Brynn's Name Quilt

 

Brynn will be a year old on February 6^th and I finally finished her Name Quilt. This is a throw size quilt. I have made one for each of my grandchildren so far. So, this is number 4 and I still need to make one for Berkley. He will be one on March 16^th. I really want to get it done before his birthday.

My daughter chose the pattern and fabric for this quilt. One of the reasons it took so long to get it done is this was the third pattern she chose, and we ordered fabric 3 different times. But not only did it put me behind with Brynn’s quilt, but I am now behind with Berkley’s quilt. Honestly, I can’t blame my daughter for me being behind, I just didn’t do much sewing at all last year.

I believe all  of the fabrics used in this quilt are Art Gallery except for the background, which is Peppered Cotton in Oyster. Peppered Cotton Oyster is my favorite background fabric right now.

Recently I have been getting most of my Art Gallery Fabric from Pear Tree Market on Etsy. They carry a lot of Art Gallery and are very quick at shipping it out. 

This was the first block. I just started with the one to make sure this was what my daughter wanted.  

I was keeping Brynn three days a week while my daughter worked. 

You can see I was working on her quilt while she napped.

I don't know what I would do without a design wall to get that just right layout. 

I prefer a double blaket stitch to outline my machine applique. 

Using a darker thread helps to make the applique letter pop.

Sewing on that last border.

The top finished.

Quilting it on the long arm.

I love taking pictures of the completed project outside on the washline. 

These are the fabrics I will be using in Berkley's Name Quilt. I will also be using Peppered Cotton in Oyster for the background fabric. Once again I believe these are all Art Gallery fabrics. 

Blessings,

Candy

Retreat Projects

 A lot was accomplished at retreat. 

For some reason I only have pictures of projects from 3 of us, but that is a lot of projects. 

I needed a Baby Girl Quilt for a shower gift. I searched Baby Girl Quilt on Pinterest and found the tutorial for this one here. I made this on the first day of retreat. 

Cheryl liked it so much that she made two like it while at retreat. The top one is Terra Australis fabric by Ella Blue and the bottom is Wee Wander by Michael Miller. Yes, I know that because all of her fabric was purchased at Quilt Vine. 

This is a block I made for a special person with a special birthday coming up. 

Lou finished off this top with all Nautical fabric from Quilt Vine.

Lou put the binding on this quilt. The fabric is Bumble by Tula Pink and Kona White.

Lou put the borders on this top at retreat. The solid is Kona and the prints are all Tula Pink. I think the center is an Eden Charm Pack and the border is from Eden. All of these fabrics came from Quilt Vine. 

Lou made these table runners from a Quilt Vine Aqua Charm Pack and Kona White.

Lou finished this top made of 30's reproduction fabric for Outreach. 

Lou put together these old log cabin blocks for Outreach.

Lou finished this rag quilt she started many years ago.

Lou put a little Tula Pink Elizabeth bling on a sweatshirt for Polly.

This is how a true professional takes a picture of a quilt. 

Cheryl made these Mommy and Daughter Aprons. They are so adorable. 

Cheryl made this quilt top from the book Transparency Quilts by Ringle and Kerr and all of the fabric came from Quilt Vine.

I made this improvisational pieced tree in a workshop at the Modern Quilters Eastern Shore.

I quilted it from the back to be used as a sample for a free motion quilting class. 

I needed to make a Double Wedding Ring Quilt because I got the die for the Accuquilt Studio.

I thought I would make a sample and then teach a class. I love how it turned out but feel like I need to make another before I am comfortable enough to teach it. 

I cut out and glued the petals on this quilt top in one evening. The petals were cut out using Sue Pelland's Leaves Galore Template. 

This paper piece pattern, Turning Over A New Leaf, is a free download from Deb Karasik.

I am planning on teaching some paper piecing so I have been honing my skills. I had the paper piecing for the leaves done before retreat. At retreat I set in the leaves, made and applied all of the borders, quilted it, and sewed on the binding. 

At the end of the week I ran out of things that I had taken with me to sew, so I pulled out this shell. My daughter and I started this shell in a workshop in January while she was on break from college. My daughter had done most of the work putting the fabric on the shell; I just applied the glue. Since she went back to school it is my job to complete the background. I have been putting off doing it because I am afraid I will mess it up. So, at retreat I reluctantly got it out. I must say I am happy with the way it is progressing. 

That sums up the Quilt Vine Quilters week on retreat. 

It is amazing what you can accomplish when you have an entire week. 

Modern Quilters of the Eastern Shore

Modern Quilters of the Eastern Shore meet the first Wednesday Evening of every month. 

Here are pictures from last month's Show-n-Tell.

 Laura's baby quilt using Tula Pink's Bumble.

Another baby quilt by Laura.

Another baby quilt by Laura. 

This is a Selvage Quilt.

Another Selvage baby quilt by Laura.

Laura is in the baby quilt mode.

A pillow case for Kathy's Grandson.

He chose this fabric at Quilt Vine.

Kathy's finished top from a technique we learned at the January guild meeting.

Kathy's Big Block Challenge that she did not have done in December.

Carol's finished project from the technique we learned in January

Carol's Pinwheel Quilt.

Blocks for a future raffle quilt being made by the Bayside Quilters.

A scrap quilt by Alice.

Alice never met a scrap she didn't like!

The back of Alice's quilt.

Another one by Alice.

And the back.

Lou's finished project from a class with Lesley Riley.

Lou's Low Volume quilt made with Moda's French General.

Lou's Bumble Quilt.

Lou's quilt made with Pat Sloan fabric using a Pat Sloan pattern.

Lou's Selvage Quilt.

I think she needs to teach this at Quilt Vine.

My Kaleidoscope Quilt.

This was made using a Kaffe Fassett 6 inch Design Roll.

The back of my quilt.

My butterfly quilt, "Caroline."

Karli's bunny wall hanging.