ckg246 | Quiltsby.me

I always wanted to attempt a photo quilt and pictures I took on a trip to Atlantis in the Bahamas seemed to provide a perfect opportunity. I enjoy the result but I'm not sure I would do another quilt of this type. Designing the setting was difficult and the process of transferring the photos to fabric took alot of time.

By ckg246

6 LIKES | 686 VIEWS

Aurifil 2014 Sampler

Members of our community's quilt group worked on the blocks of Aurifil's 2014 Designer Sampler quilt. Each quilter chose the colors for their individual quilt as well as the setting for the blocks.

By ckg246

13 LIKES | 477 VIEWS

Seashore Memories

Images in each block evoke memories of days at the shore. I freehand quilted the throw on a longarm machine with variegated blue thread.

By ckg246

11 LIKES | 551 VIEWS

Black and White Maze

I wanted to design a black and white quilt but I felt it needed a pop of color. The black and white fabrics were used to layout the maze and bright color "pebbles" formed using the "peel back" technique create a path to follow.

By ckg246

24 LIKES | 1380 VIEWS

Let Me Count the Ways

Take 16 half triangle squares - 8 red & white and 8 blue & white - and find out how many patterns you can make for a 4 by 4 block. The 12 arrangements in this sampler quilt are just a few of the possibilities.

By ckg246

5 LIKES | 644 VIEWS

Ocean Swirls

Using a collection of beach and sea life themed batiks that I collected, this quilt was created with a relatively simple pattern to showcase those fabrics.

By ckg246

5 LIKES | 583 VIEWS

Christmas Stars

The pattern for the star came from a photo in a quilt magazine. I used some of my favorite holiday fabric for the background and a mixture of greens, reds and golds for the stars. The quilt was one of the first I completed using a longarm machine.

By ckg246

6 LIKES | 991 VIEWS

Autumn Tones

I had a sizeable collection of homespun and brushed collton fabrics and decided to use the checks and stripes in a fall quilt. The block used is a half log cabin. The quilt is hand quilted to give the piece an "antique" feel.

By ckg246

38 LIKES | 1710 VIEWS

Midnight Garden

My objective when I designed.this quilt was to use batiks in blocks with a black background. The center applique has the same batiks as the pieced blocks. This is the first quilt that I used the free hand heart pattern on the long arm.

By ckg246

3 LIKES | 1304 VIEWS

Day and Night

I've always enjoyed working with black and white with pops of bright color. This modern pattern caught my eye at one of my favorite local quilt shops. Easy to piece.

By ckg246

28 LIKES | 1661 VIEWS

Modern shades of grey and green

There are so many new grey and green prints appearing in quilt stores right now. I wanted to do a simple symmetric design to show off the ones I was collecting. This pattern allowed me to keep the quilting in straight vertical lines with accent lines in the sashing using a decorative stitch with a variegated green thread.

By ckg246

52 LIKES | 3828 VIEWS

Autumn leaves

When preparing to show our quilt group how to construct the maple leaf block I saw a photo of a quilt from the early 1900s. This quilt is my interpretation of that antique textile. It is also the first time I used the computerized long arm to finish a quilt.

By ckg246

17 LIKES | 1720 VIEWS

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