my.sewingroom's Gallery : 100% Cotton

Starry Heavenly Christmas

Linda — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:23:10 GMT

The moment I saw this pattern I knew I had to make it immediately for myself. I rarely make a quilt and keep it. I love all the starry fabrics that I put into it. I'm so excited to have my very own Christmas quilt. I did take it to a long arm for quilting. 100% cottons, machine pieced.

2012 Amish Retreat Exchange Block Quilt

Linda — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:01:09 GMT

Here is my version of last year's Amish Retreat exchange blocks. Everyone was to choose an Amish pattern. Somehow we ended up with some extras, so I ended up with a nice sized quilt. I have decided to donate my quilt to Standing Stones Retreat Center in Arizona. They counsel ministers and their spouses and military chaplains. When my friend Dave put out a list of items they were seeking donations for, one of the items was 12 quilts. I sent off an email immediately volunteering 12 quilts and within the hour Dave called me and said there was no rush because he knew my work and was willing to wait for it. The Amish Retreat Exchange Block Quilt is the first completed quilt. We had a lot of fun at last year's retreat. This year's retreat is June 19-22 and will be held at The Rural Thimble in Charm, Ohio.

Mini Sewing Quilts

Linda — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:47:30 GMT

A mini quilt with sewing tools is so cute that I couldn't resist buying the pattern. I'm making them with 100% cotton fabric that also has sewing motifs. I'm going to have a few surprised quilty friends when they get these. Shhh...it's a surprise!

Psalm 23

Linda — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:37:43 GMT

Last winter I made a red Psalm 23 wall hanging to give to Pastor Murphy at my church in Arizona. Meanwhile Pastor Garred came over to give me communion before I left on my trip that afternoon. When he saw the wall hanging he asked if it was for him. I said I'd make him one when he starts saying the 23rd Psalm before giving communion. He really must have wanted have wanted the banner because when he'd come to give me communion, he will now say the 23rd Psalm. Sometimes I'm able to go to Bible class when it doesn't conflict with one of my doctor appointments. Pastor Garred took me to his office to show me that it had been repainted and pointed to a spot on the wall and said that is where his Psalm 23 wall hanging is going.

Made of 100% cotton, machine pieced, hand quilted

Door Hanger for Mittens/Hats

Linda — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:39:55 GMT

I love it because it is right on the door hung at a level I can reach. I have all my scarfs, mittens and gloves, and all my hats right there within reach. Plus I made it out of snowman fabric so I can see snowmen all year...Yea!!!! Fabrics are 100% cotton. The pattern leaves the pockets loose at 2 large pockets. Instead I stitched down the middle of each pleated area and created 6 pockets. I liked this better because it held everything in better rather than having floppy pockets where things can fall out.

Smile and Giggle Pillows

Linda — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:20:58 GMT

The smile pillow was really one of 3 wall hangings. I was making these for 3 good friends and I thought they wouldn't want these on their walls...I wouldn't want them on my walls. But they would make adorable pillows so that's exactly what I did and they loved them! At Hobby Lobby I found pillow forms that were just 2" too long, but I was able to stuff it down in there and it filled out the pillow cover nicely. Unfortunately, I was only able to get a photo of two of the pillows.The pillows are made from 100% cotton, machine applique, and machine pieced.The open end is closed with buttons so they can take the cover off and wash if necessry.

Autumn Table Runner

Linda — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:18:22 GMT

This autumn table runner is for my neighbor Audrey who is always doing things for me or taking me to CVS or grocery store. The runner is made from 100% cotton, is machine pieced and quilted.

Caught Hook, Line, and Sinker

Linda — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:30:46 GMT

This quilt was requested by Indy's trainer. She saw an advertisement of a quilt that she liked, but she didn't like the fabric shown in the ad. She asked me to make the same quilt using fabric that had something to do with fishing. She wanted a Christmas gift that had to do with his favorite hobby...fishing. Oh, did I mention that they have only been married a little over a year? And their first date was a fishing date?

I went straight to e-Quilter. They very seldom let me down and sure enough they had everything I needed. You can't see the back of the quilt, but the fabric looks like it's the lake. I found the center panel of various fishermen and views of different types of fish, the plaids for the borders, the solid border, and the border with the fishing paraphanalia. All fabrics are 100% cotton. The hardest part is looking at a picture and calculating the size of the quilt and the pieces.

For quilting, I made my first attempt at free motion quilting by doing waves in the center panel. Then I roughly outlined the objects in the outside border.

When Indy's trainer picked it up, she fell in love with it and she thought her husband would too...but then they are still newlyweds.

Blue Sampler Quilt

Linda — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:19:35 GMT

This sampler quilt is very special. The blocks were made by a lady is our congregation who now has alzheimers. Pastor and her husband asked me to make them into quilts. This is the second quilt I have made from the 18 blocks. I also had enough to make 3 pillows. The quilt left for Arizona this morning so I'll be waiting on bated breath for their comments. The blocks are machine pieced with 100% cotton. The quilt is machine pieced and quilted by a long arm quilter.

October Mini Quilt

Linda — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:08:45 GMT

Here's my October Mini Quilt of the Month. It's all 100% cotton and machine appliqued.

Indy's winter coat

Linda — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:42:30 GMT

Indy shivers a lot now that it's getting cooler out. So, of course, I couldn't let him be cold. This coat is made from 100% cotton with a fleece lining.

Indy's Rain Coat

Linda — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:38:53 GMT

Indy doesn't like the rain. He will not go out and get his furs wet. When I was at the Country Living Magazine Fair in Columbus, I found some oil cloth that suited Indy perfectly. I even found a cotton cloth at the fair to go with it. Now Indy will go out in the rain and show off his new coat to anyone who will look!

Spiderman for Son and Dad

Linda — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:53:57 GMT

My friend Jan wanted a Spiderman quilt for one of her nephews...nice and easy preprinted panel, backing and quilt on the machine. OK got it done on the weekend that she was staying. No problem. Her nephew loved it......problem. So did Dad. Yes Dad had the quilt more than the poor little boy could have it. So Jan calls and asks if we could do it all over again. She couldn't get the same print at the first and we actually liked it better. So nephew got the nicer quilt in the end!

Neice Shelby Koller - My Second Quilt

Linda — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:41:46 GMT

Encourage by my first quilt, I decided to make a baby quilt for my first neice Shelby as she was expecting her first baby. I took an old computerized calender photo of Shelby from when she was just 18 months old and made that the center. The rest are just preprinted borders, but I thought it tured out really cute. Hey it was just my second quilt. I put a lot of time in hand quilting it.

New Iron Board Cover

Linda — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:35:44 GMT

It was just time for a new iron board cover. The old one was torn, stained, and scorched. Then I had to coffee stain some fabric for a doll I was making and when I ironed the fabric, the coffee went right into that ratty cover. Time for a new cover whether or not I had the time to make it or not. I have a hard time buying one because I have one of those ironing boards that are extra wide. It came in handy when I was making Civil War gowns. The new cover is made using Connecting Threads Quilting Bee and Gridlines fabrics which are 100% cotton. It is my own design...I put the Gridline fabric over the top of the Quilting Bee fabric in places where it gets the most wear/tear. I bought extra fabric so when it starts to wear, I can replace those areas.