This sweet quilt left yesterday, it was quilted with the pantograph bubbles which suited it perfectly.
I love how perfect the stitches look on the back!
Hugs and Kisses Quilt
Tag: Longarm Machine Quilting Thunder Bay Ontario
Sam’s Turtle Quilt
This fun quilt was picked up yesterday, I really enjoyed working on it during some of our greyer days!
This quilt was the second in a series of quilts made for my customer Karen’s grandchildren. The first was the Minecraft quilt that I have blogged about previously, this one is also double sided with the child’s name pieced in, how fun is that!
Using a panel for colour inspiration is a great way to start off in choosing fabrics for a quilt and as you can see blocks were chosen to grow the quilt keeping the panel as a focus.
Piecing the backing can create a challenge for a Longarm quilter, it just takes a little more time and planning in loading the quilt in order to centre the backing to the quilt top.
The pantograph Bubbles was chosen by Sam’s Grandma Karen the maker of these super fun quilts.
May!! Spring and Cathy’s Quilt
Spring May finally be arriving! We still have a ways to go before the snow disappears, the ground is still covered the yard with more than a foot in unplowed areas and the bush is still heavy with the stuff.
The good news is the weather forecast is for sunshine and warmer temperatures and no overnight freezing temperatures.
Onto Quilting.
I have quilted many quilts for Cathy and always enjoy our visits. When I first met her she was still working as a community nurse and had been my Moms Nurse after she had cancer surgery. My Mom really liked her and it wasn’t long before they discovered their link of quilting. This led to Cathy meeting me.
Cathy’s latest quilt really helped to brighten some very grey days around here.
I have always loved scrap quilts, they are so much fun to make and to look at!
I chose the pantograph Helix which really adds motion to the kaleidoscope.
Cathy chose a very soft flannel for the backing.
Quilting, Life and Spring….?
I think everyone around here is holding their breath as we have had two days of sunshine and today it’s raining and so far no snow. The temperatures are still hovering around 0C
The snow is finally beginning to recede and we can now see the top of the well and a little more ground.
Every spring I look forward to the robins returning…so far there is one and early this morning he began banging on our windows!
http://birding-world.com/robin-attacking-windows/.
I sure hope his friend arrives soon or is around already.
On the quilting front I have been busy and will soon have quilts to show…I like to wait for the maker to see them first. Here is a peek though…
Travel is looking much more possible in our near future and this week Liam was thrilled to find a Wisconsin Dells catalogue in our mailbox…that required some serious study!
Snow, Stellar, Quilting and Life
Well…yes it’s still snowing there is even more forecasted for Wednesday yet again! The trees are heavy with snow and an attempt to walk to the back of our property failed due to it being waist deep!
The good news is that it’s not too cold, the snow is wet and heavy to shovel but it did feel good to be outside this morning and the sun was trying hard to break through the clouds. hopefully the sun will shine tomorrow.
On Friday I spent some time pressing and started cutting the fabric for Stellar, the third quilt from Season 4 of the Color Collective. It is comprised of 2 paper pieced blocks that mirror each other.
Marilyn’s third half square triangle quilt left this morning. Theses quilts are full queen size and such fun to look at. Her stitching is so precise and her quilts are always square.
I am presently quilting a super fun 2 sided quilt that is nice and bright! I always press the tops and backs before loading, it’s worth the extra time in my opinion. This quilt like the Minecraft Quilt has a very pieced and fun backing.
Gwen’s Fun Baby Quilts!
These quilts have been so much fun to work on! Baby quilts are great projects, they aren’t so big that they take what sometimes feels like forever to make.
Snow! And Quilting
Ok, it’s April 11th already and we are still getting snow?? It was snowing this morning when I woke up. It is supposed to rain a lot this week so hopefully that will help the snow melt.
I won’t complain too loudly as it sounds like west of us they are in for a pretty big spring snow storm this week…fingers crossed that we just get the rain!
Yesterday I put the last stitch into a very special quilt that I will be sharing more about very soon. My Longarm and I have been really busy and productive so look for more posts about that.
Next up is the second of three half square triangles I have been quilting for Marilyn. I always press tops and backs before loading them on the Longarm. Her piecing and workmanship is perfect and her fabric and colour/value skills are so inspiring!
Only many years of collecting could possibly build a stash that would make a total of 4 queen size quilts with such an array of fabrics. I wonder how close I am getting.
There are so many options out there for quilters compared to when I began. Tutorials abound on the internet and online shopping opens an incredible world of choice for new and experienced quilters. I personally have fun at times with a quickly pieced quilt but I also really enjoy the journey and challenges of different projects.
Sometimes, projects linger longer that I originally plan such as my Longtime Gone quilt and the collective projects that are waiting…when I start to feel a little guilty regarding what projects in the quilt world that are referred to as UFO’s (unfinished objects) I remind myself that I like to savour the journey. Some projects don’t require quick completions.
Melissa’s Quilt
This quilt is so special, not only was it Melissa’s first quilt but it is also a quilt for her Grandma.
Melissa is blessed with Aunts that quilt and they have pulled her into the fold of quilt makers.
How pretty and spring like is her quilt! She chose the pantograph Shasta Daisy which is such a perfect fit.
She chose fireside for her backing.
Modern Quilts and Fireside Backing
I love blue, I love blue for its calmness.
Often quilts are dropped off and not fully opened until their turn comes. This quilt had been discussed with its maker through email as was the quilting decision.
So when I first opened up the quilt and laid it over the Longarm the room already painted a soft blue…really became blue!
The pantograph parchment was chosen and I chose a baby blue thread which moves perfectly across the quilt.
The fireside backing is so soft and blue and really shows off the quilting design. I pieced the backing for this quilt, it worked out beautifully!
A Quilt for our Newest Granddaughter
My daughter recently had their second baby. She and I had discussed the baby’s quilt many times over the last months and she eventually chose the pattern Ivy League from Wren Collective and the palette that was used in this version of the quilt…
I was able to connect with Rachel Thomeczek of the Wren Collective https://wren-collective.com and she kindly shared the palette that was used. Check out her patterns there are several that call to me.
The fabrics are from the Painters Palette from Paintbrush Studios and I ordered them from Pineapple Fabrics. https://www.pineapplefabrics.com
This was my first time using the Painters Palette fabrics and it won’t be my last. They are a little heavier and have a wonderful sheen to them.
To backtrack a little I had originally ordered another palette but it wasn’t quite right, thankfully though a portion of it was absolutely perfect for the backing that we both had our hearts set on. It’s a sweet out of print Cotton+Steel fabric called Flower shop and there just wasn’t quite enough of it… adding the 3 rows from the first quilt top try worked perfectly. *on a side note had I not taken the time to straighten the grain…see my previous post on the quilt…I don’t believe that it would have laid straight when finished.
The quilting is freehand adding a soft organic look and feel to the quilt. Using a 60wt thread allows the stitches to take a backseat to the design.
I hope that this little one and her big sister will spend many hours happily snuggling under their quilts (and making tents and other adventures!) made with so much love and prayers in every stitch.
Wendy’s Quilting and life 