Clara's Quilt for Thomas

Isn't this the cutest panel ever???

Clara framed this adorable bear with this fun background for a little boy who has some special medical issues. It was an honor to quilt it for them both. She even sent me a picture of Thomas with his quilt. He looked pretty darn happy.

I used my heatwave pattern in the busy background, but on the white, I did little geometric blocks around the bear. The bear got some special quilting, but it didn't show up very well in the pic. Sorry!

Because this quilt was for a little boy, I quilted his name in the corner. I hope he saw it!!

Dory

The Big Four of Yellowstone

Leslie has been busy and I'm falling behind...although I do have a good excuse. I had a total hip replacement on December 4, which set me back a bit. Thankfully everything went well and I'm back to quilting. And to be honest, Leslie sent this way before the hip replacement; I'm just slow getting the blog caught up! 

She called this the Big Four of Yellowstone. It was a beautiful panel and a quick quilt due to its size. I love these little projects.

 And here's the back...

Leslie also sent up a single block that had been hand quilted. It was only 12 x 12, but I was happy to quilt it for her. There was, of course, a story behind this block, but can I remember it?? Of course not. This is why I need to be more current with my posts. A few feathers and some curved cross-hatching were all that was required for this one.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dory

Sequim Bay Yacht Club Hospice Quilt

I almost always take the New Year's Day Mystery Quilting Class from Longarm University. Several years ago I took the class and actually finished the quilt! I'm great at starting; its my follow through that has issues. Anyway, Dennis races on a sailboat with a Captain who is very involved with raising money for Hospice. That year, I gave them my quilt to raffle. Since then, they've been piecing quilts and giving them to me for quilting so they can raffle them off.  This was the quilt for 2018.

I found this pattern when I was in Santa Cruz and thought it appropriate for a sailing organization. The ladies pieced it and I got to play with the quilting.  I did some linework around the outside, but quilted clouds behind the boat and gulls in the middle.  Of course, later (isn't hindsight always 20/20?), I thought I should have quilted clouds behind the gulls on the side as well.

Here's a shot of the linework I did in the corners.

Luckily, the folks buying tickets for the quilt didn't seem to mind my lapse in quilting creativity!

Dory

Carolyn's Patchwork City

This quilt is just amazing and made more so by the fact that Carolyn didn't make this from a kit. She chose her fabrics carefully and the result was spectacular!

Don't you love how the colors flow???  This quilt just needed to be held together--it didn't need any quilting that would detract from the lovely piecing. I quilted this using a bunch of inter-connecting straight lines.

The border was more straight lines with a "plaid/crosshatch" effect in the corners.

And a shot of the back. Not a lot shows, but you get a good idea of the texture!

But the best news was when Carolyn contacted me to let this know that the quilt took First Place and Best of Division at the local fair. The judge made many nice comments, but my favorite, of course, was, "Understated quilt design perfectly suited for modern quilt." In California, where Carolyn lives, they hire outside judges for the fairs and award only one First Place ribbon. Not like Washington where everyone gets first or second place no matter what. Getting first place here was a real honor for both of us!

Thanks for looking!

Dory