Gayle's Scrappy Diagonal String Charity Quilt

Quilt top and back made and donated by Gayle.

Using Cool Gray Glide on the top and Sterling Glide 60 thread on the back, I quilted the Petal Flambé pantograph on it. This will be given to the refugees.

David's Quilts - Red, White, Blue, Americana, Modern

Here are the finished quilts for my grandson, David.

He will get the small one right away and the larger one when he’s older.

Quilted with white Glide/Glide 60 thread, ruler work and free motion.

 

Elaine's Veteran Lap Quilt

I just realized I never posted these pictures of a quilt made by Elaine for a veteran.

I quilted the pantograph Starlet from Urban Elementz with Glide Valentine on the top and Glide 60 Sterling on the back.

 

Chandelier Quilt in Pink and Brown

Chandelier quilt in pink and brown I finished in November for a pink quilt challenge in February with my quilt guild. Ruler work and free motion quilting in Glide Pink Lemonade thread on top and Baby Pink MicroQuilter on the back.

Back Story: Last July my quilt guild president, a breast cancer survivor, issued a challenge for everyone to make a pink quilt to be displayed and a winner chosen at the February meeting. It didn’t have to be all pink, just read as pink. No required size. Personally I think a twin is the most useful size for donating, so that’s what I did.

I’ve wanted to do a Chandelier quilt since I first saw them, but also thought there was an easier way than the instructions I always found for them. This seemed like an excellent opportunity to try out my method. If I hated it, I could always donate it. Using squares I had precut from scraps and leftover fabrics for the background, borders and scrappy back, I had the top done in August and it quilted in November.

As the February meeting approached, I found out there was another meeting I had to attend that wouldn’t get over until 7:30, half an hour after the guild meeting started. Fellow quilter, Jeanette, helped me out by taking my quilt to the meeting at the beginning. By the time I had arrived just before 8:00, people had already voted. Within 15 minutes of my arrival they announced the winning quilt. Mine! I think I got about a third of the votes. Wow! I feel very honored. I can’t decide now whether to keep, sell, or donate it to charity. I think I'll keep it since I have so few examples on hand of things I've done.

Lone Star Quilt with Intricate Quilting

This Lone Star took a few weeks to quilt.

I bought a lone star quilt top at our guild’s auction last September, then added borders to make it twin sized.

With all that negative space, it seemed a perfect place to try out some free-motion fills on the navy. I also tried out some feathers, piano keys and diamonds on the borders.

Fun, fun, fun. I used invisible Essence thread on the top and light blue Bottom Line on the back.

A shout out to Carolyn Murfitt’s Blossoming Lonestar on freebirdquiltingdesigns dot com for the inspiration, though I did add other ideas I found on Pinterest to embellish it.

A view of the back sometimes shows the quilting well.

Dorothy's Charity Quilt

This charity quilt was made and donated by Dorothy.

I quilted the Duet edge to edge design by Urban Elementz with Rhododendron Glide on the front and Light Blue Bottom Line thread on the back.

Brenda's ABC Quilt

This was Brenda’s second quilt ever!

I quilted it with the Dear Heart pantograph from Urban Elementz, with white Glide/Glide 60 threads, then bound it for her.