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May Mini-quilt

Patti — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:09:27 GMT

This is a 12x12" mini-quilt from Patrick Lose's Blocks for All Seasons...

April Mini-quilt

Patti — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:05:51 GMT

This is a 12x12" mini-quilt from Patrick Lose's Blocks for All Seasons.

March mini-quilt

Patti — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:13:08 GMT

This is the March mini-quilt from Patrick Lose's Blocks for All Seasons series of patterns. It is approx. 12x12".

February Pittsburgh mini quilt

Patti — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:35:53 GMT

This is another Patrick Lose pattern, from his Blocks for All Seasons line. His was done in reds and pinks, but I couldn't resist doing a Pittsburgh twist on the colors. It is approx. 12x12".

Sheep wallhanging

Patti — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:35:27 GMT

While on a shop hop this year, I purchased a kit to make this small sheep quilt. It is about 11"x18". The sheep are appliqued and I used all the fabrics in the kit except for the turquoise cornerstones, which came from my stash. The fabric given for those was almost exactly the same as the fabric for the rectangles that they are sewn to, and didn't provide enough contrast. I machine quilted it with X's on the squares and rectangles, a small stipple around the sheep, and a loopy meander on the borders. I also did SID around the borders and the sheep areas.

Silent Night Mini Quilt

Patti — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:13:26 GMT

This mini quilt is a Christmas gift for my mother-in-law. The embroidery is from Embroidery Library (Silent Night Square) and is approx. 6" square. The overall size of the quilt is about 16" square. I outlined the embroidery and then did a large meander on my longarm machine to quilt it.

Cardinal tote bag

Patti — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:04:00 GMT

Tote bag has 6 paper-pieced cardinals. This took forever to make! I severely underestimated how long it would take to make it and I'm so glad that it's finally done! There is a cardinal Christmas pin on the front, in case anyone is wondering what that is! This will be a Christmas gift for my husband's aunt.

Diamond Head quilt

Patti — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:16:08 GMT

I made this quilt for a high school friend who has been battling a rare form of cancer for more than 25 years. The photo shows the front of the quilt, the back of the quilt, and the photo of my friend, Sarah, that inspired the fabric choices. The pattern is called Diamond Head by Daniela Stout for Cozy Quilt Designs. I quilted it on my longarm with a spiral pattern. I'm not a fan of patterns where I have to make the same block over and over again, so this was a real labor of love! :-D

Chalkboard placemat

Patti — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:00:40 GMT

This chalkboard placemat was a gift for our pastor's son. I'm not sure that he's ever been allowed to use the plate with the utensils that encourage you to play with your food, but he loves the placemat! :-D

There are 2 pockets - one for a sponge eraser and one for chalk.

Christmas bird tablerunner

Patti — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:55:25 GMT

This table runner is made from a Karen Montgomery pattern, Easy Striped Table Runner, which only has 5 seams! Very quick and easy to make...

Football table runner

Patti — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:29:19 GMT

This is another table runner made from Karen Montgomery's pattern Easy Striped Table Runner and her 60 degree ruler. I quilted it in a cross hatch on my regular machine. It will be on my table for Superbowl Sunday!

Snowman table runner

Patti — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:45:23 GMT

This table runner was made using a Karen Montgomery pattern, Easy Striped Table Runner pattern and her 60 degree triangle ruler. It only has 5 seams to complete the top and it is sewn together RST, so no binding to add. Very simple and they make great Christmas gifts. I started making another one today that is a football runner. I'll use that for our Superbowl parties! I quilted it on my regular machine with a stipple pattern.

Flower Garden

Patti — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:22:56 GMT

I made this quilt for an older lady at our church. I designed it in EQ7 and quilted it on my longarm. My longarm is not behaving properly (it will race at times; other times it will make a few really long stitches; need to call the service tech), so I actually ended up stitching around the appliques with my sewing machine. I'm hoping she doesn't find all my boo-boos. :-D

VW Bug pillow

Patti — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:05:34 GMT

I purchased a VW bug quilt pattern, but didn't want to start a big project so I made this pillow instead. I keep the pillow in my car (which is a VW bug - green, of course!)...

Schnauber-Robinson quilt

Patti — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:20:39 GMT

I made this quilt to be raffled off at our family reunion this weekend. The photos are of my grandparents when they lived on their farm in Northern New York state. The pattern is Karen Montgomery's Picture This. It was quilted on my longarm with a freehand stipple in the larger areas and stitch-in-the-ditch around the filmstrip and photos.