Monday, November 20, 2017

Just Can't Cut It

Just Can't Cut It is a quilt pattern perfect for using when you have a gorgeous fabric you don't want to cut. It takes 5 coordinating fabrics with easy blocks and a couple of borders. The pattern gives fabric amounts and measurements for 3 sizes of quilts. I made these 2 twin size quilts for my granddaughters when they come to my home.

Batik fabrics.

I still need to hang the butterfly and want to get night stands with matching lamps.

The pillow cases are made from A Flutter fabric panel.

I quilted with a large swirl and feathers surrounding the swirls.

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Bargello In William Morris fabrics

A recent finish is this lap size bargello quilt made in all William Morris fabrics. The pattern is No-Measure Bargello. I chose to quilt in edge-to-edge feathers following the movement of the bargello design.
This quilt is hanging at Quilts at the Marshall House. The shop has an excellent selection of Wm. Morris fabrics including the newest line.

A little close up of the feathers. They are fun to quilt.

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Kids Quilts

It is so hard to resist new children's fabric when it comes in at the shop. Just had to make these. One is using Sidelights II pattern and the other is a Yellow Brick Road. The last one with the farm animals is just a panel with a border.

Doodle Days panel in Sidelight II modified pattern.

Yellow Brick Road. Just loved the little critters on the fabric and soft yellows.

Just added a border to farm panel. This one had cut out animals that are flannel-backed so play a matching game with quilt.

Friday, October 20, 2017

New William Morris

Quilts at the Marshall House now has the new William Morris line of fabric with jelly rolls and layer cakes. Hmmm....what will I make?????




Monday, October 2, 2017

Doodle Day

Just had to get this panel for a child's quilt and some coordinating fabrics. I will use the Sidelights pattern adjusting the measurements to fit this panel and using some of the little critters as the "sidelights".
Critters are adorable. Fabric available at Quilts at the Marshall House.




Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Forest Friends Bowls

These cute little "bowls" are easy and fun to make using Bosal double-sided fusible stabilizer. It is easily heated and molded into the shape you want. Wouldn't one of these be nice to add to a baby quilt gift featuring one of these forest friends?

Pattern used to make bowls. Good directions to follow.





Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Quilts at the Marshall House

Loving that I am back working at Quilts at the Marshall House in Marshall, Michigan. This is truly my family. I purchased a home a short walk away making it even more convenient to be here often.

Here is what I have been working on lately:

One Block Wonder Encore
All ready to be quilted as soon as my bobbin winder arrives from Handiquilter.

A better pic showing the cubes.

Gypsy Star. The center flower and branches are wool. This pic is before the borders. It can be seen hanging at
Quilts at the Marshall House.


The first block of Laura Heine's Garden Party quilt. This is being done with batiks and fusible applique.