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