40 Years a Quilter, Post 8

I left my heart in Hilton Head! That is the name of this quilt! We just went to Hilton Head a few weeks ago, so this quilt has been on my mind. 

This quilt was made for good friends that have a vacation home in Hilton Head. We visit them when the weather is wintery in the Midwest, but more like Spring in Hilton Head! Their home is decorated in these colors and near the beach. It is a lovely place and always a wonderful time hanging out with long time good friends! Here are some more photos: 

(Above) This shows the backing fabric...magnolias! They have some framed needlework of cross-stitched magnolias (made by her Mother) in their home. Next several close ups of some of the fabric used and the quilting design. I tried to use a design that mimicked waves!

(Note: the block pattern is called "Storm at Sea" and I was thrilled to use Deb Tucker's "Diamond Rects" cutting tool. It made the cutting and trimming a cinch for perfect blocks!) Quilt size is 56" x 65". The pattern was called "High Tide" and I found it on Etsy.

I do have a bit of the main fabrics left over...hmmm, maybe a table runner...

40 Years a Quilter, Post 7

 I LOVE Patriotic Quilts, especially if they are Flag related. I literally just finished this quilt and put the label on it!

This quilt was made from Lisa Bongean's (Primitive Gatherings) American Quilter's Stitch-Along last year She gave the a free pattern each week. It was a fund raiser for "Hogs for Heroes" which is a group supporting Wisconsin Veterans. The fabric I used in this group was part of the way she raised funds. These were her designs and a portion of the sale of the fabric went to the group.  Here are a few of the blocks:

The blocks were not always easy, but I've always loved picky little piecing! It is a great throw quilt size or would be lovely as a large wall hanging or over a sofa. 

One of my longarm friends from our guild, Lin Miller of linsews.com quilted it for me. Yes, I have a longarm, but I do not have a computerized set up. I really wanted the quilting design "Mike's Swoosh" as the quilting design and it is best done with a computerized longarm! Here is a picture showing the quilting:

Mike's Swoosh reminds me of fireworks! Lin did a wonderful job with a medium to dark blue quilting thread! Glad to have this quilt finished to enjoy!

40 Years A Quilter, Post 6

 Over the years I have truly enjoyed making "kid" quilts. I have made a variety of them for friends and family. My very favorite kid quilts to make have been the ones that I made for my own grandchildren. I had so much fun making this one for my first grandson! 

Sorry the photo is not the best, but it was taken quite a few years ago when he was born and I no longer have the quilt to take new photos! This quilt was inspired by a quilt in the book "Quilts, BABY!" by Linda Kopp. The basic monkey design is in the book, but I decided to make each monkey different to show all the different monkeys in my grandson's family! Here are some close-ups of the monkeys:

I had help with some of the faces while at a Guild Retreat. One of our guild members is a wonderful artist and she helped me with the ideas and brainstormed how to get the faces to convey the different feelings! 

Revisiting this quilt brings back great memories. That grandson just turned 9!! Well, time to get back to the current project. We are expecting a winter storm here for the next few days. Great time for quilting!!