Little Christmas Baby Quilt

 

https://youtu.be/Q1TTnZKkuqQ?si=u_3rmQcUtBXsLwmQ

Saint Andrews Savor Party

 Made for a silent auction for St. Andrews. I used THIS YEARS FAVORITE QUILT pattern from a Missouri Stars tutorial

https://youtu.be/PKv1FRgOkXg?si=sYZHLeNdhniaYufq

Camp Stevens Fundraiser Quilt 2024

 Time for a quilt to benefit Camp Stevens!

https://youtu.be/aXnxtfQUX7w?si=-D8NLJfVC5iZyTh5

Disappearing Shoo Fly

 Made this generous 53 x 66 quilt for a fundraiser silent auction at Ezekiel's school. 

It's made from a Missouri Star Quilt tutorial

https://youtu.be/9TlH9hJjENs?si=0lErsI98VVcw_Asm

The fabrics are from my Mexican Fabric Collection with different neutral backgrounds. The border is a great floral stripe. 

I free motion quilted some simple linear swirls in the body with curves in the borders. 

Sold to MILA at raffle for $85

Japanese Garlic Knots

 I love making the garlic knots design and I made this one with a budget 2.5" strip collection of 22 (20") Japanese fabric strips plus a few from my own stash. 

The backgrounds/accents are plain stash black and white. I did audition several fabrics with Japanese themes for the 5" top and bottom border, but I didn't love the colors. I selected a black and white stylized floral from stash. 

I I did a classic clamshells quilting for the body, serpentine lines for the 2" inner borders and my own design if horizontal swirly lines and vertical serpentine lines down the middle of the big borders. 

Used the last little leftover scraps on the back with a gray on white floral. It is 43 x 53. 

This quilt is for St. Andrews Church silent auction fundraiser. 

Pick Up Stix 2

 I made this a second time for a silent auction for Camp Stevens, the Episcopal Church's camp in Julian. 

Simply made, it is striking in these autumn solids and blacks. 

Of course it also became a canvas for my newly evolving freemotion quilting skills. Clamshells in the body with Grey thread, ribbon candy in the inner black border and feathers in the borders. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yMyoQ0UtWM

A Grey backing and black binding for this 57 X 48 quilt with 100% cotton backing. 

SOLD! Rais3d $150 for Camp Stevens!

Jacob's Ladder Salsa Quilt

 Made with some unique fabric quarters I bought in Anaheim at my favorite warehouse, using a tutorial from Missouri Star Quilt Company, this went together quickly and easily based on a 5" strip and a 2.5 inch strip.  

Triple Play: 3 NEW Jacob's Ladder Quilts with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnE6DXdQ1HY

Here was the fun part: each fabric, in Tiny scale, has some Mexican salsa food on it! Onions, avocados, chili's, tomatoes, bottled sauces and a mixed salsa fabric!

Donated to Springs School for Ezekiel's class fundraiser, second grade.  48 X 60. 

Pick Up Stixs

 Isn't this exciting? Made with random tilted cuts on the charms filled with 1" strips of black r gray.  Found the perfect fabric for the border on sale at JoAnns.

Make a "Pixie Sticks" Quilt with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yMyoQ0UtWM

I made this quilt to donate to Camp Steven's for auction. It raised $160!

15 Christmas Baby Quilts

 I have often thought of making baby quilts for those babies in the NICU at Christmas time. Well, now retired I contacted the manager of the NICU I retired from and asked how many quilts could she use to name sure every baby got one. 15. Okay... I can do that!

Each quilt is 32 inches square, made from 4 inch patches in combinations of reds, greens, blues and Christmas neutrals. No 2 have the exact same border.....

Backed in white muslin, they can be signed by all the nurses and personalized with each babies name. 

Merry Christmas 🌲🌲 Babies! 

Daffodils for Resilience Quilt

 I was invited to make a quilt to be auctioned at an annual meeting for a local non-profit that my husband works for. This year's theme was Resilience and Recovery. The person asking me to make the quilt mentioned that the daffodil is often considered a symbol of resilience because it is the first flower to bloom in the spring after the long cold winter.

I drafted the pattern after looking at several ideas on Pinterest, and getting some construction ideas from Jenny Doan at Missouri Star. 

I had only a few days to complete this quilt and the blocks had a lot of moving parts. So I completed nine blocks and used one of my dramatic circle of nine block settings to fill out the area of this lap quilt. To make the quilt longer I added a row on top and on bottom of flying geese blocks. I chose traditional colors for the daffodils yellows oranges with green leaves and the background fabrics have gray in them because gray to me indicates steel or strength.

I used 100% cotton batting, a bright quilt back, an an easy meandered free motion quilting. I googled DAFFODIL SYMBOLS and took a few notes to complete the description and inscription for this quilt. 

UPDATE: Sold at action for $120

Acorns To Oaks Bear Paw Quilt

 Made to auction off in Camp Stevens annual Autumn fundraiser, Acorns To Oaks.  I have never made a bear paw quilt and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. 

I used designer fabrics, 100% cotton batting, and a colorful back for this quilt. This is the first larger quilt I decided to do some free motion quilting in a swirly pattern. 

I cut my fabrics into 2 1/2 inch strips. The fabrics were a curated collection of 1/8 yards. I needed 2 strips to complete 4 paws, and I paired 2 paws with 2 of a contrasting color. There were 12 Autumn colors in the collection, which I purchased several years back in a fabric of the month club.  All light neutrals were from stash. Each neutral strip could finish  4 paws.... minus 4 pieces. That means if you search, you will find rich substitutions hidden in many blocks!

I have a substantial stash.....

Since this quilt is for a fundraiser, I went with a colored backing,  remaining in the Autumn theme. I'll sign, date, and inscribe the camp's fundraiser name on the label. 

The blocks tutorial can be found by searching on Missouri Star You Tube Video.