Friday, June 18, 2010

Donna's Pineapple Log Cabin

Another meticulously pieced quilt. I'm sorry the fabrics are grayed in the photographs;the top is a very soft, pretty quilt which reminds of southwest colors. Quilted in concentric circles, using the Gadget Girl Templates. Quilter's Dream 100% cotton batting.



Thursday, April 08, 2010

Maritza's Medallion Quilt














This is such a beautiful quilt. The fabrics are wonderful, bits of gold in some of them, and really vibrant. Her piecing is very nice, also. It's just a beautiful top.
85"x85", Maritza pieced this for her bed.
I was worried about the backing, and it does show every little bobble! But it turned out quite nicely.
I've uploaded lots of photos. Can you tell I really like this quilt?

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Annie's Quilt

The piecing is simple, but the fabrics/colors make this top catch your eye. This is a FUN quilt. Freehand quilting in the body of the top, with piano keys and swirls in the borders. 64"x72" The backing fabric is a green plaid that matches the top fabrics.









Huntington Memorial Hospital Opportunity Quilt

Karen pieced this beautiful top. 70"x90" The piecing is perfect, and the redwork features musical instruments. Lots of ruler work in the body of the quilt, with swag templates/piano keys in the borders (which don't really show well!). Freehand quilting to frame the redwork, and in the two borders.
The quilt was commissioned by the Guild in Altadena to raise monies for the Huntington Hospital.






Monday, February 22, 2010

Little Girl Quilts




Ginger pieced two of these quilts for E & S. The colors are bright and fun, and perfect for little girls' beds. It's so fun to have a daughter who enjoys quilting.
The back can be flipped over for a little surprise.

Lila's Baskets




It took me forever to quilt this charming quilt. Not the quilting itself, but just developing the nerve to put it up on the frame. I really felt it should have been hand quilted. The baskets are 4" blocks; the handles all hand appliqued. Lots of piecing with little squares and triangles. And there are many more of these depression era, traditional quilt tops at its home. Lila is a very prolific piecer!
Unfortunately, these are the only photos I took of this top. I quilted a little daisy in the handle of each basket, and a vine with yellow daisies in the border.

4th of July






This is another quilt by Joyce, perfectly pieced. I love working with quilts such as this. The photos don't do the fabrics justice . The colors/prints were really nicely chosen. Not a bright white, but creams & taupes. The reds more blue. The blues deeper and more interesting.
Sometimes I don't like my camera.*sigh*
I used the Circle Lord templates, with free hand quilting. A red/white/blue variegated thread seemed to appear and disappear throughout the quilting. 45"x60".