Happy New Year

I wish everyone a very happy, healthy new year ~ hoping that you will find an abundance of time to spend with family and friends to make cherished memories.

Any new year's resolutions? Several quilting ones come to mind for me....

I'd like to quilt some of my quilt tops that have been piling up!

Plan a design for Troy's baseball quilt...start collecting fabric and have it done for XMas next year?....maybe...

Learn wool applique. It must be easier than hand applique!

I'd like to hear your quilting resolutions!

Merry Christmas!

Round Robin - Quilt Tops Revealed!

In January 2009, my bee embarked on a project that would last the whole year! We started a round robin. Each member made a center block and then we rotated them amoung the bee members, each of us adding to it before passing it on. No rules - you could add to one or all four sides. We finished in December and presented the final quilt tops to each other. We did not show the quilts to each other as we were making each round - so it was a terrific surprise to all of us when each one was revealed. Here they are. Click on photo for larger image. It was such fun!

Original Block...


Became the quilt top...

Original Block...

Quilt Top...

Original Block...

Became this quilt top...

Original Block...

Transformed into the quilt top...

Original Block..

Turned into this quilt top...

Original Block...

Became this quilt top...

We are working on one more ... but can't show it here...yet. She's a reader!

Christmas Quilt

Here's a great Christmas Quilt that I just finished quilting for my customer Marianne M. The pinwheels give it such movement!
Here is a photo of the side borders (in red on the quilt).

And here is the back - which shows the snowflake quilting in each of the snowball blocks.

One the table...

A close-up of the pinwheel block.

Such a fun one to quilt!
Click on any photo to enlarge.

Sewcalgal is having a virtual Christmas Quilt Show. check it out at http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/