Monthly Archives: October 2011

My Heart

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on February 5, 2010.     This is a small wall hanging I recently made using five different red fabrics in the heart. The quilt is 28 in X 26.5 … Continue reading →

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Cheerful Robots Baby Quilt

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

I found this robot fabric at Hobby Lobby.  It became the center piece of this baby quilt.  I used bright colors in a basket weave pattern to frame the robots (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple – though the … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Blooming Nine Patch

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on January 29, 2010.     My friend Vivian asked me to make a quilt for her grand-daughter K.  Vivian speaks of K as her daughter and is raising her … Continue reading →

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Overall Sam Quilt

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on January 22, 2010.     This quilt is made from antique quilt blocks found at an estate sale in the mid-1990s.  The pattern is the male version of Sun … Continue reading →

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Lace-Autograph Star Quilt

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Here is another quilt top whose photos I found as I cleaned my office.  The quilt top is machine pieced using an autograph star block.  Instead of signatures, I put a piece of antique lace in each signature bar of … Continue reading →

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Flower Power Baby Quilt

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on January 15, 2010.   This baby quilt is for Kerri.  She’s expecting a little girl.  I used the court house step block pattern for this quilt.  It is machine … Continue reading →

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Trip Around the World

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on January 8, 2010.   This quilt is a variation of the drunkard’s path called “trip around the world.”  I began hand piecing the individual 3.25 in blocks in the … Continue reading →

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Say Cheese Baby Quilt

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

This baby quilt was inspired by the bandana which makes up the center.  It is machine pieced and quilted.  It measures 40 in square.  I have given it to my niece.  She and her husband are expecting their first baby … Continue reading →

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School House Quilt

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on January 1, 2010.     A few weeks ago I showed you my Baltimore Album quilt.  This one was made from a left over block.  The block was missing … Continue reading →

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May You Be Warm This Christmas

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on December 25, 2009.     Earlier this fall, I knitted my first pair of sock at the urging of Dr Smak, Dr Cris, and Geek2Nurse.  Those are my feet … Continue reading →

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