Quilts

Well I took the name "yo Quiltin' Mama" and haven't added any qulits so I thought it is about time. Now I am not an expert or extremely creative. At one meeting when I presented my quilt, some people gasped in horror, sad but true. I ahve Little color sense, little detail sense but I love to take fabric and make it into something else. So I have attached me rag-tag collection. I am missing some photos of quilts I've given away but I hope to find the pictures hanging around somewhere. I firmly believe a hard copy back up is better than any computer memory. It seems we change computers rather frequently and old files have a way of getting lost/ Any way here goes:

"Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails" came from a brown bag contest. You purchase a brown paper bag containing 4-1 yard lengths of fabric. The fabric doesn't necessarily coordinate but you need to make a quilt using at least 1/2 a yard of each fabric on the front of the quilt. The whilt fabric of the quilt is printed with dog items which led to the puppy theme while the snail pattern of course brought the snails. Cute but a beautiful Bethelem Star took the prize.

This quilt (sorry for the side view) was started for Erika but by the time it was done her tastes had changed, I think she got married. The center of it was hand sticthed at night while I did night shifts at a patient's house. It was really quite funny to see my contractions to keep the correct tension while I stitched. The quilt has been donated to a local charity.

"Hello Sunshine" started as something different. A mystery quilt class I took required 190 half square triangles. after I got them done, I changed my mind & changed the back ground color from white to yellow, leaving me with 100 half square triangles of the wrong combo.

So I used them to make this quilt, which has since moved to Maine. The darker shade is really light blue with yellow smily faces. Erika's mother-in-law has it to bright her gloomy Maine winters. As for the mystery quilt, I wasn't real happy with the way it turned out, I donated it to the Edwards Family Reunion & I think Nadine Edwards bought it. One think I learned was to stick with your first impressions (unless someone wiser provides better insight).

One of my favorite quilts is my first mystery quilt. It was at a class at Fat Quarter Quilts a small place that has unfortunately closed. It had the best staff, they were always so friendly and supportive. They were willing to take time to understand your tastes and help put together fabrics that coordinated (one of my weak spots). "The Cat Quilt" is name because the blue edge and back have these delightful cats on it. All of the other colors came from the same line with the exception of the cream colors. By the tiem I got to the quilt, I a had a few scraps. I'm sure an expreienced quilter whould have thought we were crazy but the smal squares are actually 9 patches of 1" squares individually sewn, but it gives such a unique look.





My third Edwards Reunion quilt came from may fabric stasch. I wanted something fun, easy and simple. I like how it came out but I'm not great for making it to the reunions, so it's been hanging in my closet for 3 years. I keep forgetting. Maybe next year.




I think I have posted enough for today, whew, that's a record for me.
I've started a new fabric craft. Not that it's new, it's just new to me. Fabric coil bowls. I'll add them too.

But for now the dogs are attacking someone I've got to go.