Kite Tails Quilt

This small quilt was made using 2.5 in squares (including seam allowance) of fabric left-over from other projects.  The pattern is kite tails.  It is machine pieced and quilted.  The back is the same white fabric as the front.

The quilt has three shades of blue (a medium, a dark, and a light), three shades of pink/mauves (a medium, a dark, and a light), and two shades of purple (a medium and a dark).

 

 

I haven't decided what I'll do with this quilt yet.  I may put it back as a reserve baby quilt.

iPad Cover

A month or two ago I happened to see  Clover’s Trace ‘n Create templates for E-tablet Keepers and the companion Keeper Shapers on one of my trips to Hobby Lobby to buy thread or batting or whatever else I might have needed.  I don't own an iPad myself, but one of my sisters does.  It was an impulse buy.  

Here’s my result

 

Here’s the inside (sans iPad)

 

Here is a YouTube video by Nancy Zieman showing how to make the E-tablet keeper.

Sunshine and Shadow Medallion Quilt

I mentioned this as a WIP (work in progress) a few weeks ago.  It is simply a pillow print used as a medallion in the center of a sunshine and shadows layout.  It is machine pieced and quilted.  It measures 42 in square.  I donated the finished quilt to the Alzheimer's Quilt Study Group.

Here is a closer view of the center piece

And here you can see the fabrics used in the sunshine and shadows area better

Here is the fabric used for the back

Charity Dog Bed

This dog bed is made using an old towel, an old pillow, and some canvas fabric.  I'll be giving it to the local humane society where they can use it for either a dog or a cat.  I measured the pillow (20 in X 24 in), added a seam allowance and an extra quarter inch on each side so I could top-stitch from the each edge to help strengthen the seams.  Here is the towel side.

And here is the back

Small Whole Cloth Quilt

I bought this pre-printed Batik whole cloth quilt top a few years ago (I think 2007 Nashville quilt show) from The Stencil Company.  I finally got around to hand quilting it.  The quilt pattern is Queen’s crown.  Finished, it measures 16 in square.  The quilting is difficult to see in my photos of the front.  Here is the full quilt.

Here is a photo of one corner which shows the quilting just a bit better.

 

The quilting is much easier to see from the back

 

I now need to add a sleeve for hanging and a label.

C's Baby Jacket

Christine is a work colleague.  She is having her first baby.  I some how missed that she was pregnant until the baby shower was announced (well, in fairness to me, we work in different parts of the building and rarely see each other), so I didn't have time to make a baby quilt for the shower which was earlier this week.  I decided to knit this cute jacket in brick red (or Razorback red).

The jacket was knitted using Laura Edwards’ Lillie Baby Cardigan pattern and Plymouth Yarn Encore Worsted Tweed.  I’m really pleased with how it turned out.

Baby Steps Finished

The baby steps quilt is now finished.  I love the way it turned out.  As mentioned previously, I used the step pattern from block lotto blog.  It is machine pieced and quilted.  It measures 42 in square. 

Here are a few shots to show the fun details.  Holly Lobby checking her mail old style (which I still love to do). 

And here are two friends sharing secrets and a robot (trying to listen in).

 

And here is another robot, a dog, a parrot, and Winnie the Pooh.

 

And here is a view of the back fabric (from the stash my Boston friend sent to me).

Progress Notes -- WIPs

Still working on the Steps baby quilt which I have decided to name "Baby Steps."  My current knitting project is a scarf/shawl using pattern Claire by Lynn Anne Banks.  The yarn is Lana Gatto Silk Mohair in a pale pink.

 

I've also started planning and piecing my next quilt.  I'm using fabrics that a friend from Boston sent me mixed with left-over fabrics from past projects.  The center is a pillow panel from my friend.  There were two of them, so there will be two similar quilts eventually.  When finished the quilts will be donated the the Alzheimer's Quilt Study Group.  As you can (sort of ) see, the center "pillow" medallion is in the center of a sunshine and shadows quilt layout.

 

Step Baby Quilt --- WIP

This quilt top will become a baby quilt for my yoga instructor.  I've been going to free classes at the local library on Saturday mornings since November.  She announced recently she and her family are adopting a baby due early June.  This will be my way of "paying" her for the free lessons.

For this quilt top I used the step pattern from block lotto blog.  The top is machine pieced.  It measures 42 in square. 

Each block features something of interest -- a robot, a dog, a cat, a girl, etc.

Now I have to do the quilting.

Sunburst Finished!

I finished my entry for the Quilt Alliance Twenty contest.and mailed it off.   Here it is.  It is hand pieced and machine quilted, measures 20 in square.

 

 

Here's a closer view to show the quilting in the center.

The back before I added the sleeve and label.  It is easier to see that I used orange thread to quilt some areas and white to quilt others.

Another view of the back

Baby Jacket

This baby jacket is for a friend's first grandbaby.  The baby shower is this Sunday.  It is made using this garment with traditional embroidery from India that her daughter (the aunt-to-be) gave to me to use in a quilt or something.    Here is the front and sides which would wrap towards the back laid out flat.

 

And this is the back or as you see the inside of the garment (the back is really open).

 

I folded the garment in half long-wise.  Then using the Simplicity pattern 2900 I laid out the one pattern piece.  The jacket is lined with white cotton flannel.  I used bias binding along the sleeves and around the jacket to add a “pop” back.  Believe me it looks much better with the red binding than without it.

 

Here is the back.  I love how it turned out.

I think the baby's mother and grandmother will like the jacket.

Sunburst --- WIP

This small quilt is for the Quilt Alliance Twenty contest.   It is their 7th annual quilt contest.  This year in honor of their 20th Anniversary they chose a broad theme that celebrates TWENTY: the numeral, the concept, the quantity, the word.

I started by looking through my quilt books and found this one called Golden Splendor in Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns.  Check out her blog here.

I drafted the above pattern out on freezer paper with 20 triangles in the circle area and minus the feathers on the outer star points.  I wasn’t happy with the outer 8 points and changed them to 20 points.  So my pattern now had 20 inner points/rays and 20 outer points/rays.  Over the next week I played with laying out fabrics trying to decide on the color palette.

I carefully numbered each piece prior to cutting them out.  This small quilt I hand pieced to try to make sure the points were as sharp as possible.

Here is the hand-pieced quilt top.  I plan to machine quilt it.