Raven's Claw

MaryJo made this hauntingly lovely quilt from a printed panel- Raven's Claw.

She tells me about plans to make another larger version soon.

Thanks MaryJo!

And you guys-- This post is of the last quilt I quilted. Meaning that I am finally all the way caught up with the blog! Yay! Were you able to keep up with my pace? Four months ago I was posting quilts from April of 2021. So, I have posted a years worth of quilts in the last four months! Better get quilting so I have something to share soon! :)

Flannel Baby Quilt

Gina pieced this adorable flannel baby quilt.

I added a bit of custom quilting to the borders.

Thanks Gina!

Kite Flight

Joyce brought me this really huge and neat quilt called Kite Flight.

The back was a 108" rainbow ombre- Perfect for this quilt.

Thanks Joyce!

 

Wallhangings for the Holidays

Anita has all the holidays covered with these wall hangings. How cute is this Max from the Grinch??

She tells me she is going to be making the Grinch next!

These Halloween Jack-o-lanterns are adorable.

Uh. Did you know you have a kitty on your face lil pumpkin? ;)

And now here's Valentine's Day.

Thanks Anita for these fun little festive projects!

A WIP, Thrive (Again.)

Sharing a bit of my hot mess workspace. I've been cutting out pieces for my Farm Girl Vintage quilt in preparation of my quilt guild's upcoming retreat.

I'm making blocks from the first book, but using the layout of the second book. It uses a mix of 12 and 6 inch blocks instead of all one size. So I made a list separating out the sized blocks I want. I've been cutting out a few blocks here and there, then a sewing session sometime later, marking the list as I go.

About half the blocks are made, and the rest are all cut out ready for the retreat! I'm even so optimistic I'll get those all done, I've been cutting out another quilt to work on just in case. Flower Pop from Sew Kind of Wonderful is going to be next! It is going much faster than cutting out sampler blocks that is for sure!

Here's an action shot of the straight line quilting on the second Thrive quilt. I liked to make one line twice as far out, then come back the opposite way in-between. 2 steps forward, one step back.

This one is slightly different from the last one by only a color or two.

Thanks again Diane!

 

Thrive

Diane and her family have TWO upcoming family weddings, so they got together and made TWO versions of Thrive.

She requested straight line quilting, much like the one shown in the pattern. 

I made these lines 1 inch apart. I learned pretty quickly that it was going to be pretty much impossible to perfectly hit each corner. Even with impeccable piecing, there would have to be some pulling and easing of fabric in order to hit each seam perfectly.

So I decided to just focus on making the lines spaced evenly and keep them straight, and it will look pretty darn good even if the corners don't line up perfectly.

I really like it! Thanks Diane!