my.sewingroom's Gallery : Machine Quilting, Scrappy

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.

"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.

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.

Trellis Garden

Linda — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:49:40 GMT

I'm calling my version of this quilt "Trellis Garden". It is for my 7th grandchild, Cora who was born September 12, 2011. The pattern comes from the September/October 2011 McCall's Quilting issue and is called "I Believe in Pink". It is a scrappy quilt using snowball and star blocks. The butterfly flight paths and antennae are hand embroidered. The butterflies and flowers are machine applique on my version. My machine applique is also part of the quilting process. The rest of the quilting is stitch in the ditch to follow the trellis which I extended out into the borders.

Trash to Treasure

Linda — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:04:25 GMT

My friend, Lynda has a very special employee named Edye. Two summers ago before I moved back to Ohio I came home for the summer. I spent one week at Lynda's shop and made this quilt on one of the spare commercial machines. Edye was just fascinated as the quilt went together. I got this pattern from the Reap What You Sew group in Phoenix. It is made from scrappy strips of fabric sewn together (I already had this step done before I came to Ohio.), which are then cut into triangles. The white fabric is bleached muslin, but you can use anything. I just happened to have a lot of muslin on hand. I used a paw print for the border and backing because Edye loves animals and has a couple cats. The corner blocks are black and has the word meow in various colors. The quilt is machine quilted stitch in the ditch. Eyde was in awe by the time the quilt was completed. Lynda embroidered a label for me on one of her commercial embroidery machines after Edye went home. The next day at lunch time I presented the quilt to Edye. It was my way of saying thank you for running Lynda's shop while she came out to Arizona for 2 weeks after I got out of rehab to take care of me. Edye was so overwhelmed that she just cried, because she had no idea that the quilt was for her. By the way, she loves the quilt.

Notice: You end up with pinwheel and square in a square blocks.

Fishes and Loaves

Linda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:22:44 GMT

Also known as 2-1/2 x 4-1/2. I just cut and cut and cut. I guess that's why it's called Fishes and Loaves. You never run out of pieces, no matter how hard you try! You can lay the blocks out in so many different ways and no 2 quilts look the same. You can make the quilts any size you want. Good use of scraps. I've machine quilted and I've tied. Children and grown-ups alike love these quilts. They look at all the different fabrics and always can pick out something that reminds them of something else. It's cool to see their eyes light up.

Scrappy Quilts for Charity

Linda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:15:34 GMT

Here are some of my scrappy quilts. I take 6-1/2 squares of muslin and sew strips laying diagonally in the middle from corner to corner. Then attach strips working outwards. When done, trim square to the muslin 6-1/2 square. When you have enough squares, connect in any manner you desire to the desired size quilt. I find that either a red or yellow border looks best because it makes the other colors pop. Most of the time I use red. I machine quilt all of these quilts usually on the diagonal.

Preemie Quilts

Linda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:06:30 GMT

Reap What You Sew is a quilt group in Phoenix, AZ that makes quilts all year and distributes mostly to children's charities. These are some of the preemie quilts I made with donated materials. People are always giving me materials because they know I quilt for charity. I'm also known as the "queen of scraps" at RWYS.

Moose on the Loose

Linda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:53:52 GMT

I made this quilt for one of my brothers after my accident when I got home from rehab. It is made from homespuns and a whole lot of men's shirts. Since I didn't have the recommended triangle ruler, I made a template from the one printed in the magazine. By the time I finished this quilt, I thought I'd never do another triangle again!! The reason I called it "Moose on the Loose" is because the fabric on the back is a plaid with a moose in the center of each square. I cut one moose out and sewed on the front of the quilt. If you look real close, you might find him. Since then I have done several quilts that have triangles in them, but I have a ruler or two now.

Scrappy Oopsie Daisy

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:11:35 GMT

This is an excellent pattern for using up scraps. I hand quilted this quilt. If I ever make it again, I will machine quilt. My fingers are still healing! I must say, however, I love the quilt!

Fall, Pumpkins, Crows

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:35:12 GMT

This is a small wall hanging that is in my kitchen. It doesn't take long to make. It's all machine applique which is also the quilting.

Mila's Fishes and Loaves

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:04:14 GMT

This pattern is known as Fishes and Loaves (also as 2-1/2 x 4-1/2). It a great pattern for using up scraps. It's one of my favorites for charity quilts. For this particular quilt I had four fabrics and just couldn't think of of another quilt pattern to use. Besides I needed to make it quick. And there are so many ways you can lay out the blocks. Mila is one of my youngest grand-daughters and is a little cutie.

Chuga Chuga Choo Choo

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:06:29 GMT

This was Joshua's Christmas gift. He loves Thomas and goes around saying "Chuga Chuga Choo Choo". All pieces are rotary cut and chain pieced. The quilt is machine quilted.

9 Lives of the Whyte Kat - Corner Block

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:28:23 GMT

I just had to show you the corner block. It doesn't show well in the photo of the whole quilt and I think it's so cute!