Quilt Flashback

Hello Everyone,

This weekend I am having a little quilt flashback!  I am at my parents home and decided to document the quilts that I have made over the years and have given to them.  Come along with me for the ride...

First up is Winning Hand otherwise known as Card Trick.

This was made for my Mom in 1995.  She loves these colors.  I used Eleanor Burns' Quilt In A Day book, Winning Hand.  Her method was quick and easy. 

Mom uses this at the foot of the bed and it looks quite nice in the room.

The next quilt is a King Size and is a Courthouse Steps.  This was made for my parents in more "manly" colors.  This one was also made by using Eleanor Burn's book Courthouse Steps.  

I completed it in 1996. 

This is the quilt that drove me to long arm quilting.  It was big and cumbersome to put through my little domestic machine.

The quilting was very basic stitch in the ditch and simple straight line quilting.This was the last quilt that I quilted on my domestic machine.  I could dress it up a bit and take it back to do some more quilting.  Maybe just maybe!

The next quilt was made for my dad in 2002.  I had seen this great golf fabric.  Both my parents love to golf!  So, I had to purchase some fabrics that played well with the golf fabric. 

I used Terry Atkinson's pattern Yellow Brick Road and created this quick little lap quilt for Dad.

This is a great pattern for a gift, quick easy, and very practical.

When I saw the fabrics and this quilt pattern, I knew I had to make this for Mom.  It was a quilt kit, but perfect for her and her decor.

This is just a log cabin pattern, but because of the fabrics and how they are placed, you get a color wash effect.

Again, this is a perfect quilt for my Mom and graces their sofa in the family room.  I completed this one in 2003.

In order to take these photos in good light, I needed to take the quilts outdoors onto the deck.  But look what I had to battle....

This little guy was waiting by the door for some nuts.  So of course, I had to wait too.  But it was worth it, I really wanted to share with you these quilts from "back in the day" as my kids would say.

Until Next Time...

Quilt Flashback

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Hello Everyone,

Well, I am also on the countdown to Quilt Market! I usually go to Houston every year. I have not gone to spring market yet. It usually is out on the west coast, but this spring it will be in Pittsburgh, so I may go. But anyway, I am looking forward to next week it is always fun. This year it will be more fun, because...

Since last year, I started blogging right after Quilt Market, I have met lots of great people in blog land and am hoping to meet them at Market this year. That also means my blogiversary is coming up... hint be on the look out! 

But I have been busy and will continue to be busy up until Market. I have posted my October Newsletter. Go take a look!   I also uploaded some new pictures of customer quilts too, right here.

Now to the heart of my post. Last weekend, we went to my niece's 4th birthday party. Yes, I gave her a quilt, of course! But while we were there we stayed at my Mom and Dad's. I had the opportunity to take pictures of some of the 1st quilts that I had made. These quilts were of course given to them.  When you see them, you will notice there is not much quilting on them. They were before I became a long arm quilter. I quilted them mostly in the ditch.

Here goes...

This one was for Mom, it was a Quilt In A Day pattern, Winning Hand. Fun to piece.

This one was a golf theme quilt for dad. I actually think I did this one after I got my long arm. The pattern is Yellow Brick Road by Terri Atkinson. It is a great quick quilt to make as a gift.

This one was for my parents. Also a Quilt In A Day, Courthouse Steps. Very similar to a log cabin. This was truly one of my first. It was a king size. I quilted it on my little home machine therefore it truly lacks quilting. I suppose I could add more to it now.

I had one more picture, but for some reason it did not come out on my camera, sorry! 

Next time, I will show you some wonderful fabrics Mom and Dad brought back from China for me. Really beautiful silks! Thanks Mom and Dad.

Until next time, Happy Quilting!

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