MaxnTopeka's Gallery : Machine Piecing, Solids

Textured Lap Quilt

MaxNTopeka — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:51:40 GMT

Each block of the lap quilt has a different 'textured' center...prairie points, ruffles, gathering, star smocking, diamond smocking, pintucking, etc. The inserted strip in the borders are also textured. This lap quilt will be donated to a vision-impaired person with alzhemiers disease. She is able to see a little, so I used bright contrasting colors. The different textures in the center of the blocks will give her something to feel with her fingers. The quilting is dense, and different for each block, to add to the textures of the quilt top. Finished size 43 X 55, all Kona Cottons in variety of colors. Used the QAYG method to quilt the top. Original patterns and designs can be found under 'Textured Quilt Sampler Tutorial' on the facebook page for 'TeresaDownUnder'.

Spin Cycle

MaxNTopeka — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:36:51 GMT

FInally got Spin Cycle quilted and bound! Tried quilting in a spiral for the first time. Learned a lot and will use spiral quilting again. Also tried gluing the binding to keep in in place while machine stitching it. Very happy with the result, and the glue washed right out. Finished size after washing: 43 X 49 inches. The sixteen 5 inch square blocks were improvisational pieced using scraps of solid colors. Additional scraps were used for the border. This lap quilt will be donated to the Alzheimer's Diease Cooperative Study, UCLA-San Diego.

This pattern was shared June 2006 on pattilousquilts blogspot.

Spin Cycle back

MaxNTopeka — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:18:40 GMT

Pieced back of Spin Cycle

Bangles, Baubles, and Beads

MaxNTopeka — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:58:23 GMT

Lap quilt done as a Mystery Quilt project from pattern by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. Completed January 1, 2013. Donated to Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Research project at UCLA-San Diego.

Large Lap Quilt Front

MaxNTopeka — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:45:54 GMT

Large lap quilt made from two Kona Cotton jelly rolls. Finished size is 56 X 68, after washing. Backing is pieced flannel. This quilt will be donated to the Alzheimer's Diease Coopertive Research program at UCLA-San Diego.

Back of Large Lap Quilt

MaxNTopeka — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:43:23 GMT

Back of Large lap quilt made from two Kona Cotton jelly rolls. Finished size is 56 X 68, after washing. Backing is pieced flannel. This quilt will be donated to the Alzheimer's Diease Coopertive Research program at UCLA-San Diego.

Scrambled Eggs Lap Quilt

MaxNTopeka — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:50:58 GMT

Scrambled Eggs started out being named Easter Eggs....but an 'oops!' occurred and the name changed. Lap quilt finished at 49 X 57 inches. Used irregularly spaced wavey lines to quilt.

July Scrappy Lap Quilt

MaxNTopeka — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:43:22 GMT

Finished quilt 49 X 49 inches. Inspired by Nana's July 2012 Scrappy Quilt Project. I was so happy with the looks at the end of the first step I quit and sewed the blocks together. Used a diamond pattern to quilt, using purple variated thread.

Second June Scrappy Lap Quilt

MaxNTopeka — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:37:10 GMT

Second June Scrappy Lap Quilt Back

MaxNTopeka — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:34:36 GMT

Finished the second lap quilt made for Nana's June 2012 Scrappy Quilt Project. Instead of paper-pieced hearts, I inserted three wonky stars into the top. For the borders I used some of the same fabrics that were in the top. The binding was also pieced together from left-over scraps. Used a fabric with old pickup trucks on the back, and bordered it using the colors from the trucks. Quilted with a simple diagonal straight-line pattern. Finished at 52 inches square. Will be donated, along with the other scrapply lap quilt made in June, to the Alzheimer's Research Project.

June 2012 Scrappy Quilt Project

MaxNTopeka — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:25:46 GMT

Second of two Lap Quilts made during June's scrappy quilt project. Finished size 48 X 48.