Quilt in rows

Digging through my UFO containers, I found this one from many moons ago.

I attended a once-a-month group, and we received the pattern to the next row each month.  This was also a quilt-as-you-go project.  One started in class with the next row and had to complete it before the next class. I never kept up or fell behind as I still needed two rows to complete this quilt.

I liked what I’d done way back then but did not see myself finishing the last two rows and decided to simply put a binding on what was already done and gift it to someone.

The free motion quilting on this one was still done on my domestic machine and I am proud to say I’ve become so much better in doing this.

Wimbledon quilt

 I started this Japanese quilt block, in 2008, all done by hand and I only worked on it during the two weeks per year, I watched Wimbledon.

 Finally, 16 years later it is completed.  After finishing it, I realised my hand-sewn seams might not withstand washing by machine. I popped it under the long arm and strengthened the seams in both directions with a soft curvy line of stitching.

 Once hubby finishes replacing the cracked tiles in the living area and we have everything neat and clean again, I will use this as a throw on one of the couches.

More rectangles and a square

This one was from the same quilter as the quilt in two previous posts, using the same pattern.  This time was a memory quilt using the loved one’s old shirts and denims.

 

Appliqued farm life

A first for me.  One solid background and then all the farm elements hand appliqued to the back.  I therefore had to create blocks and or spaces in which to do different motifs.  This was a challenge of a different kind but came out really good.

Flower applique

 Another beautiful creation from a quilter outside of our city.  I love the way they do business; we’ve never met, I am not sure which of my work they saw but they simply send their quilts with the instruction to make it pretty with no questions, regarding the price, asked.  Now that is what I call good business.

My hairdresser recently posted this and I have to agree.

Rectangles and the odd square

 This is such a basic pattern, but with good use of colour and placement, this quilter made a fast quilt for a little boy.

Triangles for a grandson

This quilter made this for her brother’s grandchild and requested an all-over pattern but wanted a couple of words incorporated into the quilting.  The baby’s name and words such as loved, son, grandson, nephew, brother and precious to name a few.