Leslie's Build a Quilt

 This is Leslie's beautiful Build a Quilt project from Angela Walters. This is the Stay Wild fabric and a quilt we both did. Of course, Leslie's is quilted and mine <gasp> isn't!!

If you're not familiar with Angela's BAQ program, you should check out her website. Basically, she designs three quilts around ten blocks in three colorways. Each month you receive a block and then at some point near the end, you decide on a finishing kit. Once its completed, she even sends you a "roadmap" for quilting.

I had so much fun with this quilt! Leslie always gives me free rein to do whatever I want on her quilts and with this one, I chose to do many of Angela's designs, as well as some of my own. I usually quilt as designs come to me, so having a basic guide was a new experience.

Below are a bunch of the blocks...if you're familiar with Angela's quilting, you'll notice a few similarities.

As you can see, I got just a bit carried away! Now for my favorite part...pics of the back!

A lot of thread went into this quilt...that and a lot of love. 

Dory

2021 In Review...

Not sure that title really works, since this is the first post about 2021 and I'm creating it in 2022. Its going to be a long one, as I plan to post several quilts at once. Trying something new here to see whether maybe, just maybe, I can keep up in 2022. Fingers crossed!!

These next five quilts were shipped to me from Betty. It was supposed to be only three quilts, but something happened in transit...the quilts had fully completed quilt babies!!!! 

And those are all Betty's quilts for 2021. Hope you're enjoying the new format. And remember, if you want to see the quilting in more detail, you can click on any of the photos to blow them up.

Thanks for looking!

Dory

(PS...Happy Leslie??)

 

 

Wendy's Port Gamble Mystery Quilt

 Port Gamble is an old, historic little town not to far away from here. Their shop, Quilted Straight, used to be in Port Angeles, but moved into the cutest carriage house in Port Gamble several years ago. Shortly after Covid started and all the shops were shut, the owner renewed this mystery project and charged only $25 to participate. The funds she collected went to a local charity to help feed people. Wendy participated, and this is the quilt she made.

I loved how her quilt turned out and I loved all the fun places to create quilting designs. Below are a few pics with feathers, swirls, hooked curves, "l"s, and linework...

In the center, I did a bit more "playing" with designs...

Thanks for looking!

Dory

Nancy's Covid Leaves

 Nancy has been a busy woman during this stay-at-home Covid stuff. To keep from going bonkers, she's been making ceramic tiled mirrors, embroidering, and yes, quilting. This is her latest applique project--leaves. She said she got started and just didn't know when to stop!

Its a colorful and HUGE quilt. I knew that I would be doing a lot of intensive quilting in the brown areas, so the borders got some simple line work. In the outer brown area I did a combo of leaves, paisley's, and pebbles surrounding the leaves and filling in the background.

As you can see, I filled the inner square with pebbles...lots and lots of pebbles!

And here's a couple shots of the back...just because.

Thanks for looking!!!

Dory

Sally's Quilt for her Granddaughter

 Sally is a new customer who trusted me with her granddaughter Kate's quilt. I love how bright and cheery this one is.

In the 20-patch blocks, I did some simple cc's, then in the white blocks I did one of my favorite flowers surrounded by wishbones. This pic also shows the ribbon candy in the sashing.

The borders had some fine linework with doodles in the flowers.

And although I neglected to get a close up...several of the flowers as well as a couple places in that gold sashing have Kate's name quilted into the design.

Thanks for looking!

Dory