Tropical Fish Quilt

This little gem was another one inspired by a tutorial by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilts.

https://quiltingtutorials.com/tutorial/make-a-summer-school-quilt-with-jenny

I made mine with a water background I scored on Summer Clearance at Quilt-In-A-Day and 25 charms from my batik charm squares box, so they are left overs and random charms.

Quilted by machine in a lazy, swirly, watery horizontal flow representing water, its the perfect size for hanging on the wall in the dining room.

Sam's Patriotic Picnic Quilt

My husband and I met Sam first as a boy who played guitar and attended our church.  Once a year, the children led the worship, and Pete got to know Sam when he coached Sam to play the worship music for Youth Sunday when Sam was around 10 years old.

Through the years, Pete and Sam participated in music together, and when Sam was around 15, Pete started a youth Praise Band and Sam was the cornerstone of guitar all through his high school years.

Now Sam is a young man, and he is leaving San Diego to continue his college preparations and study Forestry at Humboldt State.  He is ultimately interested in Conservation and we couldn't be more excited for this next phase of his life.

Congratulations, Sam.  Please take this picnic quilt and use it a lot!

The back is inscribed using rubber stamps in acrylic craft paint with the blessing often used at the end of services: "Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord."

Ice Cream Summer Quilt

A co-worker, whose baby is turning 2, asked me one evening at work if I could make her daughter an "Ice Cream Cone Quilt."  She was decorating the room and the fact that her baby was leaving a crib going to a Toddler Bed.  At first I looked on Pinterest (of course) but wasn't inspired.  Then I just started thinking of the components that make up an ice cream cone.  A triangle, of course, and a half circle.  I can do THAT!

Next I saw the perfect fabric for the cones at a Summer Clearance at Quilt In A Day.  So I looked for a background fabric, and then searched my charm packs for some light, fun fabrics for ice cream.  Of course, all kids drop their ice cream at some point, so I had to include that.

Texas Geese in Flight Quilt

Da is 92, and I fly out every three months to visit.  So, I went out Father's Day, and rented a car, and we had fun!  We drove out to the country, and went and visited the former house he owned. We went to church on Sunday, and he saw a lot of old friends.  We ate BBQ and we went to a QUILT SHOP!  Ha ha, my suggestion of course!

I bought a yard of fabric on sale, a red with little white birds and tiny dark blue anchors on it, and that became the inspiration for this quilt which is a reminder of Dad. 

Flying Geese.  Because I love to make them. The block arrangement is called Dutchman's Puzzle.

It's 48 X 60, stitched in the ditch, a pretty simple quilt in red, white, black and grey... and a little navy.  And ummm, a patch or so of yellow.  Just because.