Tacoma Lakes raffle quilt

Our local chapter Tacoma Lakes set up this beautiful quilt to be raffled at Longfellows Greenhouse this past weekend.
 Machine pieced by chapter members..machine quilted by Koleen Painchaud. Size 86" x 117" Drawing is to be at our Quilt Show at Carrie Ricker School Litchfield, ME (do not need to be present to win) Drawing - October 16 at 3:00 

July 2014 Update

     Quilt made for a young mom for baby daughter.

This was made for great grand daughter. 

I called it 'Angels Unaware'

This was a special twelve month quilt project. December was all these tiny leaves. I button holed them and put little red buttons on them. Appliqued the ribbon. Quilted it myself.

Project done at our quilt group.

This is the extent of my quilting for a few months after falling and breaking my wrist. I am healing well and hope to get back to making quilts. My next project will be a curvy quilt that our quilting group made. 

April finishes-Jo Morton++

Where has almost 4 months of the this year gone? Quilting for me has taken a back burner with a few of life's challenges. Although I have seen some finishes.

My first finish. I joined the Jo(Morton) Little Women Club 12. I had none of her fabrics so have started from scratch to build a stash and now have a good amount of blue, brown, red and  golds...and of course a touch of black....I find very few of her lights though....But I am off and running with my first one done. "Abbygayle's Scraps". Finished it by hand quilting.

My 2nd finish is my quilt group challenge 'Bargello w/a Twist. by Maggie Ball. It multiple blocks all the same and there are 21 different way you can lay them to get a pattern. It is a group challenge and will be shown at the Maine Quilt show July 26-28 in Augusta.

 Close-up of hand quilting. I did a larger stitch and used 

various designs throughout. It is 40" square. 

My 3rd finish was something that was started in February 2004 and I finished the blocks in 2005. It was a block of the month at Busy Thimble, Litchfield. It had sat in a box to be finished for 7 years. Summer of 2012 I decided I had enough experience to put this together. It consisted of blocks from 4" and everything in between up to 20" with no layout

 and I had to fill in the gaps. 

It is called "OHIO COLLECTION" by Anita Shackelford/Thimble Works 2003. 

It was quilted by Ann Woodhead. I just got it back a few days ago and was encouraged by

fellow quilter friends to enter it into judged section of the Maine Quilt show in July. 

This eagle is the star of this quilt as far as I am concerned..hand appliqued...embroidery.

E PLURIBUS UNUM (means 'out of many one')

 This is shown on its side because of the length 100" x 83

I am on the left and Ann is on the right.

 I flipped this so you could see it right side up. Hard to see all the intricate pieces but you can get an idea. I had never done anything like this before so it was a challenge to me. Now I would find it much easier after years of quilting. So overjoyed to have it finally done.

Christmas Gifts

Made for great grandson who loves GREEN tractors..for Christmas..Pillowcase. This was shown at my Tacoma Quilt group...."Show 'n Tell time

2 others I made....one with baseballs and the other for a girl.for Christmas

 Peasie Hats made for grandson's for Christmas

 Wall Hanging 'Live Simply' ...made for daughter-in-law.

The is the final installment of the 12 month wall hanging that I did each month with 

CountryJunktion.com....They were a challenge but I enjoyed doing them. Techniques were needle turn applique.....in the ditch stitching.....short-arm quilting.....button hole stitch.

Something different on each one. You can scroll through my posting and see each one for 12 months. 

This is December 8" x 22"

November finishes

This is the a little panel that I picked up at the Maine Quilt Show in July. I did a lot of stitching outlining in gold....black...and then added the sparkles and a star atop the tree to give it a little bling.

The story behind this is, I felt inspired to make this for a gal in our church that was almost dead and the Lord touched her and she lived and our church just set her up in her own apartment in time for Christmas. Her old apartment had been disbanded and  all her things gotten rid of except personal things. I felt she needed something special. We all know she is a miracle. I wrote at top left "God's Gift" and to the right "A Miracle"  and her name and date. For truly she is a miracle.

These are special pillow cases. The reason I decided to open them up is because on the first one I only had pieces but a great piece of baseball material and it worked out great. The last one is for my great-grandson - 2 who into green tractors...You can give him a farm book and he will spend hours looking through it...very unusual. When I was visiting my son in Tn. I found this perfect piece at Hancock's.

Close up

This is called 'Bargello with a twist' by Maggie Ball. Each year our quilt chapter has a challenge and this year we chose this. Mine is 40x40 and when I was in Tn purchased most of the material...I was really challenged in reading the book as it is not explained well but when I got past that with help from the gals it went together in jiffy time and I am really pleased...I am using wool batting and will be hand quilting. My hand are ready to do a small project. I have until Spring to finish. All the gals will be different coloring and layout. There are approx. 21 different ways you can turn these blocks to make a design..The light color is the key piece.

Table Runner & Nov. BOM

This is the 11th (November) in a series of 12. Country Junktion. size 8"x22".

designed by Amy Heaton.

 This is a kit I purchased last year at the Maine Quilt Show and finally got it finished. Christmas design...I quilted on my short-arm.

This is a close up

I try finishing something every month.

October BOM

This is my finished Block of Month - 10 in a series of 12 from CountryJunktion.com.  Almost to the end....Size  8"x22"

September BOM

This is my finished Block of Month - 9 in a series of 12 from CountryJunktion.com. This is one of my favorites.. they have been really fun to do,

 

August Block of Month

This is my eighth in the block of the month series with countryjunktion.com. I used several different techniques. It is posted online the 1st of each month. Mine will be a Christmas gift. Designed by Amy Heaton on Connecting Threads.  

Ohio Collection in progress

This is my Ohio Collection by Anita Shackelford that all the piecing was done in 2005 and has sit in a box until now. I did not have the expertise to put it together then. All different sizes and no pattern to lay it out..lots of gaps to be filled in..I am really enjoying it and hopefully will have it all done by Fall. Over 1/2 way there. Below is English paper piecing block...I had one done but the pieces were larger so decided to re-do and I am hand sewing to a piece of fabric and will fit it in the blank space. This was a monthly workshop I took at a local quilt store. I am the only one who finished all the blocks.

July BOM

This is my July BOM Mini. Finished!! 7th in a series of 12 Country Junktion.

LOG CABIN ZOO

This was made for my great nephew, Nicholas Roland  born May 31, 2012. It is named 'Log Cabin Zoo' . It is 30" x 50". I wanted to make something bright ....the back is delightful with all the colors.  Book: QUILTS for BABY by Ursula Reikes ...Patchwork Press 1993. It is an old book and I have made several out of it. They are easy and fun....fabric is what make them. 

America the Beautiful

This is a pattern offered in McCalls Quilt Magazine 2011. It was a series of 6 parts. Seven of us gals in my quilt group challenged ourselves making it from our current stash. We chose our colors as we did each part. At least for me hoping it would all come together. We gave ourselves a certain period of time to finish. Two of us have finished. It was fun Size 72" x 92" 

Titled: "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"

Mine is above and Pauline's below.

What fun we have been having.

June Block of Month Mini

 

Series of 12....block with countryJunktion.com ..fun!!

May BOM

This is the 5th in a series of 12 mini's that I have finished. The blocks are free each month from Country Junktion

Freezer paper needle turn applique....stitch in the ditch....special fancy stitching.I have really enjoyed them. 

Nature's Rhythm

This is named "Nature's Rhythm" design by S.K. Peters for Clothworks. It was a simple quilt but I love the movement of the fabrics and it was very satisfying to make.

Confetti wall hanging

This was the newest technique I have learned. Our local quilt group had a workshop this past week. It is called 'Confetti quilting.' First you make the background with grass, mountains, sky or whatever you choose. Then cut out the tree using  lite heat 'n bond and iron it on. Batik fabric's are cut into tiny pieces and placed and cover the whole picture with tulle and machine quilt.

I was amazed at how it came out. I really enjoyed the process and have many ideas with my own drawings  or you can use any pictures. Our instructor Alvine had many samples of things that she had done.  It was a lot of fun...but I did learn the hard way YOU DO NOT IRON IT or the tulle disintegrates!! It was lots of fun. Size 12" x 14".

60 degree table runner-Octagon mat

Our quilting group had a workshop for a 60 degree table runner. This idea has been around for a while but if I do not have some walk me through certain things it goes right over my head. I finally conquered it and was told to just add a couple more to the octagon. They came out very well and I am pleased with them. These will probably be the only ones I make but at least I challenged myself.

Sassy Purses

Sassy Purses

I have made eight of these purses for family and myself. The pink one is for a friend...she saw it... like it and asked me to make one for her. She picked out her own fabrics. The handles have screws on the ends so you can make several and just change the handle. The pattern is very easy and they come out so good. It was designed by Barb D. 

Funky Folk Flowers

This is a class I took with Busy Thimble over 10 years ago. I had finished 8 blocks. This was a learning experience in learning 'how to ' do freezer paper needle-turn applique. The center blocks are 8" and 1 1/2" border. This was designed by Susan L. Powell 1998/99. I really stretched myself as far as choosing colors. The idea was funky folk.....I really am glad it is done and really like the result.