DOUBLE WEDDING RING

I hand quilted this double size Double Wedding Ring for a customer (KD of Esperance,NY) with 450 yards of stitches.  The owner wanted it heavily quilted so each square was outlined stitched, the arcs were stitched on both sides, the pieces inside the arcs were quilted, and the large blank area inside the arcs was quilted in interlocking rings.  I used the top of a drinking glass as the pattern for the interlocking rings. The rest of the quilting was eye balled a quarter inch.

The top was what appeared to be 1930's and 1940's cotton fabric with muslin. The batting was some sort of poly mix and the backing was muslin to match the front.  I did not bind the quilt.

Quilted Oct. 1995 - Jan. 1996 in Laurel, MT.

In my scrapbook, this is quilt #156.

DRESDEN PLATE AND FLOWER GARDEN QUILT #2

This is the second quilt I have hand quilted for a customer (PB of Brazil, IN) who made this very unusual quilt from a mix of Dresden Plate blocks and Flower Gardens blocks that she had on hand. It is similar to the first one that I did earlier in 2019. You can see the first one in a previous post at https://indianaquilter40.blogspot.com/2019/05/dresden-plate-and-flower-garden-quilt.html

Final stitch went in on June 29, 2019

For the Flower Garden blocks she did an added dimension of appliqueing a block under the flower garden block and between the solid color block. The sashing is only vertical between each strip of 3 blocks. I don't know what the story of the actual blocks are but I am very certain the prints are real 1930's feed sacking and fabrics due to the feel, colors and designs.

Size: 65" x 76".

Materials: 100% cotton top and backing, and a poly/cotton batting.  The batting had enough poly to make it fairly easy to quilt.

Hand quilting: The customer had no real idea what she wanted quilting-wise, and left the choices to me. I debated about an all over design, but finally opted for quilting around and in the blocks themselves as it really made the design of the blocks stand out. There are 164 yards of quilting in this quilt. Instead of a rope design in the sashing like in the first one, for this one I simply did straight lines every 3".  This way the quilts (who are going to her daughters) are not quilted exactly alike - similar but different.

Here it is still in the frame with only one row to quilt.........

ALBUM QUILT

This album quilt was hand quilted for a customer (SB, Maine).  She pieced it from fabrics that had a very soft look out of 100% cottons. Some of the blocks were signed by other quilters in her life. The back was plain muslin. The finished size was 45" x 60". I don't remember exactly how I quilted it, but I put in 80 yards of hand quilting during Aug. 1995. I've worked on many quilts with and for her, and she likes a cotton/poly mix for batting.

After she put the binding on, she sent me this photo to let me know how it looked and that she was very satisfied with the quilting.

SB is a very skilled needlewoman, and this quilt is a good reminder to all of us that quilts don't have to be complicated to be beautiful.

In my scrapbook, this quilt is listed as #151.

DRESDEN PLATE AND FLOWER GARDEN QUILT #1

A customer (PB of Brazil, IN) made this very unusual quilt from a mix of Dresden Plate blocks and Flower Gardens blocks that she had on hand.  Her applique stitches are small and neat.  For the Flower Garden blocks she did an added dimension of appliqueing a block under the flower garden block and between the solid color block. The sashing is only vertical between each strip of 3 blocks.

Size: 65" x 76".

Materials: 100% cotton top and backing, and a poly/cotton batting.  The batting had enough poly to make it fairly easy to quilt.

Hand quilting: The customer had no real idea what she wanted quilting-wise, and left the choices to me. I debated about an all over design, but finally opted for quilting around and in the blocks themselves as it really made the design of the blocks stand out. There are 176 yards of quilting in this quilt.

I was traveling a lot while this quilt was in my possession, so it took me almost 2 months to the day to do the quilting.  It returned to the owner on May 3, 2019.

BEAR PAW QUILT

This beautiful Christmas quilt was done by MC of Jasonville, IN - it is completely hand pieced, yes even the borders!

So I hand quilted it for her during Oct. - Dec. 2017. I kept the quilting design really simple - just straight lines from corner to corner in each block plus in the white in the center of each block. On the back it looks very similar to a lot of  asterisk marks.

The batting is a cotton blend and the back is white muslin. She will bind it herself.

 Queen size.

 155 yards of hand quilting.

AMISH 9 PATCH & TEDDY BEAR QUILTS (Hand quilted)

AMISH 9 PATCH & TEDDY BEAR QUILTS: Both of these were made in 1989 in Germany. In this picture they are hanging in a small quilt show. Both were hand quilted. The Amish 9 Patch was 25" x 30" and hung in my house until the early 1990's when I donated it to some good cause for auction. The Teddy Bear quilt was sold immediately after the picture was taken.

MARINER'S COMPASS (Hand quilted)

MARINER'S COMPASS: This started out as a cheater block with 2 borders added to it to make it 22" square. It is a cotton top with muslin backing and poly batting. Hand quilted for customer

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SPINNING FLOWERS (Hand quilted)

SPINNING FLOWERS: 

Date and maker unknown (but I am guessing the 1930's)  - the top came from Ohio. I hand quilted it in 1996 in a design that reflected the appliqued flower blocks. Used cream colored quilting thread. The customer marked the quilting design and supplied the batting and backing.

Once I completed the quilting and self binding, I contacted the customer who stated she was getting divorced and would contact me in a few weeks once things settled down.  I never heard from her again.  The quilt is very unique.  All solid colors. Hand appliqued. Contains 301 yards of hand quilting.  

Size is 78" x 94". The top is cotton, and the back is plain muslin. Wool batting. It is self bound with the muslin back being hand stitched down on the front. The backing fabric has a few very small spots of what appears to be purple paint on it which was no doubt on the backing fabric when I got it from the customer.

 I entered it in the local county fair in 1997 and it won both Champion and First Place. 

Update 2020:

Sold on Etsy to a woman in Pasadena, CA.