Dollar Quilt Jacobs Ladder

I love a bargain, don't we all?  Scrap quilts are often that, made from leftovers, orphans, donated fabrics and GoodWill treasures!  I found the blacks and reds for this manly treasure by searching Facebook marketplace for "Quilting Fabrics."  I found a small square dancing manufacturer in my own neighborhood, right by my Credit union, that sold 10 pound bags of fabric for $1 each.  Umm Hmm.

http://www.squareupfashions.com

Add to that a Missouri Star Jacobs Ladder made from 5" charms I cut from the scraps (I made half with dark centers, half with light centers) and there it is!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1kbVut_1s

The backing is another treasure I found on sale after Thanksgiving at JoAnn fabric for $1.49 a yard.  It's a white with black and red ditsies.  I used about 2 1/2 yards.

This quilt found a home in my husband Pete's office!  

Just Squares Kaffe Fassett Fabric Collection

This one is just for me!

I LOVELOVELOVE this charm pack, bright, orange and pink, bold designs, by designer Kaffe Fassett.  The quilt features the charm squares only, no distraction by design or stitching.

Memorial Baby Quilt for Alden

This quilt is small and simple.  We brought it out at the memorial to baby Alden and asked guests to sign it with sentiments.  It was then gifted to the baby's father, my son Benigno,  to keep the warm wishes.

Baby Sister's Choice Quilt

My friend Laketa became a Grandma for the first time this year, welcome to this amazing place, Laketa!  So, any excuse to make a quilt!  Welcome, baby Scarlet Rose!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIQFU64nhDM&t=9s

This pattern is a favorite of mine.  Each square uses 1 colored jelly roll strip and 1 plain one. I vary the coloring by cutting several colored strips at once and mixing and matching the placement before I sew the block together.

Zahra's 4th Birthday Quilt Optical Illusion

After watching a tutorial at MAN SEWING I knew I wanted to make this quilt.  Zahra's Mom gave me a piece of fabric with unicorns on it, and the idea was born!  I selected bright colors based on the unicorn fabric and started making these fun blocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i-nb9qJHUU&t=2s

I also made a pillowcase with the blue rainbows fabric.  Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

Rail Fence Signature Quilt

It's always bittersweet to make a quilt for somone I have known and worked with for some time, as they spread wings and fly off to new adventures.  Good Luck, Alyssa!

This simple rail fence was cut from low volume prints and sewn with plenty of white so it could be filled with good wishes and cheer.

Quilted Christmas Stockings

2018 is the year I finally made stockings for Ben's family.  The first year, with Zeke's birth just a week before Christmas, I simply didn' get it done.  The following years they were not settled in their home, which they lost to a fire in September 2015.  Well, this year, there is a home, and it was certainly time for Nanny to make everyone a quilted stocking!

Even Bruce the dog gets in on the fun!

Pinwheels Quilt Twist and Shout

After watching a tutorial, I decided to make this fun little quilt out of leftover jelly roll strips.  How fun!  This made 2 different blocks, another setting was used with the leftovers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEzz39TvrJQ&t=469s

Marvel Adventure Pinwheels Quilt

Happy 4th birthday, Love!  Made this generous sized pinwheels quilt from a Missouri Star Quilt Tutorial with a jelly roll of 20 strips of Marvel Superheroes.  Added in a set of solid colored 2 1/2" strips I cut, the background is a great stars on neutral.  This produced some smaller stars which I used in the borders to make this quilt longer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEzz39TvrJQ&t=469s

Memorial Quilt Alden William

We were expecting our second grandson in December, 2018, when we learned that he was affected by grave genetic annomalies and would not be able to survive.  I had been working on his baby quilt, with embroidered hobos accented with fabric tinting.  Set with flying geese in shades of blue.  Very similar to the quilt I made my first grandson.

We lost him 6 weeks before his due date, he died loved, inside the only home he ever knew.

Alden William Cortez.  November 6, 2018.

Woodland Creatures Cross Quilt

Made for a very special couple to celebrate their first child.  They are expecting a baby girl!  I used a charm pack and cut each charm in half, sewed in a 11/4 inch strip, then turned it and cut again.  Sometimes I cut right down the center, sometimes the 2 pieces were 2 and 3 inch split, or any variation with division increasing by 1/4 inch segments.

The fabric charms are little woodland critters, per mother's request.  Little owls and foxes and such.  Quilted by machine in a free motion meandering pattern and bordered with a sweet white on white, this quilt is ready to welcome baby girl!