Bubbles and more bubbles are the perfect compliment to the jagged delectable mountain blocks. This all over design also looks fantastic on the patchwork backing including the dotted fabric that was my inspiration for the circular pattern.
Made with love for a very dear friend, this quilt has some hidden surprises. Look closely at the patchwork centers of the stars and you will find owls, foxes, birds and squirrels. The motif in the background squares is my own digitized quilting design. What a special gift.
When you have every color in the quilt top, the thread color can be anything. As soon as the piecer said that her brother’s favorite color is lime green, the choice has been made. The waves design in lime thread looks great in the close up photo.
Swirling hurricane winds are perfect for blocks and straight line piecing. I also knew before hand that this quilt was a gift for a grandson and I wanted to stay away from “ribbons and bows” and give this an edgy look.
Throwback to Autumn. Leaves, curls and pumpkins are the perfect quilting design for this quilt. Throw in rust colored orange thread and you have a recipe for fall!
I love it when I know the backing fabric is going to be a canvas for the stitching. I was able to use a dark purple variegated thread in the bobbin and paint a rose garden. On the front the lavender thread adds texture but doesn’t overwhelm the piecing. I can almost smell the roses now.
Zoom in and you will notice that Sam has a lot of fireman fabrics and that was the inspiration for the flames all over design and the red and yellow variegated bobbin thread. Maybe I should have called this quilt Fireman Sam!
This is the second quilt where I was requested to do very dense quilting and it looks incredible. I love the soft gentleness of the paisley design. The backing is scrappy and with the quilting it make this quilt fabulous front or back.
I just love the dense quilting on this quilt. The soft variegated thread and wool batting just brings out the circles and swirls in the all over pattern. I wish I had the before picture of the quilt top just to show that “Quilting Makes the Quilt”.
This beautiful quilt was the 2019 Mystery Quilt at Ryan’s Sewing Store and it is magnificent. This is the expanded version for bed size rather than throw size. The colors are rich and warm. I used a vine quilting design in a soft autumn orange thread. This is going to be a wonderful wedding gift.
