Quilt Finish-Strip Quilt

Made thiis quilt for my sister for her birthday.  Kaffe Fassett fabric prints and shot cotton, and a piano key board and rosebud quilt design in varigated thread.

Blessings, Michelle

Quilted Nativity-Stoicking Gardland Paper Art

Quilted Nativity Quilt-36x44", white stitching on red fabric, first time I quilted with wool batting and what a difference it makes when you want to see detail and dimension.  The scene is hard to see from a distance but up close looks very good.

Backing is white on white.

Stocking garland with the new stampin up die from the holiday mini, you can still order up until Jan 3rd out of the holiday catalog, see sidebar icon.

I did various embossing folder textures on all the white pieces and scallop punched the circles, raised them with a pop dot and embossed the letters in gold.

This was fun to make my own decoration, not to just store it right when I put it away.  Hope all your decorating and preparations are going smoothly...Hugs, Michelle

Pink Saturday-Quilt UFO's

Pink Saturday-stop on over to Beverly our lovely hostess and check out all of the links. http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

I have a show and tells today, but no   binding on ...ugg, I'm so bad at finishing quilts and getting that binding on, that last step.

This  quilt is a whole cloth quilt, I just absolutely love this fabric by Kaffe Fassett.  The vase and flowers and colors.  I wanted to try this quilt design also and wanted it to show up, so I used a solid cream backing with this reallly bright green thread, well I like it, and I have a polkadot print whenever I get the binding on.

Last week's give away winner of the cards picked by random generator is:  #5 Niki from Maison Mutt

Niki send me your addressvia email and I'll get those shipped out to you.  Congrats!!

Mini-Art Quilt/Doll Quilt

Adorable little mini art quilt was made using Joel Dewberry's Fabric line Modern Meadow.  The hand made crocheted chrysanthemum's give a 3-D texture to the quilt.  The quilt was machine quilted plums design on the longarm and machine stitched binding.  The quilt measures 13 1/2" by 13 1/2" square.  For sale in my etsy shop.

Quilt Gift Finished

Strip quilt using Joel Dewberry's Modern Meadow Line.  Just a quick quilt for my 17 year old son for Christmas.  Quilted with black thread using Kim Diamond Design {panto of a log cabin, bear, trees and a moose}.  I have one more to get done for xmas and two more to get done before new years day. 

One-Patch Christmas Quilt

Believe it or not I didn't have a Christmas Quilt, so I decided last weekend I needed one.  So being short on time and needing to fit something into one day, I decided on a one patch.  Kaffe and Kona, red and white, I used 12" squares.  I love this Kaffe print and it is red and and green, and I love roses, I realize it's not a traditional Christmas print, but I it's in the holiday color range.  So I used a favoirite One Song Needle Quilting Design in red thread.  I just machine stitched the binding and the backing is the Kaffe Print. 

Blessings,  have a wonderful day!

Vintage Charm-Bloggers Quilt Festival

Sunbonnet Sue...this is an all time favorite pattern.  I  have to admit, I did not personally piece/applique/or embroider stitch this quilt.  Nope, my part was more of a rescue of a vintage top that no one ever finished.  These poor old tops just need me, so I adopt them {by means of some green paper electronically on e-bay, usually}.  But, I am a good mama, I take care of any boo boos {repair rips holes tares}, I feed them stiches with my long arm machine, and then I give them lots of hugs and love.

I wanted to get this photographed in natural light, and the ground was all wet, so hence, the feet sticking out from my unhappy assistants.  I believe this was probably pieced as a top for a bed because of the direction of each block, especially the top row center two block that would be directed toward your face if you were lying down, I love how each corner and side is turned.

I fell in love with this one especially because of the pink sashing, I love pink and yellow are two of my favorite colors.  Yes, sometimes there are little stains, but I accept them with their little flaws, as I am not quite perfect either.

I used a basic off-white colored thread to blend in and not take away from the piecing, and found a sunbonnet sue pantograph quilting design to repeat the appliqued block design.

The attention to detail is evident in the hat stitchery, each hat has a slightly different stitched design and I love the accent black thread color.  I treasure the time that someone put into piecing, applique and stitching these.  I don't know where I'd find it.

I used a lovely fabric from Philip Jacobs that I seemed to fit perfectly, very vintage feel I thought and I love the print and colors.  {In ase any of you are wondering, no I didn't get the binding on, I just ran out of time, but that's for the next generation to do, right}

A little history on the Sunbonnet Sue.   In 1900, American Bertha Corbett Melcher published a book called The Sunbonnet babies.  her illustrations were used to decorate household items, such as china, and became the basis for what is commonly known as Sunbonnet Sue.  Sunbonnet Sue, her brother Overall Sam, and many relatives, including the Colonial lady, were most frequently used in the first part of the twentieth century.  They experienced a revival in the 1970s and 1980's when quilters used both traditional patterns and fabrics as well as moderrn fabrics with new variations on the pattern, sometimes placing Sue in politcal  and social settings, such as running for political office and mountain climbing.  Sunbonnet Sue Quilts are great examples of folk-style applique.
Thank you to Amy for again hosting this wonderful on-line quilt festival, I hope you enjoyed your visit and will continue to visit the pariticipants.  http://amyscreativeside.com/