Photos and histories of quilts I made in 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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
53. Yankee Doodle #2
56. Rivers of Roses
59 & 60. Native Twin Quilts
