Three quilts by Carol

Two of these quilts are cute juvenile quilts, with bright coloured squares.

To make them individual we quilted the first one with the Moo, Ewe and Piggy 2 pantograph by Patricia E. Ritter.

Moo

Ewe

and Piggy 2

The second was quilted with the Animal Crackers pantograph also by Patricia.

Carol had these cute labels for the quilts which I believe were to be given to a charity.

The third quilt is an Irish Single Chain.  It’s actually from the beginner quilt pattern that I teach, which makes a baby or lap size quilt.  Lovely fabrics Carol has picked for this quilt.

 

Irish Single Chain quilt

Fittingly quilted with the Rambler Rose pantograph by Meredith England.

 

Rambler Rose pantograph

Three sweet little quilts ready to go to a good home.

You do not have to be rich to give generously.

May colour

The Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour for the month of May is green,  and I decided to work on my birch tree quilt blocks.

 

Birch tree quilt blocks

The pattern is from Amanda Jean Nyberg who blogs at CrazyMom Quilts, she is also the co-author of the book Sunday Morning Quilt and now has a new book out called No Scrap Left Behind.  The background fabric is hand-dyed from Colorwaysby Vicki Welsh, I was the lucky winner of a rainbow of these lovely fabrics in a past Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

Here are all the birch tree blocks I have so far.  Yellow, blue and orange are waiting for their month.  I’m enjoying playing with these hand-dyed fabrics and this block pattern, and I’m looking forward to seeing how this little quilt will turn out.

 

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. ~ Warren Buffett

May’s One Monthly Goal

My OMG for May is to complete this Fig Tree (fabric) Sweet Roll Plus table topper.  In fact I hope to get it done by mid-May so I can give it to my mom for a Mother’s Day gift.

 

Plus-sign quilt

I found some coordinating fabrics in my stash to piece the back for this little quilt.

I did not complete my OMG for April, so I really hope to have it finished by the end of May as well.  April ended up being busy with two weekends away, which cut into my long-arm quilting time.  I did have a wonderful time visiting grandsons and sewing with friends though.  Here is a picture of my Corduroy quilt again, wish me luck.

 

Corduroy quilt

I am linking with Elm Street Quilts, so please take a moment to see what projects others are hoping to complete this month.

Two quilts by Judy

Pinwheel Animals quilt

Great name for great quilt Judy made for a neighbors baby.  They have dogs and dad is a Vet, how fitting.

 

So of course we had to use the Puppy Paws pantograph by Jessica Schick for the quilting.

 

For me a house or an apartment becomes a home when you add one set of four legs, a happy tail, and that indescribable measure of love that we call a dog. ~ Roger Caras

Sunset Zen quilt

Such a lovely combination of colours in this quilt, which does give a very Zen feeling.

Sunset Zen quilt

Jody chose a pantograph called Hydrangea by Anne Bright, and a purple Glide thread called Raven.

 

Hydrangea pantograph

What you think, you become.

What you feel, you attract.

What you imagine, you create. 

~ Buddha

Linda’s 50th Quilt

This lovely quilt was made by Diane for her friend Linda’s 50^th birthday.

 

Linda's 50th quilt

So many fabulous fabrics showcased here.

 

Quilted with the Calm Water pantograph by Anne Bright and a blue green glide thread called Persian.

 

Diane incorporated the extra blocks on the back of the quilt to create some back-art.

 

Such a nice birthday gift.

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words. Plautus

OMG for April

I have quite a few quilts in the making, in a closet in my den I have quilts with backs ready to be quilted, then on a rack in my quilting room I have finished quilt tops and on the shelves in my quilting room I have stacks of blocks that need to be sewn together into a quilt top.

For my One Monthly Goal (OMG) for April, I have picked the oldest quilt in the closet with a backing ready to go.

 

Nothing fancy, a simple corduroy utility quilt, with a plaid flannel backing.

 

Again I’ll tell it’s story at the end of the month when I finish it.

 

Wish me luck, and maybe join me and many others in the OMG fun at Elm Street Quilts.

Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees. ~ Rumi

Rainbow Rows quilt

I have finished my Rainbow Rows quilt.  This pattern is by Lissa Alexander, found in the April 2015 edition of American Patchwork & Quilting.  I pieced many of the little blocks over the past year (or more) while sewing my way through the rainbow with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

I absolutely loved the process of this quilt, the little scraps that I got to use, the scrappy background and the colours.

Quilted with the Double Plume pantograph by Keryn Emmerson.

I decided to piece the back, buying a couple of bigger pieces and using some of my stash as well.

And I added a label, I’m trying to remember to do this for every quilt.

My husband and I are now enjoying it on our bed.

Chains do not hold a marriage together.  It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.  ~ Simone Signoret