QuiltsBy.me

My son just adores his Grandpa. They have a special bond like no other. We are a military family and he has never lived in the same state as my parents. So our son gets to spend a whole month every summer fishing with my dad in Florida. Last summer with sheer determination he left on an adventure to fulfill a dream of catching his first sailfish with his Grandpa. my son was 11 at the time but this was his dream since he was 4 years old! Last summer that dream came true and that memory of catching this fish with him will be one he cherishes forever. I wanted to make him a quilt to honor that. There are not many sailfish quilts out there so I had to get creative and create my first appliqué project. I started with the MSQC “stack and flip” quilt as my background. I watched and followed several of Jenny’s appliqué tutorials, as well as Rob’s from man sewing. I found a fish picture I liked, expanded it onto several sheets and cut it out. Then searched high and low for the perfect fabrics to create my fish. It took me several weeks but I finished it just in time for my son’s return from his Grandpas house in Florida. He was thrilled with his quilt. It is mounted proudly over his bed and he loves showing it off to everyone who visits. He also lovingly shares the story of catching his first sailfish with his Grandpa.

By CGwifeGinn

6 LIKES | 549 VIEWS

Intersection block

This goes to "Sleep in Heavenly Peace", my Janome is in the shop, so I grid quilted it on my small machine instead of the free motion woodgrain I wanted to.

By Kay1957

4 LIKES | 688 VIEWS

All Stars Quilt

Jenny Doan tutorial

By bookgranny54

6 LIKES | 805 VIEWS

Cottage Tulips (repost) unquilted top

Made from odds-and-ends fat quarters from my stash. I set the tulips together without sashing between the horizontal blocks. I used a partial seam method to stitch the appliqued borders to the quilt. When I edited my first posting to add info about the method, my entire posting disappeared. I will quilt this quilt sometime later this year.

By MrsP

11 LIKES | 637 VIEWS

Binding Tool Star

This is my go-to pattern for quick but pretty gifts. This was made with Kona Slate background and a jelly roll of Kaffe Fassett fabrics.

By mwgroth

14 LIKES | 1166 VIEWS

Turn About

Found this pattern on a FB page pattern provided by Lorraine Mooney. Thought I'd try it with some bright jelly roll strips I found at a discount store. May have to make another.

By Dodi

4 LIKES | 514 VIEWS

Stack and flip

I made this out of Marvel Superhero strips for the "Sleep in Heavenly Peace" project. The goal of the charity is that no kid sleeps on the floor. They build twin size beds for 3 - 17 year olds and deliver with donated bedding.

By Kay1957

6 LIKES | 746 VIEWS

Spring Twist

This is for a local charity "Sleep in Heavenly Peace". The catch phrase is "no child sleeps on the floor". They have build a bed days and my quilt guild is helping to supply twin size quilts for kids 3 to 17.

By Kay1957

12 LIKES | 982 VIEWS

Diamond Chain/Jewel Box

This was fun to make.

By estelle71

17 LIKES | 751 VIEWS

Keyhole

Another one of Jenny's great tutorials.

By estelle71

20 LIKES | 995 VIEWS

Night Sky

Another great pattern from Jenny. I really love this one.

By estelle71

34 LIKES | 1258 VIEWS

Match for 1 Fish 2 Fish Quilt, Jelly Roll Race 2

This is one of 2 quilts that my aunt requested to put into 1 room with 2 beds. It uses the same ombre fabrics that were used for the fish in the other quilt.

By SusanChinouth1

7 LIKES | 949 VIEWS

One Fish Two Fish

I went to see my Aunt Martie after about 50 years. She is 92. I told her I would be making her a quilt. She likes a lot of color and she lives at Vero Beach, FL. I thought an ocean theme would be perfect. Her and Uncle Henry used to go to Bermuda so I added some Beach huts, ocean shells and creatures, a beach sign that says "Life's Better in Bermuda" and a sailboat. I used fabric margins in the sailboat mast about a Cookie Jar for fun! They absolutely loved the quilt. She also said "Make me 2 and I will pay you." I did not care about the money but she insisted! I have never had anyone with enough moxie to ask for 2 but I thought: "When you are 92, you can ask for WHATEVER you want!" I used ombre fabrics in rainbow colors and a strip race quilt was the other pattern.

By SusanChinouth1

21 LIKES | 916 VIEWS

Triple Irish Chain

I had made a triple Irish chain quilt for my son and his wife a couple years ago and had a lot of leftover Moda summer breeze fabric to make another. I used charm packs and jelly rolls and had a layer cake of white fabric to use for the background. I loved the quilt and decided to make one for myself. I don't like all the empty blocks, so I decided to include little 4-inch log cabins in the empty spaces. On my son's quilt I included their special photos in the empty spaces. This is a fun and easy quilt to make. I quilted it on my domestic Brother Laura Ashley sewing machine.

By SheepFarmer

14 LIKES | 966 VIEWS

Two little boys

My first quilts, were for my nephews. The first used a MQC tutorial, the Easy 10 minute block, using a layer cake (which I can no longer find the link for). I admit I much prefer the ease of using precuts. The second was a simple strip quilt, using fabric that I bought from a destash page. I added a third to the list, using a combination of the two styles, for my neice. Many years on, the boys still love their quilts.

By Datcat23

3 LIKES | 668 VIEWS

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