Memory Signature Quilt

I got a LAST minute notice that our Nurse Manager of many years would be retiring at the end of the month, Oh, and could I finish the quilt in a few days to go to a party and be signed?

Whew!

So, into the cupboard of UFO's I went.  (UFO= Unfinished Objects) I found this great nine patch quilt top I made last summer with lots of white space.  In fact, so much white space that when I completed the quilt top, I thought it was too simple and plain!  It's made from a charm pack, some pale icey blue/green and a nice amount of pure white muslin

Zoom zip, backed, quilted, bound, and it's ready to be enhanced with signatures, drawings, good wishes and memories!

Vintage Baby Quilt

A young friend of mine is happily expecting her first child and is so excited!  I sat with her and asked her about the nursery, h colors, themes, ideas.  She described her ideas as not "cutsie" but vintage, and showed me a picture of a large red rose on a white background.  With that as my starting point, I selected these fabrics that feature large flowers and green leaves and white to make some classic blocks.  I hope this is what she had in mind!

Inspired by a tutorial at Missouri Stars Quilt:

https://quiltingtutorials.com/tutorial/make-a-half-and-half-quilt-with-jenny

Pinwheels Quilt for a Baby Girl

I have made hundreds and hundreds of quilts over the many years of my quiltmaking.  And half square triangles?  Yeah.  Probably at least a hundred of that pattern.  But in ALL that time I never put together a PINWHEEL!  It was time, after seeing a darling baby quilt made by a first timer, I realized I needed to make one.  So, into my charm pack collection and a yard of solid pink, and a remnant for the border, this is what came out!

A Picnic Quilt On Point

Another quilt inspired by a tutorial on Missouri Star Quilt's You Tube channel.  Simplified the on point random setting for a square quilt!  OK, had to try it.  YES!  Easy! 

Backed in a dense navy print and the batting a warm and natural with body, this quilt will be a gift for someone's picnic basket!

Autograph Quilt

As my friend packs up a lifetime in So. Cali and readies to move her family to Wyoming, we know we will miss her smile and professional expertise.  A Lot. 

A rail fence seemed appropriate to the new locale, and gave plenty of space to pen love, wishes and memories.

 Kristina

Sister's Choice Baby Qiuilt

An old friend is happily anticipating meeting her second grandchild, a little sister to her first. She told me the quilt theme is "Purple and Silver" and that she was having a hard time locating things for the nursery in this color scheme.  DING DING DING!  A challenge!

Not my usual color scheme, I had to SHOP! for a few fabrics to put this one together.  Why have I not used purple often? I like how this turned out!  I LOVE the Sister's Choice block, always putting the colors together a little differently.  Quilted overall in a 2 inch grid, it's ready to snuggle the new baby. 

Tumbling Blocks Quilt

This block has always been fascinating, and now that I have finally made one, I want to make 100!  I want to make one in monochromatic colors, I want to make one in stripes, I want to make one with black spaces, and for babies, and for a man!

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