Lent/Good Friday Quilt

Paula made this gorgeous Lent/Good Friday quilt to be hung in her church last Lent season.

My creative juices were ablaze with my quilting interpretation of Good Friday.

I started with orange thread and quilted feathers radiating out from the cross.

Ruler work for the narrow double lines bursting out from the cross.

 I stuck a pin the the center of the center square of the cross and tied a long thread to it. Pulling it taught, I used that thread as a guide for my straight lines to radiate from and as a place to mark my starting point along the edge of the cross.

Love and Light

I used a gold thread in the star blocks.

I wanted the red and the dark areas to represent chaos, uncertainty, negativity, and burdens; so I quilted lots of random and kind of ugly and weird designs.

Stones and earthy designs in the black areas.

A view of the back.

Paula was able to finish up the binding and hung the quilt last Lent season in her church. She said she got lots of great compliments on it. It is such a striking quilt! Thank you Paula for giving me such a special quilt to work on!

Christmas Jelly Roll Race

Gina made this festive jelly roll race quilt.

Thanks Gina!

 

Katie's Framed 9-Patch Quilt

Katie made this AMAZING framed 9-patch quilt.

It was huge.

Finger for scale. I have small hands. btw.  

Those little squares are 1/2 inch finished.

I love the scrappiness and the arrangement of all these little blocks.

Single yellow Lego block for scale.

Thanks Katie!

Around the Town

Lois made this neat version of the pattern Around the Town.

I quilted lots of swirls, curls, and circles.

Love it! Thanks Lois!

 

Becki's 16-Patches

Becki made this vibrant green and scrappy 16-patch quilt.

I had fun quilting all sorts of funky swirly things

Because the prints were so vibrant and funky!

A look at the back.

Thanks Becki!

 

Gina's Happy Stripes

Gina made this red, pink and yellow version of Happy Stripes. Love the ombre effect she made with it!

Quilting in progress...

Just some all-over swirly feathery designs for this one.

A look of her pieced back. She used up the trimmings to help make it to size.

A better look at the quilting here.

Thanks Gina!

Wonky Log Cabin and Bargello Flag

Joann brought me a couple small quilts.

First is this Wonky Log cabin. How fun!

I custom quilted some feathers in the border and dark areas.

And filled in the light areas with pebbles and swirls.

Next was this neat Bargello American Flag. The top and bottom were left irregular, so I tacked it down with some stitching.

Stars and loops in the blue.

Thanks for bringing me your fun projects Joann!