Soldier Quilts

Soldier Quilts

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

http://soldiersangels.org/blankets-of-hope.html

#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

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

http://www.millhousequilts.com/?gclid=CNmP7dfX56QCFSVL5wodG2Jq2g

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

Carroll Baby

PATTERN:

Courthouse Steps

From “Quilts for Baby: Easy as ABC”

by Ursula Reikes

1993

FABRIC:

Purchased at Mill House Quilts

Waunakee, WI

http://www.millhousequilts.com/?gclid=CNmP7dfX56QCFSVL5wodG2Jq2g

Machine embroidered; Straight diagonal quilting in clear thread.

Completed – July 2008

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

 

Fritch Baby

PATTERN:

Rail Fence

From “Quilts for Baby: Easy as ABC”

by Ursula Reikes

1993

FABRIC:

Fat Quarter bundle purchased from fatquarter.com

Since such a busy fabric was used, no extra embellishment on this quilt. Straight quilting in white.

Completed - May 2009

Close up of the blocks

Close up with the borders and binding

Finished Quilt!

 

Rail Fence

Rail Fence

From “Quilts for Baby: Easy as ABC”

by Ursula Reikes

1993

Fabrics for Crib size:

Need 3 coordinating fabrics

Fabric A

Fabric B

Fabric C

Border fabrics

Backing = 11/2 yard

First Border – cut 1” wide strips

Second Border – cut 2 1/2” wide strips

Binding – cut 3 1/2 “ wide strips

**Fat Quarter method – 1 quarter of each color needed for the top squares. 1 quarter needed for each border and binding.

Double Irish Chain

Double Irish Chain

From “Irish Chain in a Day – Single & Double”

by Eleanor Burns

Second Edition – September 2004

Fabrics for Crib size:

Need 3 coordinating fabrics

Background (Block A, Block B, and First Border) = 1 yard will be plenty

Center Chain (Block A, Block B, and Second Border) = 1 yard will be plenty

Outer Chain (Block A, Block B, and Binding) = 1 yard will be plenty

Backing = 11/2 yard

First Border – cut 2” wide strips

Second Border – cut 5” wide strips

Binding – cut 3 1/2 “ wide strips


 

Fabrics for Full/Queen size:

Need 3 coordinating fabrics

Background (Block A, Block B, and First Border) = 3 3/4 yards

Center Chain (Block A, Block B, and Second Border) = 3 1/4 yards

Outer Chain (Block A, Block B, and Third Boarder) = 5 yards

Binding = 1 yard

Backing = 10 1/2 yards (45” wide fabric) 

Ivey Baby Quilt - 2

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

Completed Block A

Completed Block B

Completed Quilt

Since such a busy fabric was used for the background, no extra embellishment on this quilt. Straight quilting.

Completed - March 2009

Ivey Baby Quilt - 3

Pattern:

Double Irish Chain

From “Irish Chain in a Day – Single & Double”

by Eleanor Burns

Second Edition – September 2004

Fabric:

Cotton fabric purchased at Jo Ann's Craft's in Goshen, Indiana.

Completed Quilt

Quilted with white thread on top, and red thread on back. Straight, diagional quilting.