LOG CABIN QUILT TOP

LOG CABIN QUILT TOP. Fabric: quality cottons that include prints, solids, and batik. "Logs" are purple and green with light yellow centers. Size is 84" square, could be quilted as is, or a border added first. Pieced 2013-14 in Maine and Indiana. I made this top for my adult daughter who did not like it due to the color tones, so this one needed to go to a new home. Sold.

MINNIE MOUSE

Update in Oct. 2018: The quilt was finally machine quilted and self bound (a fabric folded over the front and stitched down).  The grand-daughter is very happy with the completed project and it went home that day and is currently on her bed.  It is not intended to be a keep sake, just a nice snuggle quilt to be used and enjoyed.  When she is bigger, we will make a quilt to keep and not use as hard.

May 18, 2018:

My 3 year old grand-daughter was all excited about the Minnie Mouse fabric we saw at a store while actually looking for some other fabric (I guess we are easily distracted). The main colors were bright pink and black. So I bought enough fabric for a jumper and a snuggle quilt. Once we got back, she helped me wash and dry the fabric. Her mom made the jumper, which excited the grand-daughter and she of course wanted to wear right now. The snuggle quilt took a little longer to get together. It is 64" x 70" and was machine quilted by RLM over the summer of 2018.

She was playing with her doll as I finished sewing her snuggle top together. We laid it out on the floor and looked at it. She laid her doll on it and started to wrap it up. So needless to say, we used the scraps to make her baby a quilt too. I simply cut strips 2" wide and sewed them directly down to pink fleece. The finished doll quilt is 24" x 29, very soft, and very washable.

PADUCAH, KY - APRIL 2018 (Part 2)

That time of the year is just past, and as always, it was a great show and there were lots of vendors. I always look forward to the quilt show in Paducah every year - winter is done, and it is time to be inspired to new projects. I felt like this year there were more vendors and fewer quilts, but maybe it was just how the show was set up or even my imagination. I really enjoyed the landscape and pictorial quilts at the show this year. So here are some photos of quilts from this year, there is no rhyme or reason, just simply quilts that caught my eye.

Please note that all photos and written content in this post are mine.

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PADUCAH, KY - APRIL 2018 (Part 1)

That time of the year is just past, and as always, it was a great show and there were lots of vendors. I always look forward to the quilt show in Paducah every year - winter is done, and it is time to be inspired to new projects. I felt like this year there were more vendors and fewer quilts, but maybe it was just how the show was set up or even my imagination. I really enjoyed the landscape and pictorial quilts at the show this year. So here are some photos of quilts from this year, there is no rhyme or reason, just simply quilts that really caught my eye.

TIP: If you are planning on going to the show in Paducah and need a motel room you will want to make reservations several months in advance.  I have personally found that getting a room for one night gets harder every year as the motels/hotels/B&B's want to rent to people who are staying for the entire event.  I get my room in December and usually end up in Metropolis, IL as that is the closest room for a single night that is available.

Please note that all photos and written content in this post are mine.

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BIRTHDAY QUILT

I made this quilt as a birthday quilt for my niece in Minnesota. Her favorite colors are teal and light yellow. The finished size is 44 x 50 inches. The border and backing are the same. Machine quilted by RLM. March 2018.

She loves it !!

THANKFUL HARVEST

I took this Thanksgiving panel and added 2 borders. I machine quilted around the cornucopia and on the borders. It is 20 x 26 inches. The backing is a brown and blue homespun. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I have several fall- themed quilted items.

SCRAP 16 PATCH QUILT (for local burn out victim)

This quilt was given in Jan. 2018 to a burn out victim in the area. The quilt is 70" x 70" square. I cut, pieced, and bound it.  The teen girls at church tied it with yarn.  All the materials were donated.

To make the top, which can be adjusted to fit any bed size you need:

• Each 16 Patch block is made of 16 4" squares
• The green sashing between the blocks is 2.5" wide
• The posts (squares at intersections of sashing) is a 2.5" block
• The white inside border is 2.5" wide
• The outside blue border is 6" wide