Bendxap's projects

Tumbling Blocks

A couch quilt for my nephew and his family. Hand stitched and hand quilted, 59" square.

Chess King

I made this for my nephew who has won many chess trophies. I chose this pattern because it reminds me of the crown on traditional chess king pieces. (60" square, hand pieced, hand quilted. Adapted from Cross My Heart by Jill Shaulis, quilting design is my original design.)

Surrounded by Love

I made this for a great-niece, whose mom was adopted from Korea and her dad is Korean and they live in the US. So Trip Around the World is an appropriate pattern for her quilt! I quilted hearts in some of the plain squares to show she's surrounded by love. After I bought the animal fabric, my artist son chose most of the coordinating fabrics. Hand stitched and hand quilted, 63" square.

Scarlett's Nest

I made this for my great-niece, who has a thing going with her grandma (my sister) about birds. This was my first time using a panel and I struggled with how to incorporate the smaller pictures into the quilt. After lots of looking at quilts, I came up with this design. Hand stitched and hand quilted, 60" square.

Compass

I made Compass for a special couple who likes to sail. The pattern comes from Grandmother's Surprise; I was inspired by Kathy Andrzejewski's color arrangement and modified it to fit their house and to make it more compass-like. The border quilting is my own design, using nautical knots. Hand pieced, hand quilted, 68" square. I love this pattern because all nine blocks are made from the same block design but the color placement makes the difference.