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Bali Love Song Hot Pads

March 17, 2012
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There were 2 cute blocks left over from the Bali Love Song quilt project that my mother and I worked on together. I was going to turn them into a hot pad, but I also had lots of backing material left over, so I made 2. They work perfectly!

11 Dec

Bali Love Song

My lovely mother came out and spent just over a week with me in early December. We managed to get a "baby" quilt done during the course of the visit. It is a bit bigger than a real baby quilt (56" x 56"), so I feel like it was a great accomplishment. This quilt is for the 3rd grandchild...

19 Nov

Purple and Yellow

When I stumbled across a fabric that had a blend of purple and yellow in it, I knew I had to make a quilt for Michael's aunt, Lynne. Her favorite color is purple, and the fabric just seemed to imply what should follow. I initially set out to make smaller blocks for this lap quilt, but the finished size...

25 Sep

Kampner Baby Quilt

Our friends Matt and Delia Kampner are expecting their first child this December. When I heard they were expecting, I got so excited about making them a quilt! They found out in late July that they are having a boy, and Matt, Delia, and I went fabric shopping in mid-August. I had a pattern in mind but ended up...

28 Aug

Photos of Quilts in Use

August 28, 2011
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I get pretty excited when someone sends me a photo of a quilt I've made for them in use. It really makes me happy! Elizabeth sent this photo of the entire family getting some cozy quilt time. :) Eva Miller likes looking at the bright patterns of the quilt for "tummy time". And Fawkes approves of the Blue Rover quilt.

31 Jul

Fresh Binding

Michael and I have used the yellow/blue gradient quilt on our bed for just over 7 years. It has been well loved, as you can see in the horribly ratty binding: It took a half day to cut up the binding and get it stitched on, and 2 days of whip stitching, but it's looking good again. I'm not sure...

04 Jul

Zipper Quilt

When I was back visiting my family in Tennessee earlier this year, my mom and I had a wonderful time going to all her local quilt stores. At the first store (the store I ship my quilts back to for long arm quilting when they are too big for me to do), I had to buy this crazy fabric...

19 Jun

Blue Rover

I wanted to make a quilt for my brother. When I saw the "Red Rover" pattern in "Cozy Modern Quilts", I thought it would be perfect, but I was happy to honor his request to substitute blue for the red in the quilt. :) It took a bit of time to get the top pieced together - there were a...

13 Feb

Sewing Project

Filter Pockets for Michael

Just a quick project this morning to make 8 pockets to protect filters for Michael's camera. It is a continuous piece of fabric that is pretty simply folded in half and stitched into 8 equally divided pockets. The fabric is left over cotton flannel from the backing of a quilt.

12 Feb

Fall is Coming

Back in August, I was visiting my in-laws and we decided on some beautiful fabrics for me to use to make them an over-sized lap quilt. They both quickly agreed that they wanted fall colors, and my mother-in-law and I had a wonderful afternoon in a local quilt store looking at fabric. We picked out 8 different fabrics based...

18 Jan

Placemats with Leftover Fabric

January 18, 2011
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I am almost finished with what may be the biggest quilt I've ever made - an oversized Queen quilt for my in-laws (it's basically King sized - yikes!). Since it's a bit bigger than what I normally quilt and I wanted it to be just "so", I sent it off to be machine quilted. While I was waiting on...

26 Sep

Quilt for bunbun

I have to give credit to Michael for helping me pick out the browns for this quilt I made for a high school friend who is expecting her second child ("bunbun") in December. I think I like the backing more than the front of this quilt - the wavy fabric is really fun!

03 Sep

UFO (Un-Finished Object)

September 3, 2010
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I made these blocks in 2008. They're kinda crazy, and I really should get around to making something out of them sometime.

03 Sep

Starry Night Baby Quilt

When I saw this material, I just couldn't help myself. I call this quilt "starry night", and I think it turned out pretty well. Some of the quilting wasn't so straight, but things can't be perfect, right? :o)

01 Aug

Quilt for Cousin Eliza

I just finished my most recent quilt project - a lap quilt for our cousin Elizabeth. It's still getting washed as I type this post! I'm excited to be able to deliver it in person next weekend. I asked Elizabeth what she would like - blue flowers. She also preferred the secondary color to be white. So I collected up...

01 Aug