Holiday Lonestar

Christie made a beautiful Holiday Lonestar years ago.  She did a great job piecing it.  The center was nice and flat and it was easy to quilt.  I used the panto 'Ho Ho Holly' with natural thread.  It was a great design for a fun quilt!

Zen Garden

I made this zigzag quilt last year.  The fabric line has Asian writing on it and feels very organic, so I am calling it "Zen Garden."  I wanted to do more than straight line quilting to give it some energy and a "zen" feeling.  I repeated three quilting patterns of vines, stepping stones, and a simple feather.  I love how it turned out :0) !

Urban Cowboy and Western 'Turning 30'

I have finally finished two belated Christmas gifts.  My son asked for a western quilt over a year ago, and I am sad it took so long to finish, but I am thrilled it is now done and that he loves it!  The other quilt is for my brother.  I also quilted it this week and will put it in the mail in a couple of days.

I used the panto 'Spiral Square' and put a nice warm flannel on the back.  Because the flannel is so heavy I used low loft 100% polyester batting which keeps the quilt from being too heavy.

I am calling this pebbling 'River Rock'.  It looks very organic and manly and goes well with the western prints.  The larger blocks have a ribbon candy/swirl quilted in them and the sashing was meant to resemble wood.  I like the overall effect!

Urban Cowboy

I have a late Christmas gift that I am finishing for my brother and his family.  My brother, Lowell, is the true 'cowboy' in the family.  He loves horses, farming, ranching, all sorts of ourdoorsy stuff.  He lives in a rural community in central Utah.  I had 15 different western print fat quarters I wanted to use to make him a quilt.  I decided to modify Urban Abacus and use it as the pattern.  I cut each fat quarter into (4) 9x10 inch pieces and made the basic curve shape with Jenny's Quick Curve Ruler.  I then squared up the blocks and added sashing.  I love how it turned out and how it showcases the western prints.  Now I just need to quilt it and get it in the mail before his birthday in March.  :0)

Paisley Panto

I love paisleys! I always have.  Recently I found a new panto that has a beautiful paisley.  I have used it a few times. :0)

This panto was an obvious choice on Sharlott's beautiful quilt!

This was a whole cloth bed cover for a king size bed.  It turned out beautiful!

Freehand Straight Line Quilting

Kristi made these two quilts to go on a set of antique twin beds.  I love how traditional and scrappy they are, but with the freehand straight line quilting they now have a contemporary feel!  I also finished the binding so when Kristi gets them they are 100% finished.

I especially love the dark and very scrappy fabrics in this quilt.  It looks like it could have been pieced 60 years ago.

When doing straight line quilting I use the seams on the quilt as guide lines.  Kristi wanted it freehand so even though it takes a while to quilt the freehand element gave me some flexibility.