I am still pursuing that craft whole heartily. Must say I have not purchased any fabric in quite some time - got enough in my stash to make more quilts than I have fingers and toes.
I am presently hand quilting one for Josh as I promised to do. Got another top made and will start it as soon as finished with the present one. So - if guessing - I will start making another top about the middle to last of January. Have not decided for sure which pattern or fabric choice will be the one I opt for then.
Made two quilts - baby size- like this one. Gave one to grandson for his new baby. The other one will be kept until I need one for a gift. With using the cheater pattern fabric it went together real fast.
Loved the combination of the colors - and who can resist Snoopy.
Son in law Tony loves T-shirts and especially those with hot rods on them. He gets a new shirt each year from some car show there in OKC - and like most men he did not want to part with these classic shirts...so he asked me to make another quilt for him using them.
This is the first time I ever tried sewing the block complete with top, batting and backing -then machine quilting...then joining all the blocks together to complete the quilt. It was a learning experience for sure. But to show love being sewn in each block I hand quilted the sashing.
Remember when I started this way back in the summer. It was such a fun scrappy quilt. Not much of a pattern going on...made the block and then sized it to 10 1/2 inches(if I remember correctly). Used small buttons as the door knobs on the cabin door. Lots of hand quilting went into it as the logs were one inch wide..two inches apart on the tree limbs. As you can tell it was a huge quilt.
Leon wanted me to give it to a couple that operates a deer, turkey, etc. hunting lease. They live in the western part of the state. Number 1 son goes out there many times during the season to hunt. I had only met them once - they seemed to be such a nice pair. Received such a nice thank you card from the woman. From what I hear she captured the quilt immediately and does not want to share it with anyone.
15 comments:
What beautiful artwork! You are so talented my dear friend! What a treasure~
What lovely quilts, the baby quilts are really cute and I love the alternate blocks in the t-shirt quilt. But my favourite has to be the cabin and trees quilt, how could you bear to part with it?
Hi Amelia...all of these quilts are so lovely...really they are works of art. The trees & cabins quilt would have been hard for me to part with. ;-) Bo
You certainly have been very busy! I love all of the quilts! I think you do a wonderful job handquilting! Lots of love in every quilt!
Kristie
What beautiful quilts. The people receiving them are so lucky. It's hard to pick a favorite one since they are all so pretty and all so different.
Thank you for sharing pictures.
Darilyn
Your quilts look wonderful, and I can tell a lot of love went into them. All of the recipients are very blessed.
Michelle
You've been a busy lady ,there all wonderful .the t-shirt one will be treasured for years .How generous of your to give the tree one to a lady you hardly know ,I can only imagine her delight when she received it .
Oh, wow...these are so so pretty, Amelia. I know how much work goes into each quilt and you have put lots of hours into these.
The cabin quilt is magnificent....
What beautiful treasures girl! I love these..especialy the T-shirt one..I loved the pattern you did with the red & yellow design between the t-shirt pattern...what a sweet thing for you to give that quilt to that couple..I am sure she will treasure it....What a beautiful talent you have girl! Have a great day!
Thank you for the nice birthday wishes....
Happy New Year, bj
Love the music and what a great cabin quilt. That lady should be very proud of it. What a gift.
Love you borders.
The hot rod quilt is used and enjoyed every day. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing these quilts! I love the house and trees quilt, it reminds me of the mountains.
Amelia~
I absolutely am in love with this log cabin and pine tree quilt.
Gorgeous! Do you sell these?
FYI-- found you by searching around on how to add a signature to my blog posts and found the answer and saw your reply to the blog that popsted some help and for some reason clicked on your blog.
All of your quilts are so beautiful! I especially like the last one.
Which reminds me, my Gran gave me a 1930s vintage quilt made by the loving hands of my great-grandmother. It has embroidered flower blocks. I'll have to take a picture and post it on my blog. I'm sure you would appreciate it.
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