Saturday, November 13, 2010

Soldier Quilts


Soldier Quilts
Made for Soldier’s Angels “Blankets of Hope” program –

#1 – Rail Fence pattern, in Red, White, and Blue fabric.
August 2009



#2 – Rail Fence pattern, in Red, White, and Blue Star fabric.
November 2009



#3 – Log Cabin pattern, in Blue & White scrap fabric.
July 2010

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Ivey Baby 1


PATTERN:
Double Irish Chain
From “Irish Chain in a Day – Single & Double”
by Eleanor Burns
Second Edition – September 2004

FABRIC:
Purchased at Mill House Quilts
Waunakee, WI



Machine embroidered; Straight diagonal quilting in blue thread. Hand quilted border.



Completed – November 2007

Larson Baby


PATTERN:
Rail Fence
From “Quilts for Baby: Easy as ABC”
by Ursula Reikes
1993

FABRIC:
Purchased at Jon Ann Fabric & Crafts in Madison, Wisconsin (west side)
Red, White, and Baseball!


Since such a busy fabric was used - no extra embellishment. Straight quilting.


Completed: May 2008


Friday, November 5, 2010

Carroll Baby



PATTERN:
Courthouse Steps
From “Quilts for Baby: Easy as ABC”
by Ursula Reikes
1993


FABRIC:
Purchased at Mill House Quilts
Waunakee, WI





Machine embroidered; Straight diagonal quilting in clear thread.


Completed – July 2008

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Northwoods Queen


Pattern:
Double Irish Chain
From “Irish Chain in a Day – Single & Double”
by Eleanor Burns
Second Edition – September 2004

Fabric:
Purchased at Mill House Quilts
Waunakee, WI
http://www.millhousequilts.com/?gclid=CNmP7dfX56QCFSVL5wodG2Jq2g

Northwoods theme. Used as a gift for a friends' in-laws cabin bedroom.
Machine embroidered using patterns from: http://www.emblibrary.com
Bear Corner

Moose Corner

Mountain Border



Straight diagonal quilting in clear thread.

Completed – November 2008

Block A

Block B

completed top with embrodiery

Completed top

Quilting

Farquhar Baby


PATTERN:
Courthouse Steps
From “Quilts for Baby: Easy as ABC”
by Ursula Reikes
1993

FABRIC:
Leftover fabrics from Carroll quilt;
purchased at Mill House Quilts
Waunakee, WI
http://www.millhousequilts.com

Machine embroidered; straight quilting in white.

Completed - Feburary 2009
Completed quilt

Close-up

Machine embroidery