Considering how I’m a quilter, you’d think I’d be posting more about quilting projects, right?
Well, I’ve certainly been finishing my backlog of customer quilts, trying to get caught up after my machine had been down for so long. In fact, I’ve been in such a hurry to return them that I’ve forgotten to take pictures of TWO of them before giving them back to my customers! I never do that!
Remember that I taught a Foundational Quilting Skills class last January through Continuing Education? I used a Rail Fence pattern with sashing to talk about color value, contrast, and practice consistent straight 1/4” seams.
Two of my students asked me to quilt them after they were completed. Both of them liked my freehand swirl design (I’m getting pretty good at that one!) and even picked the same exact thread color…but they look really different from each other, don’t you think?
Lorraine’s purple, green and white quilt color combination was inspired by her frog border fabric. She was so careful to make sure the directional borders were placed all the same way and re-sewed a few of the blocks when they didn’t line up like she wanted them to. She chose a cotton/poly batting and it’ll make a lovely gift for one of her nieces.
Carol, of mouse nest fame, brightly colored quilt is very much out of her comfort zone, she normally goes for earth tones, but she plans to keep it for herself. She chose a washable wool batting which shows the definition of the stitches, and it feels like a lighter weight quilt, although it will work really well for all seasons. She’s a bit of an over achiever, and was the first one done with her quilt, even before the end of the class!
She’s was also taking a class on how to make half square triangles at the same time and also made this quilt for her dog:
Personally, I think it’s too nice for the dog, I’d hang it on the wall!
I’ve got more to show next week. I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving holiday!
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