Sue's Bargello Quilt in Pink, Green, and Navy Blue

I quilted this beautiful bargello quilt made by Sue following the Knit 1 Purl 2 pantograph pattern by Urban Elementz (hand guided).

I used Glide Mocha thread on the top and Glide 60 Navy thread on the back.

Sue is gifting it as a wedding present and has that super cute mailbox on the back as the quilt label.

 

Janet's Rosebud Pink and Black Quilt

With all the roses printed on the fabrics, I had to quilt Janet’s quilt with a rosebud edge to edge pattern from Urban Elementz in Glide’s Pink Lemonade thread on the top and Glide 60 Sterling thread on the back. She picked it up so soon after I finished that I didn’t have a chance to take my typical outdoor staged photograph. Oh well. It was done, she liked it, and that’s what’s important.

 

Combining an Afghan and Two Towels into a Quilt

Finished front and reverse.

Another unusual client request that took more thinking and planning than the actual sewing. She had a baby sized afghan her mother had made as well as 2 thin towels with grandkids’ photos printed on them. One towel was too tall, so the top 2 items needed to be appliquéd elsewhere - one into the center of the heart and the sun into the sky of the central photo, then the whole towel sewn to one side of the afghan. The other towel was to be made a little smaller and sewn to the center of the other side. (See the next two photos.)

(Above, the larger towel with my notes. Below the smaller towel folded to show where it should go.)

If that had been all, I could have finished it much sooner, but nnnooo, I had to ask about batting and quilting since that’s what my business is all about. She liked the idea of the people having some poof to them, but not the background. So then I had to figure out how to trapunto it. There was definitely an order of operations that I had to figure out to make it work, but it’s done and she’s happy.

Combining Two Small Blankets/Quilts into One

Though my preference is just to quilt, occasionally I branch out of the norm. Deanna needed a quilt that had once been divided into 2 smaller ones, put back together. There’s an obvious seam afterwards, but the little girl who loved her blanket was happy to have it back big enough to snuggle under. Fabrics, direction and binding stayed the same. I had to replace the batting though. I quilted with white thread with freehand loops since it was closer to how it had once been quilted

Charity Split Rail Fence Quilt in Green, Red, White, and Blue

This is another charity quilt I quilted for my guild to be donated to Home Sweet Home.

I used the 2017 Duet Pantograph from Urban Elementz (there seems to be another Duet pantograph available now which isn't the same as this one) and Celery Glide thread on the top and White Glide 60 on the back.

 

Super Scrappy Rail Fence Charity Quilt

Charity quilt I quilted for my guild to donate to Home Sweet Home. 

The pantograph I used was Maureen's Wandering Leaves from Urban Elementz. Sterling Glide thread on the top, and white Glide 60 on back.

Jordan's Scrappy Stars with Sashing and Corner Blocks Quilt in Greens and Brown

Jordan commissioned me to make this quilt for her. She found the pattern she liked on the Robert Kauffman website called "Pearl Stars." I altered/enlarged the pattern to fit the size she wanted and instructed Jordan as to how much fabric she needed. 

Once she had found them, I made the quilt. 

I quilted it with Cream Glide on the top and Cream Glide 60 thread on the back and used the "Maureen's Wandering Leaves" pantograph from Urban Elementz to quilt it. Jordan loved it.

Lawrence's Queen Double Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt in Orange and Blue

As promised, here is the matching quilt.

 This queen size quilt will go to my grandson when he's 8-years-old. He got the smaller, crib/lap size, one right away, but this one will wait until it won't be dragged around the house.

The fabrics were from my stash. Quilted with the pantograph "Diamonds are Forever" by Urban Elementz using Light Blue So Fine thread on the top and White Glide 60 thread on the back.

Here are the two together.

Lawrence's Double Disappearing 9-Patch Baby Quilt

I finished this double disappearing 9-patch quilt just in time for my newborn grandson. This smaller, (crib/lap size) one he got right away. I also made a queen size one for him to get when he's older. That post will be next. 

Quilted with the pantograph "Diamonds are Forever" from Urban Elementz using Light Blue So Fine thread on the top and White Glide 60 on the back.

 Fabrics are all from my stash. 

Dorothy's Bright Squares on Point

This bright creation was made by Dorothy for a family member.

 I quilted it with Glide and Glide 60 Military Gold using the Hall of Mirrors pantograph by Urban Elementz.

Such a fun scrappy back, as well. It's like having 2 quilts for the price of one! 

Jeanette's Speedy Scrappy Quilt

This beautiful quilt, mostly batiks (from her stash!) was made by Jeanette as a gift to be given the next weekend. Whew! We made it just in time! 

I quilted it with Mocha Glide/ Glide 60 thread and used Time Warp pantograph, putting the quilt on the frame sideways so the waves go side to side instead of up and down.

Kellie's Star Quilt by Sue in Navy and Brights

This quilt top was made for Kellie by Sue and I was asked to quilt it. 

Kellie and I chose the "Knit 1 Purl 2" pantograph by Urban Elementz. 

Thread color was tricky with the large areas of darks and lights, but we went with a MicroQuilter navy blue thread on both front and back and it worked great.

Loren's Scrappy Memory Lightweight Summer Quilt

The beautiful drape on Loren's quilt is due in part to the lightweight cotton batting as well as the very lightweight cotton (shirting?) material she made it from.  

She wanted the quilt to be super lightweight for summer.

 Custom quilting in Cream Glide thread. Swirls in the borders and sashing and straight lines in the squares; some horizontal, vertical, diagonal and a squared off spiral. 

 Two functional pockets add a little whimsy. 

Brenda's Little Boy/Grandson I-Spy Quilt

This fun, almost an I-Spy quilt was made by Brenda for her grandson. 

I quilted it in Sterling Glide on the top and Sterling Glide 60 thread on the back, following the Contempo pantograph from Urban Elementz.

 

Dorothy's Geometric Plaid Quilt

This quilt top was made by Dorothy for a family member who wanted very geometric quilting -- no curves. The contempo pantograph we chose (from Urban Elementz) was perfect for her. 

I used Light Tan Glide thread on the top and Mocha Glide 60 on the back which blended really well.