Traditional and Contemporary

 

This past week or so I have been trying to catch up with some of my client’s quilts.

Life is busy in so many ways right now, so I do not take in as many quilts from clients as I used to. I like to try to stay caught up with them.

Both quilts I am featuring today were made by Cathy. Even though they are quite different, both quilts were custom freehand quilted.

This first quilt is more of a traditional quilt and so I quilted it more traditionally. The feather wreath is very traditional. This traditional quilt is given a contemporary feel from the pop it gets from the brighter green.

This other quilt is more contemporary, and Cathy requested a more modern style of quilting.

I hope you enjoyed viewing these quilts. I want to get better at taking pictures and posting the quilts I quilt for my clients.

 

Blessings,

Candy

 

I did finish the top of my 2023 Temperature Quilt. I decided not to share it until I have it quilted.

Now, on to my 2024 Temperature Quilt. I have decided on fabric and design. Once again, I will be using Art Gallery Solids for the temperature highs and lows. Lately my fabric choices are becoming increasingly mellow. Not that many years ago my fabric choices could not have been brighter and now I can’t seem to get soft enough.

I started by digging into my box of fabric swatches from Woven and Woolly. Once I finally had what I thought I wanted to go with, I pulled my Art Gallery Solids I had left from other projets to see what I could use. If some of what I had was close enough to swap out, then I did.

This picture is pretty much the fabric I decided on and the temperature range they would be used for. The places where there are two fabrics, I had not quite made up my mind.

I order most of my Art Gallery fabric from Pear Tree Market on Etsy. They had every fabric I needed except Spruce. Yeah, I could order Spruce from another shop but then I would have to pay shipping for just one fabric.

This shows my search for another green with a hint of blue. I wanted Pacific. That happens to be a fabric I also used last year. But again, my favorite shop did not have Pacific. So, I continued my search and came up with Morning Frost and placed my order.

I am now rethinking that decision and I believe I want to use Pacific. Think I will bite the bullet and just order one yard from another shop and pay the shipping.

These are the fabrics that I already have that I will be using.

You can see in this photo that Morning Frost stands out from the other fabric. 

Here are all the temperature fabrics laid out on my background. I am using Robert Kaufman Essex Yarn Dyed in Flax. This fabric has been a favorite of mine for quite some time now. I happen to have an entire bolt of it.

By now you are probably wondering what pattern I will be using this year. This one will be a little different than the previous years. I am going to be doing a vine for each month. On that vine will be leaves with points on both ends. Most of you quilters out there may know this shape as an orange peel. My initial thought was to have the vine meandering. While I was drawing it out, I thought I would also give a straight vine a try. I believe my initial thought was right and I am going with meandering.

It appears I have a fondness for Orange Peel Quilts. I have made a few. The additional photos are of all the Orange Peel Quilts I have made so far.

I will continue to share when I begin the process of making my 2024 Temperature Quilt.

Have you ever made a Temperature Quilt, and what design did you use? I would love to see a picture of it.

 

             Blessings,

              Candy

February and Heart Quilts

 

Today is Groundhog Day, and February is the month of love and hearts.

Over the years I have been quilting I have made many little heart quilts.

When I had my Quilt Shop, I started designing patterns. I designed a bunch of little ones that I call Monthly Minis. I have one Monthly Mini for each month and I also have one Mini for each major holiday. I think the mini for February featuring the groundhog and a heart is one of my favorites. This pattern is named “February Phil” after Punxsutawney Phil. This little wall hanging finishes to 11” x 13”. If you are interested, this pattern can be purchased HERE on my Etsy Shop.

This little “Love” quilt is the Mini for Valentines Day and is also available on my Etsy Shop.

A couple of years ago I made these cute little heart pillows for three of my closest friends. They are only about 6” square.

This next one is also a pattern of mine. I just realized I don’t even have this one on Etsy. Guess I need to remedy that. This one measures 36” square and uses a charm pack, or 5-inch squares to complete.

The rest of these heart quilts were made a long, long time ago. Have you made a heart quilt?

Heart Quilts for the table.

This little one is about the size of a piece of paper. 

This one I made from a fabric exchange with my mom and sisters, about 25 years ago. 

I think we exchanged 6-inch squares. 

Both of these are also about 25 years old.

This cute little quilt is the one that got me hooked on quiltilng. 

I made this in February of 1998.

This one is even hand quilted. 

Hope you enjoyed looking back at my Heart Quilts. 

Blessings,

Candy