Lola's Quilt

Back in the late 80's and early 90's, Lola hand embroidered the 50 state flowers on individual squares. She always wanted to make a quilt out of them but was unable to due too a decrease in her eyesight. Earlier this year her daughter Heidi resurected the squares and contacted me to make her the quilt. I was honored and delighted. And scared.

We decieded to set the squares on point.

This is the "map" I made to keep the states in order.

Progressing along.

Once all the states were in place, my friend Susan Jones quilted it. Lola likes butterflies so there is a butterfly print on the back and Susan even quilted in random butterflies. After all that, I made the scalloped edges. Boy was I scared to start cutting on those! Also had to make lots and lots of bias binding.

Then Ta-Da, here is Lola with her quilt!

Check out that embroidery! All by hand! Amazing.

Weiner Dog Quilt

I made this quilt for my horseback riding instructor, Carol. She recently lost her weiner dog, Bruce. It was extra sad because her other one, Louise, had passed earlier this year. I saw this pattern the very next day and had to make it for her. The dogs and hearts are appliqued with Steam a Seam Lite then machine blanket stiched.

This is the back of the quilt. I quilted it by stiching in the ditch and straight line quilting around the border.

I made this label using purchased Ink Jet Fabric Sheets. I works really well but the fabric was so glaringly white. I tea stained it and hand sewed it to the quilt.
I'm giving Carol this quilt today. I hope she likes it...!

I made my mom a teapot cozy. She took this photo. She says she really likes it!

Warm Cool Quilt Along

I decieded to join the Warm Cool Quilt Along on In Color Order's Blog. Here are my fabrics for that one. We are supposed to cut 25 5 inch squares of both warm and cool colors. I'm doing 2 of each fabric. I really wanted to use what I had on hand.

Quilt till You Wilt

Susan Jones hosts the all day Quilt till you Wilt at her home each month. What a blast!

All the ladies sewing

Susan Jones on her Queen Quilting Machine.

I need one of these!

Color inspiration from my yard. Yay for the sun finally coming out!

I have never done a Quilt Along, however I've been thinking about doing a Kaleidoscope Quilt and I noticed that over on "Don't call me Betsy" she's leading a Kaleidoscope Quilt Along. Weird. So I'm going to give it a try!

This is my "Koi to the World" Quilt.

I am a self taught quilter. I am not much of one for reading the directions or following the rules. This is the first quilt I have completed. I call it "Rock the Casbah". I was inspired by Quilt Dad's Wonky Log Cabin Block.