Quilted runner

 I had absolutely no idea what to do, quilt-wise, with this runner when I got it.  Then again, I seldom have a full and final idea of what to do on any custom quilt.  I would have a rough idea for certain blocks or just the border, but the rest falls into place when I get to that area.  Some work out wonderfully and some not so much.

With this one and the pattern making such an impact, I didn’t want to distract from the picture done by the runner itself.  So, no fancy curls, feathers or pebbles to move the attention away from the overall look.

I decided less is more and kept this all-straight-line quilting with the help of rulers.

Picnic quilt

This quilt maker went through a difficult period with her health and lost her quilting mojo.  Now, somewhat better, she looked through her fabric stash when her daughter noticed these fabrics and said the granddaughter would love a picnic quilt from those.

I trust this marks the beginning of her improved health and many more quilts to come.

 

Beginner squares

This was made by a self-taught newbie quilter who used YouTube to learn.  She was very apologetic about her first attempt and here I thought she did very well without formal classes.

Very befitting, when I showed her a selection of edge-to-edge designs, she opted for the meander. All of us used this on our first quilts.

Second floral coral print

This one not only used the same pattern and fabric, but was also done by the same quilter.  She was gifted fabric and decided to use it all.

The only change here from the previous one was the quilting motif.

A quilt with birds

I never asked the quilter the name of this pattern, so it simply turned out to be a quilt with birds. It felt like I would never finish this small wall-hanging, not due to bad piecing or problems with the quilt, but rather due to personal circumstances.  The people fitting the new windows and doors finally arrived, three weeks after we had paid the deposit.  Our house was a freezer with all the old windows and doors removed.  This took them 3 days to finish.

Then it is school holidays for our little ones, and the youngest grandchild is with us full days and finally my own addiction…. Wimbledon.  It feels like the quilting never happened, and if it happened, it was in tiny increments before being interrupted. 

I promised myself that I would not be glued to the TV in the first week as I have way too many quilts waiting, but I just “quickly” check on who is playing and then time simply slips by me.

Then on Wednesday, the little one went with granddad to run errands, and I finally had time to finish this.