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...

When DGD told me she and her friend were moving back east, I wanted to give them something special for their new adventure.  Of course, a special quilt would fit the bill! Emily and Her Ombre HST Quilt Emily searched online and selected this free pattern.  It is Ombre HST Quilt Pattern by Sarah Goer  and was out of my comfort zone, but the half-square-triangle design was fairly easy.  The instructions were also easy to follow. The fabrics are all KONA cotton and it was a fun quilt to make. I gifted this to her on Christmas Day.  Her smile and hugs were my rewards.  I will miss her very much! December 2019 Patches of Life And so ends another 10 years of quilting (2010-2019) with 40   quilt projects -- definitely not as productive as the previous 10 years but I'm happy to still be quilting.  This also marks 11 years of retirement.  Wow, time flies by too fast. Of these 40 projects, I created and donated 13 charity quilts, mostly ...

Stack ‘N’ Whack 2004 In 2003, I learned to make the stack-n-whack blocks in a class at Bearly Stitchin’, an LQS in Pasadena, CA.  I made 12 blocks; and from these, I made two wall-hanging-size quilts, which I completed in 2004.  I LOVE this technique!  It’s amazing to see how each block is so different and just beautiful! I donated one of the quilts to Rebuilding Together for their Summer Luau fundraising event in August 2004.  And, I gave the second quilt to my BFF Vivian, who at the time was the president of the San Gabriel affiliate (see story below) . January 2004 Patches of Life Rebuilding Together is a non-profit program that rehabilitates the homes of elderly or disabled homeowners who are unable to make the repairs themselves.  It is the largest volunteer program in the nation with hundreds of affiliates across the country. I first became aware of Rebuilding Together when I worked for the City of Monterey Park (1987-1995).  Their affil...