July 4, 2012

Vicki's Let it Snow

Vicki's Let it Snow is a country quilt that makes good use of printed panels.  It's quilted with an all over curlicue design.

full quilt

close up

backing

Debbie's Calendar Applique quilt

This is Debbie's applique quilt--didn't she do a wonderful job?  I don't know if this was a kit, but the fabrics and designs are beautifully balanced over the quilt. I love the recurring heart shape. 
I quilted a medium stipple in the background of the blocks, used rulers in the sashing and cornerstones and did an all over curlicue design in the outer border.

full quilt

July block

August block

September block

December block

backing

July 1, 2012

Diane's Double Irish Chain

Diane's crisp blue and white double Irish chain was quilted with Patricia Ritter's pantograph Fanfare.

full quilt

close up

even closer--isn't that pretty?

backing

Diane's Hungry Caterpillar

Diane's Hungry Caterpillar, semi-custom quilted.  Variegated loops or X's in the "bricks". White thread stippling in the background of the butterfly and caterpillar.  I used the same bright variegated thread to highlight some areas of the butterfly and caterpillar.

bricks

butterfly

close up of wing

another portion of a wing

caterpillar close up

caterpillar

backing

Debbie's Maple leaf and log cabin

Debbie's maple leaf and log cabin top was quilted with Patricia Ritter's Honeysuckle pantograph with deep autumn colored variegated King Tut thread.

full quilt

close up

backing

Marlene's baby animal quilt

This is the first of many tops that Marlene has waiting to be quilted. All of the hand embroidered animals have a heart quilted on them.

full quilt

giraffes

turtles and cats

lions

alligator (crocodile?)

flannel backing

June 17, 2012

Jennie's Irish Chain

I wish I had more space in my house so that I could get better pictures of the bigger quilts.  I guess I didn't remember to take a picture of the full quilt when I dropped this off at Pieceful Quilting for Jennie.  The feathered circle with the spiral center and the vines in the border were done with the Pro-Stitcher.  I used rulers for the ditch work, and the stippling is freehand.

border
on the frame
blocks 
backing