QuiltsBy.me

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

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Snowman with Advent pocket addition

December 2012 Julia was home for Christmas and we visited a local quilt shop one afternoon. We saw a the Snowman wall hanging completed and she liked it but did not want the more primitive fabrics the existing quilt had. We wandered over to the holiday fabrics and she found contemporary more colorful fabrics she wanted me to use instead. I remember that I did a lot of cutting pieces but then the project sat for a few months. When I did return to it I was please I was able to set the flying geese correctly. My best piecing to date. I sent the advent calendar to her before the quilt was complete and each pocket held a present for the days leading up to Christmas. I had found Wade figurines that represented each month of the year for their printer's box. And candy to fill the other pockets. I took the pieced and hand embroidered quilt top to Peggy at Kinder's Creations in Germantown. I asked if she would quilt snowballs into the design. She had not quilted "bubbles" before but she did for this and I was very happy with the results.

By Dee58

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Lydia's first

September 2013. Sunday wedding shower for my only daughter. Wedding date June of 2014 but we held the gathering since her cousin's wedding was the night before. Grandma's were in the correct state of the union and bride-to-be was returned home too for the weekend. The happy couple enjoy board games so the decorating theme was games. My friend had gone out and purchased bright and cheery fabric pieces to be placed on the table. Shower was lovely! As we were cleaning up afterwards my friend offered the fabric to me is I thought I would be able to make use of it. I said "Sure!" We talked and thought I should try to use it in a project of some kind for the bride and groom. The wedding took place 9 months later and after the reception was said by many to have been one of the best ever! The couple went on a Mediterranean cruise for honeymoon. About a month after the wedding we got a phone call from both of them announcing.....our first grandchild was on the way! The next trip into my sewing room was the beginning of thoughts about the first quilt to be sewn for the new little one. I had kept all those fabrics together in a bundle and it just seemed appropriate to wrap my future grandchild in them.... and in our love! The red flower is a vintage quilt block that I had purchased at the Country Living Fair in Columbus OH in an earlier year. Just something in my stash. Thought it might actually tame the wild colors of the quilt. Did it do what I had hoped?

By Dee58

3 LIKES | 754 VIEWS

Elliahna

2009 First-time quilt made for an "adopted" niece's 2nd baby. Sewn in May. Basic strip pattern and machine quilted. I shopped local Hancock Fabrics. I added an embroidered on satin name applique to one of the corners.

By Dee58

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Horizon Stars

First time making stars, It was so simple and really had fun with the overall design and using small scraps in different designs, plus the fabric is in my favorite colors!

By Kristyn24

16 LIKES | 1508 VIEWS

Quilted Fall

Wanted to use these embroidery designes on a table runner for my daughter in law Karen.

By julie28786

2 LIKES | 593 VIEWS

" Off to Harvest Fair"

This is a fun applique pattern. I found a great background print to use, it was so right!...Borders are quilted in a feather motif, background quilted with the chicken wire printed on the fabric.

By Cabinque

17 LIKES | 1401 VIEWS

Wall Hanging

This was just fast and fun.

By Connie72047

9 LIKES | 1495 VIEWS

Tumbler Baby quilt

Made this for a friends daughter who is expecting her first baby.

By osbornec

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First quilt

This 9 patch was my first quilt.

By RosieMS

6 LIKES | 1065 VIEWS

Ohio Star

This is for my oldest grandson

By RosieMS

3 LIKES | 1006 VIEWS

Happy Anniversary

I made this quilt for my son and daughter-in-law's 10th anniversary

By RosieMS

5 LIKES | 1338 VIEWS

Aloha Girl

I made this for my sister's 50th birthday.

By RosieMS

18 LIKES | 1525 VIEWS

The Garden of My Dreams

I just finished this quilt top at my second quilt retreat here in North Carolina. I used all Kaffe Fassett material and as this top slowly came together, I loved it more and more. Cannot wait to get it sandwiched and long armed.

By LisaKay

39 LIKES | 1628 VIEWS

Blue and white

An old fashioned quilt pattern. Love the blues.

By Isthmus

7 LIKES | 1155 VIEWS

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