my.sewingroom's Gallery : Machine Piecing

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.

Charity Quilt 2

Linda — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:51:05 GMT

This quilt is a block left over from a quilt I'm making. I ran out of the yellow so had to substitute another yellow. To make the original quilt look balanced I ended up with 2 extra blocks. It is made mostly from scraps. Another quilt being donated by the Ohio Chapter of Reap What You Sew.

Charity Quilt 1

Linda — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:48:50 GMT

This quilt is a block left over from a quilt I'm making. I ran out of the yellow so had to substitute another yellow. To make the original quilt look balanced I ended up with 2 extra blocks. It is made mostly from scraps. It is one of first quilts going out from the Ohio Chapter of Reap What You Sew.

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

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.

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.

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.

"Quilt of Joy"

Linda — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:10:12 GMT

At our church we have a secret sister program. My secret sister this past year has been like Santa Claus. Every time I got a package it was like Christmas and was so joyous. She spoiled me! There were always books, figures or something with sunflowers, a music box, a musical Christmas egg, CDs, Civil War jigsaw puzzle, Civil War movies, set of sunflower coffee mugs, raisin oatmeal cookies, and the list goes on and on. She was so very generous. Today (May 5, 2012) was our garden party and the time we reveal who our secret sisters are. When she revealed herself to me, she received a surprise in return. This "Quilt of Joy". I was so excited when I gave it to her that I forgot to take a photo of the finished quilt. So this photo is before I actually quilted it. I'll have to call her and see if I can get a photo.

The quilt is made from scraps and leftover fabric from other projects. All fabrics are 100% cotton. It is my own design, led by the Holy Spirit. I had no control; it took on a life of it's own. It is machine pieced and quilted.

Indy's Sampler Quilt

Linda — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:45:17 GMT

I've made Indy placemats and pillowcases, so of course, he had to have a quilt too. I couldn't think of any one pattern. For Christmas a friend gave me a quilt book with various blocks in it and I've been wanting to make some of the blocks. Indy's quilt has 9 of those blocks. When I started the blocks, Indy was really sick. He would lay by my sewing table and as I finished each block I would show it to him. He gave his tail 1 wag and licked the block. I think that was his seal of approval. The block titles are Ohio Star, Ohio Snowflake, Friendship Star, Twisted Star, Windblown Puzzle (modified), 12 Triangles, Handweave, Garden of Eden, and Kaleidoscope. As soon as I finished the quilt this afternoon, I put it down for Indy to see and he immediately sat right in the middle and possed for pictures!! I think he likes it.

Floral Wall Hanging

Linda — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:10:59 GMT

This floral wall hanging is for my secret sister. Had I given her any quilted items during the year, she would have guessed who I was. So I'm giving her 4 mini quilts on reveal day next month. This one made of 100% cotton is machine pieced and hand quilted.

April Showers

Linda — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:06:43 GMT

Here is the April selection for the mini quilt BOM that I belong to. I really had fun making this one because the fabrics in my stash were just perfect! I also love making these mini quilts because I love to do machine applique, use scraps, and I'm going to have a super Christmas gift for someone at Christmas time!

Time & Again Mini Quilt

Linda — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:29:38 GMT

Time & Again mini quilt pattern from American Patchwork & Quilting, February 2011 issue, finished size 16-3/4". The navy blue fabric is Moda, the rest of the fabric comes from 2 fat quarters, 100% cotton. The quilt is machine pieced and quilted. I'm making a few mini quilts for my secret sister for reveal day the first Saturday of May. She can either use them on a table or hang them on the wall. I will put a sleeve on the back of them should she want to hang them. I've given her gifts throughout the year, but if I gave her quilted gifts it would give it away who I was. So I've been saving quilty things for reveal day. Hope she likes them.

APQ 2012 Mystery Quilt Blk 2

Linda — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:47:53 GMT

I've made up the mystery quilt block from scraps and plan to give it as a candle mat to my secret sister in May. The pattern came from American Patchwork & Quilting April 2012 issue. I had to download the instructions from allpeoplequilt.com.