Leslie's "Window" Quilts

Ever wonder what to do with those panels you love? Leslie had some pretty good ideas.  This first one is called the Redwood Express.

I just love the idea of making it look like a window--I see some of these in my future!

I didn't want to detract from the panel, so rather than any intricate quilting, I just did diagonal lines across the "panes."

Of course, I had to add a little detail in the borders...

This next one is called Southwest Desert View. I love the colors, but then its mostly orange and I LOVE orange!

As you can see, the "panes" got the same treatment, but I played in that outside border with gold thread. I did some quilting to mimic the diamond patterns.

Thanks for looking!

Dory

Grand-daughter Josey's Quilt

Carolyn made this quilt for her grand-daughter, Josey. If I remember correctly, Josey even picked out the fabrics.  I think she has pretty good color sense!

Carolyn wanted a very loose allover pattern and wool batting for warmth since this quilt will live in Idaho. I did the whole thing with loops and added a couple special touches.

Josey got her name quilted in the border. Grandma said she was super excited when she saw that!

Happy Quilting!!

Dory

Cowgirls!!

I love this quilt. Carol finished it for a friend and sent it up for quilting. The only instruction was that the owner didn't want any quilting on the faces of the cowgirls. Not a problem...

Here are a couple of close-ups of the "ladies." I did two different backgrounds with just a little stitching in the ladies to make the clothes stand out. (That will show up better in the pics of the back below)

And a shot of the border--or should I say borders? Other than the last border on the outside, I treated it as one fabric, using my heatwave allover. I felt that quilting them separately would have been too busy.

And some pics of the back...

Thanks for looking!!!!

Dory

Sun Bonnet Sue Quilt Club Community Quilt

Every once in a awhile, I'm asked to quilt a Community Quilt for one of the guilds I belong to.  This is the latest.  I think this is one of the BQ patterns, but I don't know which one. The colors are much warmer in person; its a lovely quilt.

Because of the colors, I decided to go with some geometric patterns thinking that it could easily be given to a man. But then...

I blew it and added feathers! Oh well!!

Here's a shot of the back. Although its a busy backing, you can see the quilting if you squint!!

Thanks for looking!

Dory

2018 Cabin Fever Quilters Raffle Quilt

This is the latest raffle quilt from Cabin Fever Quilters. In an attempt to make it more contemporary, they chose to do it in grays and brights--apparently, the original pattern was all muted tones. I think they did a great job! Don't you??

I apologize for the wonky pic, but this quilt was so big that I didn't have a good place to hang it for a photo. The good thing about that is my new photo spot! I will now be hanging quilts 8' off the floor in the living room. Should make for better shots with better lighting!

Since the makers opted for a more modern vibe with their fabrics, I opted for more modern quilting. Fewer feathers, more linework, etc.

This is a pic of the outer blocks on this quilt. If you click on it, the quilting will show a bit better. The only instruction I received prior to quilting was to not quilt anything on top of the applique.

This pic shows the frame around the frame around the center. I quilted the gray with both lines and meandering, breaking it in half at the applique line.

 This is the center of the quilt. I framed it with quilting in much the same way as the outer border, adding a little more detail in the corners.

A closer shot of the detail:

Here are a few shots of the back

Tickets are available now if you live in the PNW. Or if you really want some, let me know and I'll send them.

Dory