Pinwheel Puzzle

Nancy pieced this lovely neutral toned Pinwheel Puzzle quilt which was a pattern in the summer 2021 Quilt Sampler Magazine.  It was designed by Sewing Seeds Quilt Company.

I quilted it with the Whitecaps pantograph, used light grey So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Nancy found a great selection of grey prints for this quilt and used a off white Grunge for the background.

Slip Knot Quilt

Gail made this lap quilt using a pattern from Patchwork Square website and the block is called Slip Knot.  She used batiks from her stash to make this scrappy 9 block version.

I quilted it with the Whirlygig pantograph, used beige So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

More Embroidery Projects!

I have still be stitching away on some wonderful embroidery projects.  The above Butterfly was a PDF pattern I purchased and downloaded from designer Emily Ferris.  Here is a link to her Etsy shop. 

Her pattern instructions are very detailed and I would highly recommend them.

I ordered a second Emily Ferris design for this Bumblebee and it was just as detailed as the butterfly.

I came across this next project on Instagram, the design is by Matryoshka Doll Shop. Purchased the PDF from her Etsy Shop, link here.

 

 Then I purchased a Spirit Island kit from Needle Craft and Studio, designed by Angiels Art.  I didn't use the off white muslin fabric in the kit but switched it to a grey COSMO Japanese Linen.

So you could say I have a bit of an embroidery addiction happening right now!  Just ordered a few more PDF patterns so can't wait to get started on those.  

I also purchased every colour of DMC floss available, including the variegated line!   I just put in a call to one of my favorite quilt shops, Fabriculous in Brandon, Manitoba, and asked for 'one of each'!   Now the challenge is how to store them.  For now I tied them in bundles by their numbers, example all the 200's in one bundle, etc and that makes it easy to find a number. Made a large rope bowl and put them in that for now, looks like a bouquet of floss! If you have any suggestions on how you store your floss I would love to hear them.  I don't plan on winding them on cardboard spools, did that years ago but don't have time for that!  I have seen them wrapped on clothes pins when working on a project which is cute but not how I want to store them.

This is what over 500 skeins of floss looks like! 

Oh and one more find...Check out these cool frames and hoop holders I purchased from Modern Hoopla.  I have been putting a lot of my pieces on my shelves in my office and love how the holders work.  Still need to finish the wood on the frames but waiting until I decide which pieces will end up in each frame.

Think my Hedgehog will end up in this one with a darker finish on it.

Aftershock Quilt

Lucinda pieced this modern quilt called Aftershock, designed by Wren Collective, and it can be found for purchase on their website here.   She used shade of blues with a navy background to piece this quilt.

I quilted it with the Soho pantograph, used a navy So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

The backing is a navy Stonehenge flannel, so cozy!

 

Bravo Indigo Quilt

Lucinda made this stunning Bravo Indigo quilt using a pattern designed by Nightingale Quilts. 

I quilted it with the Whitecaps pantograph, used White So Fine thread and Quilters Dream 80/20 white batting.

Finally some blue sky and calm winds to get outdoor quilt pictures.  It has been a very slow spring melt here but the snow is disappearing.

Star Quilt

Coleen made this pretty Star Quilt using a free pattern from Urban Elementz called Fast No Match Stars, which you can find at this link here.  She used a selection of Kansas Troubles fabrics to make the stars and borders. 

I quilted it with the Wildflowers pantograph, used beige So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Legendary Quilt

This is Stacey's Legendary quilt which is a pattern by Elizabeth Hartman.  This is a fun pattern showing the mythical sasquatch running though the forest.

I quilted it with the Windswept pantograph, used white So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Stacey found the perfect green Minkie for the backing and it matches the top so well.  She made this for her husband who wanted to have it for on their couch.  

Police Quilts

Back in October I had the privilege of custom quilting 2 quilts for Julie.  She made these quilts as gifts for her sons who are both police officers and they received their quilts this month.  Julie used the same panel and layout for both quilts but added their shoulder badges and photos to personalize them.

  This first quilt is Shawn's who works for the Winnipeg Police Service.  

I quilted the outer border with the Curved Echo design using curved rulers, added loops and stars to the inner border, SID in the piecing and added wavy lines on the panel.

Since the panels have an American flag in the background I thought I would add a Canadian element and put maple leaves in the back border.

The second quilt was Tyler's who is an Ontario Provincial Police officer.

I quilted it similar to Shawn's but changed the inner border quilting to swirls.