QuiltsBy.me

I made this large throw sized quilt for my sister-in-law about a year after my brother passed from esophageal cancer. She had mourned him and had started going on with her life, but I knew she still missed him so much, and our family, too. In the border, I free-motioned “love letters from home”, and some hearts, so she’d always remember that she was loved, even though we were far apart. I used Jenny’s video, “Love Notes Star”, but the video wasn’t found below, although it is when you go to the MSQC tutorials app.

By Elrain

7 LIKES | 508 VIEWS

Sweet Kitties Patchwork

This was my “pandemic project.” I started it while my BFF was in the hospital battling COVID-19. This was the very beginning of the pandemic, just as the country “closed.” We did not get the happy ending we all prayed for, but sometimes, God says, “No.” Anyhoo...This fun quilt was the bright and colorful project I needed during a truly horrible time.

By KerieQuilts

5 LIKES | 547 VIEWS

Plum Sweet

I used all my charm packs with purples in them for this quilt. It’s going to a lady who has children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren all around here but she can’t be with them right now. For her because the next best thing to a hug is a quilt!

By Anannymess

21 LIKES | 636 VIEWS

North Star with LK wagon wheels

This is another quilt for a friend, kind of a housewarming gift for their new retirement place. It's a North Star (MO Star tutorial) quilted with Lori Kennedy's wagon wheel pattern. The quilting was made to recede into the background on the front but since the back is dark, it really popped! Happy surprise!

By PegS

17 LIKES | 655 VIEWS

Quilt for Mom

Starting out easy with patchwork

By Snowball

4 LIKES | 484 VIEWS

Hunter's Star and "Star Trail"

I originally planned to make a "Hunter's Star" quilt for a friend, but then I decided to switch out the 4 patch blocks for snail trail blocks so I'm calling it "Star Trail". I didn't have a big enough piece of fabric left for the backing, so I ended up making a Hunter's Star after all and using that for the back.

By PegS

34 LIKES | 2011 VIEWS

I Spy Jar Quilt

I made this I Spy Jar Quilt from a Jenny Doan tutorial for a Doctor's little boy. A second brother really admired it and when I found out they were sharing the quilt, I made a second one using different novelty fabrics. I used mostly a layer cake of novelty fabrics by Robert Kaufman and cut them into 5 inch squares.

By NannaLiz

6 LIKES | 865 VIEWS

Charming Stars

I have this amazing friend that has a birthday between Christmas and New Year's Eve. I knew this year with my new love of sewing and quilting that I wanted to make a quilt for her as a birthday gift. I only learned to sew and quilt this year, and I decided to make everyone in my family a quilt for Christmas, so for this project I thought I would go simple. I practiced one day sewing four charm packs together and I was pretty happy with the results. This friend came over during the summer for a quick cookout and wanted to see my new longarm (yeah, I had to get one of those and two new sewing machines this year). I have such a hard time with keeping gifts a secret. Well this friend really liked the quilt top I'd finished with her in mind, but she also kept gravitating back to another of my quilts in progress, my Nigh Sky quilt which is listed here as another of my projects. She just kept touching the fabrics, especially the oranges. So, what do you think I did? I decided to finish the original quilt for someone else (that's still in progress) and make a whole new charm pack quilt for my great friend. s I call this Charming Stars because I didn't want to do a plain charm quilt. I still used four charm packs to make a great throw size quilt, and I also snowballed some corners to throw in a few stars. Keep in mind I have that new longarm right? Well I was struggling with using it and wasn't enjoying it as I'd hoped. I thought it was just the major learning curve. My husband offered to buy me the robotics and software for Christmas! Can you believe it? Of course I said yes! So after six hours of troubleshooting my original setup, adjusting all my tensions, installing the robotics and computer system, and training; my longarm is running! This is the first quilt that I made from beginning to end and used both my domestic machine and my longarm to finish!

By CRobertK

5 LIKES | 543 VIEWS

West Wind

Should have taken the pic when it was still cloudy. The pattern is West Wind from the last issues of MSQC Block magazine. I had bought the charm pack at a rummage sale and wondered what to do with a single pack and that book lands in my mailbox! I'm still practicing Pantographs, this one is "Adore" from Urban Elementz.

By Kay1957

6 LIKES | 520 VIEWS

Simple Squares on Point

I watched a tutorial featuring this quilt pattern with Jenny from Missouri Star Quilts and really loved it. I had four sets of charm squares that I had been trying to find the perfect project for. The original pattern called for 10" squares and 2 1/2" strips. I used 5" squares and 1 1/2" strips. I also used 128 squares (8 x 16) rather than the 72 (6 x 12) in the pattern.

By Bea

10 LIKES | 597 VIEWS

Grandmother's Fan

I loved this fabric line from Riley Blake and decided to make the charm squares into a Grandmother's Fan quilt. I wanted the edges to be finished so I made points from the Dresden Plate tutorial. If I were to make this quilt again I would just turn the edges under and keep the curve in the fans so that it would show off the fabric more. I also needed to cut down my background squares so that there wouldn't be so much white. I love the feathery quilting. It really made this into an elegant, old-fashioned quilt with bright happy fabrics.

By MarySusan

9 LIKES | 456 VIEWS

Blue flames Patio Quilt

This Carpenter's Star lap quilt was made with the remaining Garden Club charm squares from the 2 earlier patio quilts. Tried something new this time. I used Cuddle minky fabric for the back. It's wonderfully cushy - like those super soft stuffed animals, and this is one cozy quilt. Free motion quilted with flames for the fire pit.

By PegS

13 LIKES | 602 VIEWS

Fresh Diamonds Plus

Using the free on-line quilt tutorial, I added an extra row or two to enlarge the quilt. This is an easy pattern and pretty fun to make. http://www.sameliasmum.com/2012/10/fresh-diamonds-easy-quilt-tutorial.html

By Audioadi

14 LIKES | 407 VIEWS

Jelly Roll Charm Chase

This is a variation of a Jelly Roll Race quilt. Charm squares are sewn in between the strips so they look like they’re weaving in and out of the strips. I used a 2017 pattern I found at www.modabakeshop.com. The pattern was created by Rose Moy Mikulski and can also be found at somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com. Although this pattern was easy and came together quickly, I prefer more control and a less random method of fabric placement. I quilted it with horizontal, straight-line quilting about 3/8 inches apart.

By Jacqueline

7 LIKES | 554 VIEWS

Railways

Saw this quilt on line and I had to make one ... love Bonnie and Camille fabric.

By kimberwdld

10 LIKES | 566 VIEWS

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