betsyobrien's Gallery : Rotary Cutting

The Early Bird

BetsyO — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:10:18 GMT

The chickens were appliquéd from one piece of muslin with beaks, combs, wattles and feet added. Finding buttons for the eyes was a fun time in the button box.

The pattern was published in the Quilter Newsletter, Sept. 1982. It was designed by Faye Anderson and Hank Parker and published by Leman Publishers also 1982. The pattern has been unavailable since the 90's.

Red Oriental Quilt

BetsyO — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:05:58 GMT

For several years I've been pairing and matching fabrics with this material trying for the right combination, while looking for a quilt design I could use. The fabric was on the sale shelf and I'd bought lots of it, just knowing that I liked the colors but not having a plan. Finally I found an idea that was so simple, just reverse the blocks. Once I'd made that discovery it was smooth sailing, quick and easy.

Pattern info for this project can be found here: "Strip Smart Quilting" by Kathy Brown

Baby's Best Friends Quilt

BetsyO — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:21:52 GMT

I found the most delightful print by Clothworks. It has bright colors with cute little animals. It was the perfect print to make a baby quilt for the next grandchild. I found a kit which included the panel print and bought some extra fabric to go with it. I've added extra borders to make the quilt bigger so the child, a boy, will be able to use it for a long time. Once I know his name it will be embroidered in the border to make it extra special.

Oh Cherry Oh

BetsyO — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:09:52 GMT

A year ago I happened upon a bargain sale of a Jelly Roll and Honey Bun of Moda's Oh Cherry Oh. Since then I've been perusing magazines and pattern books searching for the right idea to use my fabric to make a quilt. After buying a triangular ruler I decided on this pattern. I sewed together the precut strips to make strips measuring 4.5 inches and then cut them into triangles. These were sewed into squares and then rows and columns. I had five strips with white backgrounds left over and wanted to use all of the fabric, leaving no leftovers, so I dug into my stash looking for some solid reds and created a checkered border to complete the edges. My finished quilt measures 59X72.

It's such a bright, happy quilt. What bed wouldn't look fabulous under it.

Chocolate Homemade

BetsyO — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:09:44 GMT

I found two cotton hand towels with cute sayings machine embroidered on them at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant. I was sure a unique chocolate quilt could be made using them. And so I began to plan and shop for fabrics to make myself a chocolate quilt.

A bright, striped backpack to make any boy happy

BetsyO — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:33:55 GMT

My grandson requested a backpack to carry his things to sleepovers at friends. With lots of bright scraps leftover from other projects it was so much fun making it for him. The best part was adding the trim to make it unique. It's definitely one of a kind.