Quilts

chevrons and dots in a rainbow of color – it’s going to be a happy quilt

The journal fabrics in the Noteworthy line by Sweetwater drew me in. The colors are cheerful and I can’t help but smile when I see this quilt. I used a charm pack, mini charm packs and fat eighths bundle to create the top. Mostly piecing patchwork with no pattern in mind. Just stitching to stitching.

I decided to keep one more of the quilts I had completed, so I needed one more for a holiday gift. This batik quilt is a much better fit for the recipient anyway. It’s constructed from 36 9” squares and quilted in concentric squares and backed in hand dyed peach fabric. I wrapped the backing

I set a goal early in the year to make throw size quilts as gifts for family and friends. They are all finished and I even made a few to keep myself. Half of the quilts we delivered in person on a recent trip to visit family, the rest will be shipped soon. (note to

Here are the finished patchwork quilts. I love how colorful they are.

I’ve been quilting and binding the Husband’s Challenge and scrap quilt for me. The cats love them as much as we do. When it warms up a bit, I might be able to find the quilts unoccupied so I can take pictures of them finished.

I finished quilting and binding 5 more quilts for holiday gifts – most of these are for my nephews and niece. Here are tiny photos of some of these quilts – I don’t want to ruin any surprises.

I was sick for almost a week with a nasty cold. What did I do when not sleeping or working? I quilted. Eight of those quilt tops I made earlier in the year are now quilted! This quilt is my favorite. I quilted it with a chevron pattern and changed the thread color as I