Photos and histories of quilts I made in 2020
February, 2020
"Swoon" is a pattern by Thimbleberries that I LOVE. I
made one in 2018,
made this one
in February 2020, and another in March 2020. This pattern is like a
gift that keeps on
giving. In this one, I made the contrast between the two light
fabrics minimal on purpose
in order to make the dark blue stars "pop". It
worked!
I used vintage sheets I found at an estate sale for the light fabrics
and a cuddle blanket
as the backing. I tell you what, this quilt had a wonderful
feel. I came about hair's breadth
from keeping it for myself. It felt like an heirloom from the first
day I made it.
However, someone bought it from my Etsy shop and now I'm very glad.
This is the
beautiful message he sent to me,
"For many years I used a blue patchwork quilt my
great-grandmother made me but sadly
it is now falling apart. I have retired it and now I am using the quilt
you made and it makes
me very happy that you made it with care and love just like my Mamaw made
her quilts."
This is the first bed-sized quilt that I've used a quilting innovation
that I've never seen
anyone else doing. I quilt it without the back, then add the backing
on at the end,
tacking it down with some stitch-in-the-ditch quilting. It worked
great here.
This cuddly fur backing was the bomb!
Lots of pictures because I worked hard on this.
March 2020
used for the quilt I finished last month, and this is the third quilt I've made using Angela Waters'
"Modern X" pattern.
See - Modern X Squared, January 2019 and Modern X Squared Again in July 2019.
That was small for my taste, so I pieced two of them, then split the second one
into fourths. I set the original design on point, then stuck one quarter of the second
one onto each corner. It makes a large queen sized quilt and a lovely design.
This quilt finished at 92" by 92".
I also did these little starburst things in the 16-patch blocks.
I did an innovative (I think) binding on this
quilt. At least, I've never seen anyone else
do a binding this way. I usually bring the
backing around to the front as binding.
However, on this quilt I did not want the
pattern from the backing to interfere with
the design of the quilt. So I took the front
of the quilt and brought it around to the
back for the binding. It worked great!
March 2020
This is one you just have to see to truly appreciate. The white
fabric is a beautiful,
metallic, shiny style and absolutely sparkles in the light. It is
wonderful fabric but
it doesn't photograph worth a hoot.
This quilt finished at 84" by 100".
and it is also the shiniest fabric I've worked with. I love it.
wanted to make and the quilting part takes me forever, so I bit the bullet. She did a great job.
The thread is silver and makes the back almost as pretty as the front.
April, 2020
locating just the right accent colors to go with it. The teal backing took forever to find, as there are tons of shades
of this minty-blue-green color out there. Once I had all the fabrics, I couldn't wait to make my 3rd "Swoon" quilt
out of it.
I might say this a lot, but this was one of my favorite quilts that I've
ever made. I just think it turned out so beautiful.
It was very fun for me that my good friend from High School, Lisa Wales Tuck,
purchased it from my Etsy store.
This quilt finished at 81" by 88".
I just loved this quilt!
May, 2020
It turned out so cute that I decided to convert it into a baby blanket.
May, 2020
do something with it. I cut it all into squares and stripes, then put it together in this
style. I paired it with a metallic gold fabric, purple accent fabric, and metallic gold quilting.
I backed this quilt in a furry blanket. Boy, does it make this thing
feel rich and impressive! It's heavy too. Most
of my quilts weigh around 7 pounds but this one is 9. It could be the
only cover on a bed and keep you toasty warm!
May, 2020
really nice. So when I was asked to donate a quilt to Bunny Franklin's "Quilts for Heroes"
project, I immediately thought of this. It is a winner again! In my opinion, anyway!
I hope it will be a blessing to a service man or woman.
The quilting was done by another lady, Peggy Aagenes-Janzer, a volunteer who helps quilt the tops being donated to the veterans. The quilt came out about 62" by 84".
June, 2020
One of my favorite quilt patterns, Swoon, is made by Thimble
Blossoms. They also
designed this pattern, called, "On a Whim". You are actually
supposed to switch the
dark and white, but I wanted to see how it would look when done this
way. I really like it.
86" by 100"
July, 2020
This was the 4th in a series of four vintage quilt tops I purchased at
Estate Sales
with the goal of finishing them myself. The first three were very difficult
to do,
with old fabric having many tears and the blocks being quite uneven.
Thankfully
this one was much better to work with. I used a decorative stitch for
part of the
quilting and thread the sharply contrasted with the light yellow
backing.
This quilt finished at 68" by 90" and was really adorable once I got it done.
This quilt sold at the Eureka Quilt Show in August 2020. I'm told the new owner is thrilled with it.
July, 2020
This is a teal version of the "Stars on Glittering Snow"
quilt I made earlier this year.
It also turned out beautifully. I had it quilted by a friend of mine on
her long arm machine.
The backing is lovely too, I'm frankly surprised that this quilt hasn't sold
yet from my Etsy shop.
July, 2020
She designed a truly beautiful line of fabric called, "Parade of Roses" that inspired me to make many table toppers
from it. I then decided that a whole quilt was in order, so this was the result. It is a really fun, flowing quilt.
57. Starbaby - Lone Star Baby Quilt
In early October 2020, our local quilt guild (Scraps 'n Threads) put on a
class in which we made a baby-sized
Lone Star quilt together using Judy Niemeyer's paper piecing methods.
Lone Stars are famously difficult
so I never thought I'd attempt one, but I did it! I think this turned
out so lovely!
that came with the class materials. The did a great job choosing the fabrics and placement.
This shows the fuzzy-soft Sherpa backing.
