QuiltsBy.me

When my nieces and nephew were babies, I bought each of them a quilt. They loved their quilts and were particular about spreading them out on their made beds to "showcase" them. Unfortunately, in February of this year (2015), their house burned down and consumed everything inside. It was a total loss. Being a novice (NEW) quilter, I just knew I had to make them each a new quilt to replace what was lost. I had told the children that what was lost was just stuff, and we would get them new and better stuff. They will all be moving back into the rebuilt house in August, and I plan to give them each their quilts for Christmas. I tried to make each quilt as individual and beautiful as each child. I hope they love them and cherish them for the rest of their lives :)

By kvbeckman

15 LIKES | 1999 VIEWS

Pirates quilt & pillow

I made this amazing quilt for my nephew, he adores pirates. Done with Treasure Map fabric by Lesley Granger. Finished on October 2015

By AnnaRadresa

3 LIKES | 1311 VIEWS

Phantom of the Opera Illusions Quilt

I watched Jenny's Illusions tutorial and then modified it by using a charm pack, Night at the Opera, to complete the quilt. It was for my daughter, Andrea's 30th birthday because she loves the Phantom of the Opera.

By LindaMartindale

21 LIKES | 2320 VIEWS

It's All an Illusion Quilt

I made this quilt for my daughter, Colleen's 32nd birthday. She loves guitars, so I decided to modify Jenny's Illusion quilt to show more of the fabric by leaving the 10" blocks whole. Had to increase the size of the "shadow" portions though. (After sewing all the blocks with the original size shadow, it just wasn't working.)

By LindaMartindale

15 LIKES | 2049 VIEWS

The Jelly Roll Race

I found a beautiful roll of pre-cut fabric strips at my local big box store and I had to have them. A year later I made my first lap quilt. It took three tries to get the seams to stay straight; I must have watched the videos a dozen times. Finally after giving up for a month, I came back to the project. By then I forgot how the pattern repeated, but finally figured it out. Good thing I have a big floor. Lessons learned: Don't by cheap jelly rolls. Get the good ones. Alternate your seams just like Jenny says but also sew in batches. Put 4 or 5 strips together and do another 4 or 5 strips--then join those. It made all the difference. After all that, I still had to pick out my quilt design. My local quilt shop was amazing. They taught me how to cut my backing and helped me select the perfect design. In fact it turned out so well for them, they marked it with an * in the book. There is nothing like picking up your first quilt from the long arm designer. I will remember that forever. This one is staying home with me!

By jjoyv

2 LIKES | 925 VIEWS

A Bit of Cheer

I saw this fabric "Catalina" by Maywood Studio and was taken by the bright colors and knew I had to create a quilt with it. This is the result.

By Seawood21

1 LIKES | 1281 VIEWS

Grandma June's Quilt

This is the quilt that disappeared. My mother was moved to a smaller home 10 months ago. In the move, some things disappeared, including a quilt I made for her in 2012. Today, after much searching, I found it in an old suitcase with other blankets, put there for safekeeping during the move. She's glad I found it and so am I.

By Shasta

3 LIKES | 921 VIEWS

Jungle Theme Baby Quilt

I used the D9P pattern to make this cute baby quilt for a shower. I had enough fabric left to make a tote, pouches and a changing mat

By SharynJ

8 LIKES | 1973 VIEWS

Zipper

Just for fun!

By Mtdianet

21 LIKES | 2005 VIEWS

Catalina

I saw this fabric "Catalina" from Maywood Studios and was fell in love with the vibrant colors and knew I had to make a quilt with it.

By Seawood21

13 LIKES | 1468 VIEWS

Pezzy Pop

Modern strip quilt for a Christmas gift

By julie28786

3 LIKES | 962 VIEWS

Pineapple Jelly

This is one of the first quilts that I pieced, and I worked on this in December of 2012. At the time, I knew very little about color and value. The fabric came from a roll of 2 1/2" strips that I cut into 1 1/4" strips. I also had some 5" squares from the same fabric line that I cut into 2 1/2" squares. I used the fabrics as they came and did not add anything to it except the border and backing. It fits in with fall festivities very well. I sent it to a long arm quilter, and I have had it back for at least a year just waiting for the binding. I finally finished that today. Since it has been so long since I pieced this quilt, I would change quite a bit if I did it over again. That shows how much a person can learn in just a short history with quilting.

By Splinter