Prairie Windows

I have worked on this quilt throughout the week.  I originally bought the gold/with white berries fabric and thought I could use a piece of toile fabric I have had for years, but after making the blocks it was evident the two fabrics were not going to work together, so off I went to the store to find a better match.  The sashing became more involved when Rachel (my artsy daughter) suggested that it be pieced with the alternate sashing color.  I love the complexity this added to the quilt.  The name "Prairie Windows" is a suggestion.  Any ideas?  I might be doing a whole series of  "Prairie" quilts because that is where I live right now.  This would be "Prairie" quilt number two.

Helen 

On Quilt Story

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Alexander Henry Fabric

I found a couple yards of this fabric and I am in love with it.  I don't know what I will do with it, but I am waiting to be inspired!

Drunkard's Path

I wanted to share a quilt I made about 8 years ago when I found this black and maroon fabric that I couldn't pass up.  I was committed to learning to piece curves and this pattern was an obvious choice.  I still love this quilt and it is on my guest bed in my sewing room.

My Own Design

For a while I have had images of quilt designs floating around in my head and I finally bought some fabric and got inspired to come up with my "Prairie Points of Interest" quilt.  I have wanted to make a quilt that represents where I live in the Texas Panhandle.  In this design the center focus blocks represent the wild vegetation that is naturally treeless, the flying geese are representative of the Canadian Geese that migrate to this area over the winter (they are everywhere, and I love it), the circles show the 'Playa Lakes' that abound in the region, the stripes are the furrows of the countless fields that are planted in corn, cotton, sunflowers, or wheat, and the open spaces convey the feeling of openness that surrounds the high plains.  I intended for it to have a modern feel to it and the vertical quilting maintains that feeling.  I am really pleased with it and proud of myself for doing it.  I even put a label on the back, yeah!

Bird Nerd

I am a confessed 'bird nerd.'  I watch birds, I wonder about birds, I take pictures of birds, I make bird pincushions, and now I have some adorable bird fabric I am going to make a quilt out of.  I am not sure what the plan is yet, but I will keep you posted.

Sharlot's Quilts

Sharlot has kept me busy for a couple of months with her quilts and here are her last two.  The 'Perfect Ten' was quilted with the Bombay Blossom panto.  The 'Country Snowmen' was lightly custom quilted that includes a holly berry border and some continuous line quilting in the the checkerboard areas.