Quilts

A few more quilt pictures from 2011. 
The next two quilt were pieced by Dale Fisher.  She likes to see the quilting, so she chooses a solid backing fabric.  The thread really shows off the quilting pattern.

The quilting pattern is Briar Rose.

The quilting pattern is Rosie.

This quilt was pieced by Julie Guise.  She loves Halloween!  The black embroidery makes this quilt sing!

 I quilted spider webs in the outer border,  X's in the orange and black areas. 

 

 I stitched around the figures, outlining around the embroidery, otherwise it will puff out.

 

 

 

Halloween Towel

Here's a quick project I found on the internet.  It's really quick and easy.  It's a Halloween towel, with little witch legs peaking out of the bottom.  Place the towel over a kitchen cabinet or an oven rail or bath towel rack. 

 The instructions can be found by clicking on this link. 
http://www.favecrafts.com/Halloween-Crafts/Witch-Halloween-Towel#
I made a couple adjustments.  I used fabric instead of ribbon and tulle.  The fabric "ribbon" (purple in picture above) should be cut 2 1/2 inch wide by width of towel inches plus 1-inch, to turn ends under.  I also turned the ends on the fabric before making the ruffle.  I used needle and thread to baste and create the ruffle.

Here's my version...

It makes a cute gift!