Studio Star / Sister's Choice Quilt

This is a quilt I was inspired to make after watching a tutorial from Missouri Star Quilt Company called Studio Star, but I believe the block is based off an older block called Sister's Choice.

It is made from a set of Fabric Of The Month FQ's I purchased many years ago, themed American Reproductions from the 1820's, and unbleached muslin.  Would have been a perfect quilt to hand quilt.......  instead I did a machine quilting on a 2 inch grid.

The batting is a thin, soft, 100% cotton bat that is light weight and very cuddly, softening in the wash to really wrap and wrinkle nicely.

Red and White Baby Quilt

The block is a delectable mountains block; made from a tutorial on Missouri Star Quilt Blog. A 10"HST was made and sliced into 4 equal (2 1/2") strips. rearranged and sewn, it makes a rectangular block. Alternated with a piece of "redwork" I found in the workroom, it becomes an easy to finish baby quilt. Similar to his big sister's adoption quilt, made one year ago!

Search "redwork" to see last year's quilt. 

Horizons on the Vertical

A play with scrappy stripes, set horizontally, in vertical strips. The only requirement here was they needed to be stripes.... (or a few neutrals just to calm the thing down a little bit.)
This is a generous lap quilt, with thick warm and natural 100% cotton batting to make it useful autumn through the winter.
Even the border is scraps of stripes, and the binding is a brick color with orange/yellow stripes reading "California" in different sizes. I bought several yards of this fabric at a going out of business sale of a fabric store called Hancock Fabrics, several years ago. It just seemed right for this quilt.

A Christening Quilt

My Grandson Benigno Ezekiel will be baptized, along with his sisters Miranda and Amber.  This called for.......... a special quilt!  Of course!

Sun Print Plus Quilt

The "Plus Quilts" made of squares, that I have seen on Pinterest (I have 164 pinned.....) have long been fascinating to me.  Beyond simple, each "plus" is 5 squares.  They are distinguished by their layout, not being "blocks" at all, just interlaced plus signs.  This quilt was made on a morning off, with a charm pack named "Sun Prints" that I selected for it's diversity yet having at least 5 prints to most of it's color families.  I added 1 random orangish charm, and about a yard of white polka dot for alternate squares and a top and bottom border to make it a usable lap quilt. It is 401/2 inches wide by 54 inches tall.  The batting is a thin poly, slightly fluffy, but perfect weight for a summery quilt.

Restorative Geese

Having made the scrap blocks a few at a time over time, it was nice to find myself several hours to finish this homey quilt.  The scraps remind me of quilts past, the loved ones I made them for, and the occasion. Since I had a full mind of worries when I started, by the time I finished I was in my happy place. What a way to be restored!

Little Boy Vroom!

Some variations on the cutting of a disappearing 4 patch. Made for a grand-nephew's highly anticipated arrival this October.

Going to have to make some accessories:  A little diaper and wipes bag, a taggie, and a bib, out of the left over blocks!