My Quilt Parade

Drum Roll Please …. 300th Quilt Project and 15 years of quilting!  TA-DA!!   Finished Size:  77" x 89" Ever since Vincent told me last year that he was accepted into the UCLA Paramedic Program, I knew I wanted to make him a quilt to celebrate his graduation. When I saw the fabrics with EMS-related prints, I knew I had to make a quilt for his graduation.  I had no pattern or plan in mind but bought a couple yards of each print.   I ordered the center EMS panel from Etsy. And I was surprised to find they added a gift: a picture of paramedics caring for a child.  I had to include it in the quilt. My backings are usually plain but I wanted to use as much of the EMS fabric in this quilt as possible. I had yardage left over and made pillowcases to go with the quilt. I made the 20 snowball blocks with a different layout in mind.  In the end, I used only 8 for the front.  But the remaining 12 were perfect to go around the printed picture in th...

Finished Size: 58" x 78" I completed the top a year ago, but it took me a while to get around to finishing the quilt. This quilt is part of my seasonal quilts collection that includes  Valentine's  Chains of Love ,    Spring Pinwheel Sampler , and  Uncle Sam's Star  quilts. It's perfect to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! I quilted it with an overall E2E design that is pre-installed in my Pro-Stitcher called Clovers. The backing is a green and white geometric print, and the batting is Warm & Natural. August 2022 Patches of Life Raider originally belonged to my DGD Katie but, when she moved  to Kentucky, Raider remained with us. Leo "ran away" from his original home across the street.  When we contacted them to return him, they said they didn't want him because he didn't get along with their other dogs so we kept him.  I don't think he was treated well because his left leg was broken and never set properly.  IMHO he also suffers from...

Finished size:  76" x 93" Quilt Pattern: Weed Whacker by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville I started this quilt in 2008 and 14 years later,  I decided it was time to finish it. I quilted it with an E2E design called Audree that is pre-installed in the HandiQuilter ProStitcher. The pieced backing is definitely not by design.  When I saw the fabric with the bird design, I knew I wanted to use it for the backing.  Unfortunately, I didn't buy enough and had no choice but to use a different fabric for the middle.   I ended up with a pieced strip at the bottom because the backing wasn't long enough, and I didn't realize it until I got to the last quilting row.  The quilting design at the end does not match perfectly but it's good enough.  Finished is better than perfect! I love this quilt, and it is part of my personal collection. August 2022

Finished size: 55" x 73" My sister turned 92 in February, and I wanted to make her a quilt as a belated birthday gift. When I came across Sew Pretti's International Sister Quilt, I was inspired to make this quilt for my sister. Sew Preeti first came across the African Queen block in 2017 but couldn't find a pattern or tutorial for the block so she drafted one, which she named International Sister. I am happy and thankful that she generously provided free instructions for this cute block.   RBG Block - not yet sewn My sister is an attorney and has been a civil rights activist all her life, especially during the 1960s and 1970s.  So when I saw this block by  Rebecca Grace Quilting  honoring RBG, I knew I had to add it to my sister's quilt. I visited my sister in August to gift her the quilt and to celebrate National Sister's Day.  She absolutely  loved  her quilt, and we spent a wonderful day with my nieces and their quilts. My sister's quilt m...