Model A Ford Quilt

How is this for a cool idea!  Lori used photos of her brothers 1931 Model A Ford and had them printed onto fabric, she used a website called Zazzle.  It is going to be a gift for her brother which he knows about it and is very excited to receive ("is it done yet").  The one pictured above will be a wall hanging, its about 35"x 54".  She also had a second fabric printed with a side view of the car and had the image made small and repeated across the fabric, it is about 42"x 60".  He wants to use that one to lay over his seat in his Model A!   I used two layers of batting on that one to add extra cushion.

I quilted both with #456 So Fine thread (this is the best colour thread for blending into multi-coloured fabrics) and used swirl pantographs.  I used Bora Bora on the wall hanging and Curlz, which is a smaller scale swirl, on the car seat cover.

Lori was very impressed with the quality of the images printed onto the fabrics so was very happy with the job Zazzle did for her. This is a great way to personalize a quilting project.

Iris Quilt

Theresa made this lovely 'Full Moon Rising' quilt, pattern by Whirlygig Designs. She used a beautiful large scale print Iris fabric (not a panel) by Michael Miller.  The black and colourful piecing is all batiks fabrics as well as the backing print.

I quilted it with the Fascination pantograph, used black So Fine thread and Theresa sent along black Poly from Quilters Dream.

 

3 Mystery Quilts

Julie brought me a few quilts she made from Mystery project she did over the years from a local quilt shop that is no longer in business.  This first one was from their 2012 Mystery project and Julie used construction themed fabrics to make a great boys quilt.

I quilted it with the Popcorn pantograph, medium blue So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

The second one was a 2009 Mystery quilt and she used a fun yellow kids print fabric with orange and green. 

I quilted it with the Tickle pantograph, yellow So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

The third one was a 2013 Mystery quilt done in purple batiks!

I quilted it with the Simple Jacobean pantograph, purple So Fine thread and used Quilters Dream Blend batting.

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Belgian Lace Quilt

Linda made this pretty Belgian Lace quilt which was a Mystery quilt project designed by Melissa Marginet.  She used a combination of batiks and cottons in beige and purple tones.  The batting is wool and backing flannel making it so soft and cozy!

Linda picked out a few pantograph designs she liked and we decided on Come Dance with Me. 

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Snow Days Quilt

Marlene sent this lovely Snow Days quilt for me to quilt for her, the pattern is by Crabapple Hill Studio.  Marlene has made many embroidery quilts and I have has the pleasure of seeing a few of them hanging in her home when I dropped of a finished quilt for her quite a few years ago.  She loves the combination of embroidery with quilting.  She had finished the embroidery part of this quilt a while ago but was finally able to complete the quilt top while staying safe at home due to Covid restrictions this past year.

Love the soft shades of brown used in the pieced blocks and then as you look closer you see all the lovely winter scenes embroidered into the background fabric. 

 We decided on Bora Bora for the pantograph as it looks like blowing snow!  I used off white So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Taking photos of an embroidery quilt breaks all the normal rules of quilt photography!  You don't want to highlight the quilting with side light from a window, you want the light source to face directly towards the quilt to avoid the quilting shadows from becoming predominant.  So I hung the quilt on my photography stand indoors and faced the quilt directly opposite to one of my living room windows. It was overcast out so perfect lighting for this as no direct sunlight was shining through.

This next photo was to highlight the quilting on the pieced blocks so I laid it on the floor to get the side light from the window.

I like her Canadian touch by making the schoolhouse flag the Canadian flag!

Gypsy Wife Quilt

This is Janice's Gypsy Wife quilt, a pattern by Jen Kingwell.  She used a variety of fabrics from her stash plus a fat quarter bundle and added a lovely orange border which frames the piecing nicely.

We decided on the Flourish pantograph, beige So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

The backing is a natural muslin and it shows off the quilting beautifully!

Tim and I drove down to the old train station to get a few pictures. I love the colour of that old loading dock door.

Its been pretty windy here but we were patient and got a few photos in the field.

 We had a visit from a fox the other morning and I was able to grab my camera before it ran off.

The horses in the field behind our house have been enjoying these warmers days too.