I finished the bargello quilt! I did some traditional quilting on it but also did a lot of cursive writing on it.
Category: quilts for family
stained glass quilt
This one is really quick to sew!
Eleanor Burns
There I was, watching Quilt In A Day on a Saturday morning when I saw a quilt that just really struck my eye. And I thought – hey! I have a bunch of primary color batiks in 10″ squares that would be perfect for a quilt. I’m naming this one Stained Glass quilt. This is…
trying out a quilt block
I’m not decided yet if this is the block I’ll make or not. It’s from the batik fabric that I got for Christmas. It’s a disappearing 9 patch but the organized version. I can’t remember the exact name of it!
one final look
One last look at the purple quilt, to give an idea of the size.
all wrapped up
She liked it! And wow was she ever surprised to get it for Christmas which was the best part of all! We had her open it up as the very last present.
purple quilt under the needle
I’ll skip over the drama of basting a quilt that’s something like 105×105. The top is pieced and sewn together and now it’s quilt, quilt, and quilt some more in time to get it under the Christmas tree! She knows I’m working on it but has no idea I’m hoping to get it done this…
Take 2 on the purple quilt
We’re both in agreement now on the right fabric for the quilt. I’m testing out another block to see if the daughter like it and if so, we’ll move on to actually making a quilt!
Mom’s quilt is completed
Whew. Just in time for Christmas, considering I need to get it in the mail. I tried out pretty much every quilting pattern I knew at some point. There are circles and stars, bishop fans and arcs. Circles, swirls, and squares. There’s something different in each one. It helps a lot that I have a…
quilt in EQ7
After many variations and discussions, this is the final layout for the purple quilt. I am on vacation through the end of the year so we’ll see if I get this done in time for Christmas. She has a queen sized bed so no small feat.
Lemoyne star
The daughter has asked for “a purple quilt” for Christmas. I’m testing out colors and block styles. This is one I’m considering. I’m not crazy about it personally; she wanted it all the same color in the star and that color seems more like “wine” than purple to me.
Quilt for Mom
It’s coming along….not done yet. There’s actually a fair amount of work in these to make sure that first of all there’s a lot of different colors in it, and that a color isn’t repeated too close together or too frequently. Fortunately mom’s are very forgiving in case it’s not quite right!