Baby panel, Lois's rectangle blocks

Norene 'made' this baby quilt using an adorable printed panel.

I kept it simple with some large swirls.

My kiddos had fun looking at and naming all the things. When I asked which one was her favorite, she pointed to all of them. :)

The back. Thanks Norene!

Lois made this neat quilt with what I would think would have been a jelly roll.

I quilted an all-over swirl and leaf combo design on it.

I used a coordinating light brown thread.

The back.

Thanks Lois!

Forest Floor

Sharon made this amazing quilt called Forest Floor. It was a block of the month project using gorgeous batiks and leaf prints. This was a mammoth sized custom quilt. Prepare yourself for lots of pictures!

Although Sharon has her own longarm, she wanted this one custom quilted beyond her skill level. Potentially able to enter into a show or two. I'm not really a 'show quilter' but I like a challenge every once in a while. So, here I am with it! No pressure or anything...

I did some researching to help come up with some ideas and inspiration. I found it on Jen's blog.  I used a lot of her ideas, but changed some areas to better suit my liking and skill set.

I used a variegated thread called 'Autumn Splendor' from Connecting Threads for most of the quilt. It has green, orange, plum, and gold in it, which coordinates perfectly with just about all the colors in this quilt.

However, I did use a cream thread for the lighter areas of piecing. The piecing and fabrics are the star of the quilt, and I didn't want a dark thread to distract in those light areas.  I also used a coral color in a few of those colored areas too.

I used the coral thread to outline the leaves and veins in the printed blocks, as well as the border around them.

This was a BOM, so no two blocks are the same in this quilt. I had to design something different for each one. A mix of ruler work and free handed designs.

Lots of leafy feathers in the large areas.

I had quilted this design in 8 different areas in the quilt, and after I got to #7, I just really didn't like how it was looking. At all. Kind of lumpy and lopsided and long and awkward looking. So I ripped them all out and did something different. A large swirl with leafy feathers. More free-motion and less formal looking, that's a bit more of my wheelhouse.

The back shows a bit better detail.

Thanks for trusting me with this beauty Sharon! I hope it shows well.

Play Ball baseball panel

Diane also made this neat wallhanging with a baseball locker printed panel.

I quilted swirls in the blue border and a simple C-curve in the baseball border. Large pebbles in the narrow blue border.

The locker was custom quilted by outlining all the equipment. I used both white and red thread. I did a touch of ruler work in the locker holes, as well as around the outside of the locker and shelves. It's hard to see, and that was the intention.

She had added the name and number to the jersey by machine embroidery.

I added just a little detail to the jersey since it was so big. 

My 4 year old's foot is there for scale. :P

Thanks Diane! This was a fun one!

Ombre Jelly Roll Quilt

Diane made this neat ombre jelly roll quilt.

I quilted all over paisley swirls on it.

I used a gray thread on it to blend in with all the gradients of colors.

Thanks Diane!

Luann's baby quilt

Luann made this neat baby quilt. Love the colors in this one!

I quilted an all-over feathered scallop design on it.

I used a white thread.

Thanks Luann!

do Good Stitches blocks- January Chevron

Kat had the Nurture Circle make these fun strip-pieced chevron blocks for the month of January. The color scheme was PB and J using browns and berry colors- pinks, reds, purples, and blues. I'm pretty sure there is turquoise jam out there somewhere! lol. I've never seen it, but it could exist... Anyway here is the tutorial if you are so inclined to try it out. 

Kat also orchestrates our charity, Covered In Love, which supplies quilts to patients who pass away in a hospital in east Texas. She always has a block drive going on, and since I was mailing DGS blocks to her anyways, I thought I might as well sew up a few of her blocks for the Jan/Feb drive. Not the prettiest blocks I'll admit, but there's lots of fun fabrics in there to 'I spy' with. :)  The March/April drive is going on now and the block is a nice springy flower design.