Back design

I love to do some  design on tht  back of quilts.  It helps use up scraps and sometimes lets me try a new pattern.  I have had this one on the to so list for a couple of years.

From Love of Quilting, September/October 2018.

Pattern is called  "First  Heartbeat ".

After I got the quilt  top ready,

I immediately pulled the magazine and begun calculating how many pieces  of each size needed to enlarge this from just two heartbeats  to three and also increase the width to fit my twin size quilt top.

I did some strip piecing and lots of pressing

Putting this together  in rows then sections.

The remaining will be the solid  wine color.

Hope to have this ready to sandwich next week

Road trips help

Last week  we were on the road Friday, Saturday,  and Sunday.  I got the last sections together on the hand piece quilt project.

Not a great picture  but this measures 92x102.

I will get it sandwiched and ready to hand quilt by winter.

Making progress on getting  the charity quilt together.

Quilt layout

After Mom finished my squares time to move to den floor for block layout.

Oops!!!! Not enough 9 patches

Cut out, sewed them up and now ready to put it together

Sadie  was getting a little impatient.  It was the time of the evening for ball.

Mom helps

I have had Mom(91) all week for the 4th.  It has been great!!  She was a professional seamstress for many years.  She has been in a retirement village almost 2 years.  But, she gave up sewing about 7 years ago when she had a stroke.

She also loved quilting.  When she saw the quilt on the design wall and was curious, I told her she could help me sew squares.  She tried to say she was scared to use my machine and could not do a good job....but I set her up my small portable  and she has had a great time.

I already had the half squares marked and she finished these in one evening.

I cut more of the 9 patches.....just needed 17.
She spent 2 days on these.  I can not begin to tell you  how much time she spent ripping out and redoing.   She would  forget to put right sides together  and many times would lose track of the pattern of colors.  This is part of the mind issues  from the stroke.  She never got too frustrated..... and finally  got them all done.  She was very determined and seemed to be pleased with her accomplishments.


Yea Mom!!! You still got it!!!!

Happy 4th

I hope that all of you enjoyed our freedoms and were able to share with family and friends.

Back to blogging

Life changes daily for all of us and family duties often require more of our time.  After a long absence, I  am back and will be gradually  updating the sewing that has taken place.  

There are about 5 UFO's on my work list.

#1.....a hand piecing project that has been in progress  at least 4 years.....it is my travel  project.....and today was a trip to take MIL for her birthday  lunch....got 4 of these 9 patches done

They are lined up as they will go in the quilt row and pared with sashing and corner stones.  Ready for next trip.

#2....quilt for charity....scrap quilt.....

Working on 9 patches

What is on the design board will grow into a twin size quilt as I keep  going.

The other 3 updates  later. Hope  I can keep up.

Blogger Quilt Festival 2018

It’s time for the Blogger Quilt Festival Fall 2018! Enter your quilts at AmysCreativeSide and share in the fun!

I am entering my "Born Wild" quilt.

"Born Wild" is the third quilt of a project for Christmas presents. I designed and pieced this in 2017 and hand quilted in 2018 with #8 perle cotton embroidery thread.


This all began because I decided to make a "soft and cuddly" quilt for a granddaughter. Themed around bunnies. Me, not thinking past what I was working on... "little girl" things....One day my husband said :what are you going to do for the brothers". Ohhhhhh....my brain had to go to work. And "Born Wild" is one of the results.










This design began on a trip into JoAnn's Fabrics to look for backing for the "girly quilt" the printed fleece seen on the back of the "Born Wild" quilt (below) caught my eye.

Loosing all true focus(forgetting about the girly), the cogs started turning.  "Wolf" became the theme. I began looking for flannels to flow with this fleece.  My thoughts were: flannel front, fleece back, no batting needed. These children live in Texas and don't even need cover......but that did not slow me down.

I lost my focus and got so busy on the new wolf idea, I almost forgot to look for the backing for the "bunnies". If my husband did not follow me around nothing would ever get completed.....because I jump.  But, bunnies ended up with fake fur backing.

Now, Hubby says "that is very soft and cuddly, how are you going to add the fur to the boy's quilts?"
Now enters the theme panel of the Wolf in fake fur.  

My hubby was very helpful in getting my pictures enlarged to the sizes I needed for the appliques, ....so the quilt design took form.  I wanted the Wolf panel to be the focus, so I only used 2 other pictures.

The Wolf in the shadow of the moon.

 And the title block.

I hope that my grandson will love this quilt as much as I have enjoyed making it.  

Born Wild

64x76

Flannel pieced front

Fleece Backing

(no batting)

hand quilted with #8 perle cotton

Don't forget to share your quilts in the festival at AmysCreativeSide.