My Quilt Parade

  Finished Size: 56" x 64" I stumbled upon the 2020 Stash Buster Challenge by the Border Creek Station in January on Facebook.  The challenge was to make 52 Square Dance Blocks by the end of the year to be entered into a drawing. But other things and other quilts took priority and before long, the yearend was only 5 weeks away.  Time to get on the ball! I'd made a couple yellow and blue quilts in the past years and had some leftover yellow floral fat quarters.  It was time to use them up, and this stash buster was perfect. I used a cotton blend sheet with a pretty floral print as the backing and used lightweight polyester batting.  I quilted it with an edge-to-edge floral pantograph. Each block is 8" finished, and there are 64 blocks with a 7 x 8 layout.  I did one simple outer border that finishes at 1-3/4".   Read more about this quilt  here . December 2020 12/22/20 I did a quick drop-off to gift the quilt to my friend.  ( Yes, I wore ...

Finished Size: 64" x 78" I made this Crown of Thorns (aka Single Wedding Ring) quilt for a long-time friend who was married in June and then celebrated her birthday in October.  The COVID-19 pandemic has kept us apart and unable to participate in special events.  So, I wanted to do something to let her know I was thinking of her on her special day.  I love the collection of pretty floral fabrics which I've had for a few years.  The backing is a bedsheet in a pretty floral design.  I used lightweight polyester batting, and I quilted it with an edge-to-edge heart pantograph.  I think it's all perfect. Read more about this quilt  here . December 2020 Update:  I had lunch with my friend Alice in November and gifted her this quilt.  It was wonderful to see her again!  She later sent me a picture of the quilt on her bed.

I made this quilt from a kit I started in September and finished this month. The pattern is Bobby Dazzler by Pressed for Time Quiltworks (c) 2007 by Mary Hubka. I love everything about this quilt: the star blocks, the colors, the fabrics. They're all so pretty. I quilted it with an E2E loopy heart design. The backing is a beautiful all-over design of pink roses which I thought was perfect for this quilt. I made a mistake while quilting this quilt. I forgot to lower the needle bar and quilted a whole row before I realized it. This caused loose threads on the bottom, which I had to pick out by hand. Then I finished the quilting on my regular machine. I'm glad it was only one row and not a big quilt. The batting is a lightweight poly-fil and t he quilt measures 46" x 58". Read more about this quilt here . December 2020 Update:   April 2021 ~  I gifted this quilt to my niece Diane's spouse, Kimm, who is going through some health issues. I hope it brings her comfort a...