Shannon made this quilt as a gift for her Mother in Law. It was the first quilt that she has made.
I chose the pantograph ground cover, the prints in the fabric often give me clues in deciding what to choose.
Shannon’s Jelly Roll Race Quilt
Tag: Quilting
Christmas…in July Quilts
It seems to be very popular have Christmas in July celebrations around here.
These two quilts were made to be raffled off in support of a campers association not far from here. The maker began with panels and added blocks to grow the quilts. I used the pantograph windswept as it gave a ribbon effect that also went well with both the top and the backing… almost all of my quilt makers like to have me trim their quilts for them which I do as a courtesy so that they are ready for binding.
On a side note, I lived most of my childhood in Winnipeg Manitoba, we had a cottage growing up. When we moved here people talked about going to camp…I envisioned them all in tents! Until I discovered that cottages are camps here and in the Fort Frances area they are cabins.
Moose Panel Quilt
Quilts that begin with the inspiration of a panel have become very popular it seems. It’s understandable with the amazing prints available.
This recent quilt is a great example of using a panel to pull colours from and making blocks and borders to grow the quilt. I used the pantograph Star-swirl to quilt it.
Diane’s Quilt
It was such a pleasure to complete this quilt for Diane, mostly because I knew how special this quilt is to her.
Her piecing on this quilt was exact and her borders laid flat…the paisley designed fabric spoke to me and I chose the pantograph flying Daisy.
I don’t often bind customer quilts but did finish this quilt completely, it made me happy that I could. Diane has always from the time I met her been a cheerleader in living your life and is someone who makes such a positive difference in this world! She inspires me 😊
Carol’s Star Quilt
Carol made this quilt for her son, I added my touch with the pantograph Star swirl.
Michelle Wyman designed the Starswirl pantograph.
When I first started quilting on my Longarm, I was a member of an online group called LACHAT it was a fantastic resource not only for longarm quilting but also friendships with so many likeminded people.
It had great forums for trouble shooting, how would you quilt this and show and tell along with a chat room that many of us regularly spent time visiting with each other. I bring this memory up as I am reminded of it when I use Michelle’s Pantograph as that is where I met her.
The owner of the site eventually moved in a different direction and closed the site. Many of the quilters are still active and it’s been fun to follow them on social media.
Althea’s Puppy Quilt
This was a really fun quilt to work on, Liam doesn’t often as for one of the quilts he see’s me quilting but this was one of them. It was made to be raffled in support of a dog show club that she belongs too.
I used the pantograph Popcorn. I also bound this quilt.
The Duluth Birthday Trip 2022 and a New Quilt-shop!!!
Other than the last couple of years Erik and I travel to Duluth MN to celebrate his birthday. He has also been retired for a year.
This year we were able to travel. With all of the snow melting and rain the waterfalls and rivers were pretty spectacular, we make it a point to stop several times during the drive.
As soon as we cross the border we pull into the parking lot and enjoy the walk to high falls. https://www.exploringnorthshore.com/pigeon-river-high-falls/
After stopping at Rydens Border Store to pick up a few packages…we were back on the road.
Next stop was the DQ in Grand Marais….we almost always have to make an ice cream stop!
While back on the road, I was looking something up when Erik suddenly said oh there’s a quilt shop and asked if I wanted to stop….I answered “well I don’t really need to“…which was followed with…too late I am pulling in!!!
That’s when I met Sylvia, she opened her quilt shop just before the pandemic closed the border. She has a beautiful shop in Lutsen MN that is well worth the stop. I really enjoyed our visit and so much so that I forgot to take pictures inside the shop…so now you will need to go yourself and check it out!
Years ago we decided to stop using the expressway from Two Harbours to Duluth and instead take the scenic route along the lake… that’s when we discovered Russ Kendall’s Smokehouse. We almost always stop for a snack of smoked Cisco.
After settling into our hotel room, we set off for a walk along the lake, Duluth has done an amazing job with their waterfront and the weather was perfect! We turned around at the Lief Erikson Statue.
Another favourite treat is supper at Pizza Lucé for a delicious well deserved meal.
It rained all of the next day, which was ok because for the most part it was a shopping day.
Florence’s Quilt
Florence was first asked by her daughter to make a king sized duvet cover, it was to be made with a quilt pattern. We had been discussing this project for a while…and one day she called to say that her daughter changed her mind and wanted it quilted along with two shams.
Her daughter chose the pantograph and it was quilted with silver gray thread that disappeared into the quilt. It was hard to capture the beauty of this quilt…it really turned out so much nicer than the pictures that I took…mostly due to lighting.
Hugs and Kisses Quilt
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!
Fun Scrap Quilts
How much fun is this quilt…well it was for me. I love scrap quilts and this one made with the makers scraps from all of her other quilts just blended into a beautiful collage of colour.
Years ago I made a quilt by cutting a few strips each from many fabrics in my stash and divided them into dark and light piles and placed each pile into paper bags. My rule was…what came out was what I would use and made a log cabin quilt. That was a fun project and the result was a beautiful quilt that was fun to look at.
This quilt reminded me of that project…one I may just repeat sometime.
The swirl pantograph played so nicely adding to the fun of this project.
Wendy’s Quilting and Life 