Quilts

This page will contain some of the quilts that I have made. I love to sew but my true love is paper piecing, that can be found on my paper piecing page.

Go here to find mattress, quilt, comforter and batting sizes along with the approximate yardage need to make your desired quilt or comforter.

Rag Quilts

With winter soon approaching I thought it was time to stop playing around with my embroidery machine and get down to some serious quilt making. The easiest and quickest is the rag quilt. I made the green and flower quilt in one day. I used fusible fleece to line the pillows for extra stability. Jo-Ann Fabric has the instructions at Rag Quilt

Hexagon Duvet Cover

I made this duvet cover for an old comforter. I will use it at the cabin in the new bedroom my son has build for me. The piecing went very quickly, it only took me a week to complete. Dec 2001

Leftover Quilt Squares

How many quilter out there have lots of quilt square they have tried and put aside for one reason or another. Well I combined some of mine with fabric from my scrap bin and look at the result. A little bit of everything. Made April 2001. I have this new love of polar fleece so naturally used it for the backing instead of the traditional batting and backing.

Scrap Quilt

I had an urge to create something that was uniquely mine. I must say what a surprise! I had all these scraps that I just could not throw away, you know what I mean if you are a quilter. Every holiday has a square represented here. This was the result, backed it with polar fleece, and can you believe it---I like it.

T-Shirt Quilt

This t-shirt quilt for my grand-daughter Lauren was made from her many Girl Scout t-shirts that have been collected over the years. I cut a 12 inch square piece of clear plastic to use as a template for cutting around. Cut 2 inch sashing to put it all together. Instead of batting and a backing I used polar fleece on the back, added a pocket for a quillow. If You would like to try a t-shirt the instructions can be found at T-Shirt

The quillow instructions are at a few places on the web Quillow Directions

Quillow

Quillows

Folding Diagram

My most recent completed quilt is my triple star. I used about 50 different fabrics, all with shades of blue, stars and the millennium in mind. The backing is blue polar fleece with a solar theme.

I made this coffee table runner using the technique demonstrated on Simply Quilts--Hexagon Patti's. I cut a 2" hexagons from plastic lids of food containers, punched a small hole in the middle. Placed the hexagon on the fabric with a pin through the hole in the middle to secure, then basted around the plastic. Hand sewed seven together to form the "Grandmother's Flower Garden". These plastic haxagons can be cut in any size depending on the finished flower you desire.

I made this quilt for my grand-daughter Lauren when purple was her favorite color,needless to say that didn't last long. Green is the color of choice now.

This pillow cover was made using the technique described on HGTV's "Simply Quilts" episode QLT-565. Sharon Rexroad Ericson was the shows guest quilter and the demonstration was from her book "Doily Magic". A scanned close up picture can be seen on my sewing page. The Heart pillow instructions can be found at the HGTV web site. HGTV

Another quilting technique I have is a square yo-yo quilt for my granddaughter. I made the square yo-yo from the book "Easy Does it Quilts" by Georgia Bonsteel that I checked out from my local library. It is made in much the same way as a puff quilt but the puff is easier to put together. I no longer have the pattern but remember it was an odd shape pattern and not nearly as easy as the round yo-yo. Try these sites for the round yo-yo---- Yo-Yo Yo-Yo

This quilt is the only one I ever hand quilted. I made curtains and dresser scarfs to match. The colors are peach, mint green and off white. This is me holding the quilt that I later presented to my mother.

Tumbling Blocks is a favorite of mine. This one was tied instead of quilted.

If I can help anyone with my knoweledge of my creations, please don't hesitate to e-mail me. To E-Mail Me:

skcreats@yahoo.com

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