Quilts

My friend Kristin had some kaleidoscope blocks started and was cleaning out her sewing room as she moved. I claimed the blocks thinking I would make a quilt for her. There were many 5” matching squares that I used along with some of the extra triangles to make a patchwork back. I have another quilt […]

Six members in the Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild decided to do a bee in which each us picked a 12” block pattern and the others made her 2 blocks. I chose log cabin blocks with bright solid center, and logs of neutral except for 1 print. I made a few more blocks and added a

I finished 4 more quilts that my cat, Dexter, prompt claimed as his own. We he gives them back, I will try to take photos of each one.

I finished my patchwork quilt! I had to quilt it in two pieces and then stitch them together before binding. I love all the colors and fabrics. The back is made from two blocks I purchased from Anna Maria Horner’s studio sale and a print I adore. The back is very modern with lots of

How do you stay positive and keep your mind off things you can’t really control when you are worried or anxious? Straight light stitching, ironing and cutting to create giant patchwork blocks (45” each) is much more therapeutic than a cookie. I finally let myself cut into the many fat quarters I had long ago

The wedding was in late May so I can now share the completed quilt I created. I used Amy Butler Dots and Kona in Snow along with a few other neutrals. It’s backed with V & Co. Simply Color Aquatic Blue Leafy Stripe. I added the name of the bride and groom to the quilt.

What’s a girl to do when she’s had an allergic reaction to antibiotics? Piece quilt tops so her hands will be too busy to scratch her very itchy skin! Thankfully the rash and itch have cleared up and I managed to finish 3 quilt tops and blocks for a 4th so I consider it a

My friend, Kristin, has been cleaning out her fabric stash. Strips and fat quarters in greens, blue and brown looked fun. I challenged myself to finish it today. It’s not fancy — patchwork, pillowcase binding and mostly stitch in the ditch quilting. It’ll a great charity quilt for a child as soon as I snip

I’m still loving patchwork – especially when I piece with no plan and a desire to embrace the results. It a relaxing process with a surprise ending. Flea Market Fancy fabric cut in 5” squares with Kona chocolate backing and binding – quilted in a grid pattern measuring 54” x 54”

The Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters’ host a teddy bear tea each year. Teddy bears and friends are paired with small quilts and donated to several charities to be given to children in need. Our quilts are due today – I created 10 myself and helped with 2 more during a guild sewing night. My quilts