Hitting on all cylinders!

 I have been sequestered in the studio for a couple of days and have made headway on the waiting stack of quilts. First, I finished the custom quilting on the appliqué quilt, and just need to assemble and add the binding!

Here is the border I added. It made the quilt a generous Queen size.

At 100" long, there is plenty of quilt to drop over the bed end.

Most of the blocks have thick trapunto and I was unable to quilt over them. My hopping foot wouldn't clear the bulk. It is an Eleanor Burns pattern.

Every block has quilting around the appliqué elements as well as a feathered border around the inside.

The sashing have a dogwood flower and leaf design

The backing is a satin finish white cotton. Very soft and smooth.

Another look

I made the label and cut the binding. Tomorrow I will sew it on and get ready for an evening of hand sewing!

Next up... a tee shirt quilt. The backing was too small, so I added another six inches. One day I will have all the quilts be flat, well made and have generous size backings. 

This quilt was nicely constructed, so I'll forgive the small backing.

Panto: Rounded Square using light gray thread.

The muslin back shows the quilting well.

The next customer made a mountain worthy sofa quilt out of buttery soft flannels.

The customer prefers to trim the quilt herself, so ignore the messy look around the edges. 

The quilt features bears, moose and other assorted woodland beasts.

The panto is Moose and Bears. Squint and you'll find the moose here.

Oooh! This one shows up better.

Here is the bear (with a buffalo in his tummy)

A pack of wolves on the back, also a soft flannel.

What a change of gears for the next quilt! This large quilt features Kaffe Fassett, Tula Pink and Amy Butler bright sherbet colors. The medallion style worked well with all the patterns together.

This is a really big quilt! It is so much more lively and bright in person.

The panto is Big Splat. Why do they choose such weird names?

Kaffe lotus leaves on the back.

Lots of color on today's menu, including this pretty lilac and brights quilt.

This the third quilt in a series by this customer. She is making them for grandkids.

This one has lilac grunge for the background and backing.

Panto: African Samba in lilac thread

I love this panto.

On the Gammill, I loaded up the next customer job and got to work. The stitch in the ditch in the checkered border is done, and I have started the cranberry colored bits. I have one row done! I made this pattern in these colors in 2010, but added an appliqué border. Hers is larger, and even brighter than mine. Wonderful selection of fabrics, too.

When I finish the quilt, I'll show it along with mine! We're good friends, so I don't think she would object. 

(aside from that...her quilts are perfect. I mean totally perfect...mine are more 'Bohemian', you might say.)

 

Today I also quilted a small wall hanging. I love the 'blocky' look of the sunflowers and crows. Really cute and quirky.

                                        

I like everything about this quilt.

Panto: Pineapple slice (another head scratcher name...)

I used a very light camel color thread.

I just don't see pineapples...

Tomorrow, I'll finish the last row on another tee shirt quilt. My signature move should be the 'last row left at six o'clock' shuffle!

Spring is coming, even though it was cool and blustery all day. Some of the rock garden flowering ground covers are starting to show some color. Too bad I will miss the best show of Spring flowers while we're in Texas. Maybe the peonies will bloom early...

Somebody's ready for Spring!