Monday, May 3, 2010

Pinwheels & Rectangles

Another unfinished quilt finally finished! Pinwheels & Rectangles is from a pattern designed by Eleanor Burns. I finished the top last year, but just now got around to having it quilted by Cathy. The light green pinwheels don't show up very well in this picture, but this quilt is really very pretty.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Mommy and me... Finished!

We finished the quilt project today and my mom and I started
last week.  I LOVE it!  But sadly, we have decided to send
it to a better home.  I always miss my quilts when they leave.
I'm sure my brother and sister-in-law will take
very good care of it though :)

Friday, April 23, 2010

Mommy and me...

My mom is visiting from California
and so (of course) I thought we should make a quilt.

Really, it's her fault for buying me a
quilt magazine at Barnes and Noble today. 
And I wasn't even whining.
(not that I ever whined as a child)

The fabrics and pattern.

Grandma Zee
making her first "real" quilt.
sew, grandma, sew!

Stay tuned for the finished project!!

Saturday, April 17, 2010

On a Whim

Found in Heather Mulder Peterson's book, Favorite Quilts From Anka's Treasures, "On a Whim" is a very basic and easy pattern. When I found this pattern, I was looking for a pattern I could use with this fabric (Kaye's Kitchen) by Kaye England. The quilt in the book was made with several different fat quarters of different fabrics and looks so pretty. (My picture is awful and doesn't do the pattern nor the fabric justice.)

Monday, April 5, 2010

For a rainy day...

First, I was going to make this quilt for my mother as she is from Ketchikan, AK which is one of the rainiest places on earth.

Then I was going to make it for my daughter who is returning home TOMORROW after serving an 18 month mission in Seattle, WA. Another very rainy place.

But then I made the quilt.
Sorry ladies... I guess I just don't love you enough.



Friday, April 2, 2010

Square Dance

I had wanted to make a quilt with black and white and lime greens and had been collecting the greens for a bit (I already had all of the black and white fabrics in my stash). So, when I found the tutorial for this quilt here, I just had to make it. Then, I got the name "Square Dance" from here. Since then, I have found that there are lots of different quilts named "Square Dance." The professor calls it "Geometry," so I may have to change the name of this quilt to that. Does anyone know what the "real" name of this quilt pattern actually is?

Friday, March 19, 2010

DONE... well almost.

two and a half years ago, I bought a civil war kit.
six months ago I got brave enough to start it.
one month ago I finished the top.
yesterday I picked it up from the quilter.
today it is on my bed
maybe tomorrow I will do the binding.
maybe.





here is a shot of just a few of the projects I have going...
the machine is in the shop,
so I think I'll cut out another project.
isn't that what we do??