Rock

A friend passed along to me several past issues of various quilting magazines. I love browsing through them as they give me inspiration. The color choice in one of those lovelies got me going. I FMQ on my domestic machine, so I had to alter the design and pattern a bit, but the resulting 44"x44" wall hanging is just what my brown living room needed.

By Rock

8 LIKES | 439 VIEWS

Winter Campers

I was asked to make a Christmas-themed camper wall hanging. After completing the 18" square quilt, the gal asked for three more, and wanted them all connected into one large hanging. What a task! And I had only 4 weeks to complete it. She was happy, I am happy, and wiser. I'll start my "ask-fors" further in advance from now on. Whew!

By Rock

8 LIKES | 519 VIEWS

Little Hoot

A few summers ago, I designed a little owl from some pine my son cut out. It was so cute (sorry for the lack of humbleness.) I went through my scraps and came up with this quilted version. The finished hanging is roughly 9" x 12", just the right size for a little October pop. I created the background first, sewing whatever pieces I had on hand together to get the size needed. The owl, branch, and leaf are applied with Wonder Under 805, then stitched around the edges. I then added a couple of borders. Next came the batting. I quilted around all borders, then did some crazy FMQ in the background. The blanket stitch on the borders and binding help give a folk art feel to a contemporary design. FUN!

By Rock

9 LIKES | 483 VIEWS

Fall Fashionistas

Once again, a photo in a past quilting magazine was the inspiration for this zany piece. My family enjoys quilts with life; that is with faces. These two gals sport witch hats in the original. We thought the derbies would lighten up the feel of this seasonal wall hanging. By the way, the background is FMQ'd with reckless abandon!

By Rock

11 LIKES | 574 VIEWS

Lemon Star Stash Quilt

Periodically I go through my fabric and pull old, small pieces, and really anything that looks like it would be tough to incorporate into a quilt. Recently I had done just that then I saw Jenny Doan's Lemon Star tutorial. I thought my retired fabrics might be just perfect for this since they really seemed to be a bunch of disjointed florals. Since I was working with weird shapes and sizes I cut all of the triangles and then paired them up. It worked great and I ended up with more than enough blocks to create a throw size quilt that are then used locally for shrouds by the hospital. The white background really makes the stars (flowers) stand out. It is quilted with an overall large meander.

By Jean57

18 LIKES | 940 VIEWS

Nine Sisters

I still have Kansas Troubles and the like fabrics. I think this must be project 6. When I saw the tutorial for the Nine Sisters pattern on the Jordan Fabrics YouTube site it moved to the top of my list! This quilt is a queen size so I adjusted the corners from the pattern to have finished stars. Put a small cream border around it all and then the burgundy large border. I used my Elvira ruler and a straight edge to do the stars. The cream squares between the stars have a single star. The creams separating all the stars have a meander with scattered stars. The final border has "piano keys" at one inch and again scattered stars. My Aunt liked it so much she asked for one! Her's has a green border.

By Jean57

17 LIKES | 1882 VIEWS

Red, White, and Blue Sawtooth Star Quilt

Having fun making stars in patriotic colors. This finished at 53 x 62 inches and will go to a lovely younger cousin and his family.

By Audioadi

23 LIKES | 844 VIEWS

Dresden Neighborhood Quilt

I saw a photo of a Dresden quilt like this so decided to put my Dresden ruler to use and make one using my stash. It was a very fun project!

By shirtails

22 LIKES | 2923 VIEWS

Scrappy Gift Baskets

More scraps to use up. These baskets will hold Christmas gifts for friends.

By Debnewcomb

15 LIKES | 489 VIEWS

Ribbon Star Quilt

My daughter gave me a layer cake for Christmas and it took me awhile to decide what to make from the fabric. I was surprised at how easy this was to make. I think the colors will make it a nice Christmas quilt. I followed a Missouri Star Quilt pattern and tutorial for this quilt. The only changes I made were to make the sashing burgundy rather than white. I also followed a MSQC tutorial for flange binding and included a picture of the binding. I was happy with how it turned out; it was a quick, pretty way to machine stitch a binding.

By Jacqueline

23 LIKES | 1350 VIEWS

Apron

I made this apron as a gift for a friend I will be visiting at the end of the month. Pattern is Mom & Me Aprons by Atkinson Designs. Focus fabric is RJR's Zephyre line, Sometimes the Wind Will Take You. Accent fabric is actually a Christmas Fabric from Washington Street Studios. Both have just a very slightest bit of glitter. I love the vintage look. White fabric leftovers used for the lining.

By LindaV

13 LIKES | 531 VIEWS

Housewarming Gift

A good friend of mine just retired and relocated to Texas. Made this quilt for her new home. I used Gingham Farms layer cake by Riley Blake and yardage..and FMQ'd. This was so easy and quick!

By TerriJ0628

20 LIKES | 786 VIEWS

Double Wedding Ring

One of my husbands co-workers found this quilt in her attic. It is hand pieced and she thinks it was made by her grandmother. She doesn’t quilt so she gave it to my husband for me. I quilted it and now I’m going to offer it back to her.

By Aileron18

10 LIKES | 480 VIEWS

Dizzy Daisies Quilt

After watching the tutorial on MSQC for this gorgeous pattern I knew I had to make it. It is such a delightful pattern & I used happy 'spring time' colours from a layer cake. I really LOVE this quilt.

By Lucky-Lynda

16 LIKES | 651 VIEWS

Winter Gnomes

When I saw Jenny Doan's tutorial on the winter wall hanging with the gnomes, I had to do it (I am of Norwegian heritage). It was a very fun project and I finally got it quilted (there's even a "God Jul" hiding in the quilting between the gnomes' hats!).

By shirtails

13 LIKES | 596 VIEWS

Corona Quilt Number 2

When I made my first quilt from my husband's shirts, I told everyone that it was my first and last quilt. A friend warned that I would be hooked. She was right. I started looking at patterns and found this one on the Missouri Star site. I thought it would look great on my bed. Jenny calls this stars and pinwheels. I made it larger for a king sized bed by making using Quilt In A Day for all the flying geese. This photo is before sending it off to my quilting lady.

By PattyVA

11 LIKES | 720 VIEWS

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