Swirls and Twirls

I made this quilt "just because".  I used fat quarters from the fabric line called "Everything But The Kitchen Sink".  Almost 600 half square triangles but a joy to make and a bright, cheery quilt.  It is great on a queen sized bed and long enough to go up over the pillows.

Basket of snowflakes

I forgot that I made this little table topper.  It was a kit from Connecting Threads.  A nice little appliqué project.

Just for fun...

KayLynn sent this to me...Jim laughed!

Vintage Dresden Dishes V

     While shopping with Charlotte last spring, we found the fabric that you see in the border of this quilt.  I saw dresden plates in the print and  decided it would be great for a new quilt.  We then went forward finding fabrics that matched.  We looked here in Denver and then found quite a few on our trip together last summer.

                                         Here is the quilt ready to start the pinning process.

      I am almost done quilting this new quilt.  Have discovered quilting gloves this past year and they are a welcome addition to helping me quilt.

      This is called Vintage Dresden Dishes V because it is the 5th quilt I have made from this pattern.  I just love it.  They are all so different and have been fun to make.  Several have new homes with special friends.

Rockets and Robots II

      By the time we found out that another grandson was on the way, I couldn't buy the Rockets and Robots charm pack any more.  Some of the fabric was still available.  What I used in this little quilt was a quilt panel.  I cut the panel apart and pieced this quilt top.

     This is the little recipient of the quilt, Sawyer Nephi Greenwood.  I thought I had this little quilt made so early and was in the process of sending it to his momma, but he decided to arrive 4 weeks early!  At least it was done, so I quickly got it in the mail so he would know how happy we were that he was here safe and sound and that we were thrilled to have him join our family!

The Bear Paw Quilt-Missouri Star Quilt Method

      Here is the basic block.  The Missouri Star Quilt method uses jelly roll strips (2.5").  The fabric line is by a favorite quilt book author, Kim Diehl, called Heritage Hollow.  I did cut my own 2.5" background fabric strips.  The blocks went together nicely and quite fast.

      I love the variety of colors and the color tones.  It was so much fun to make this quilt from start to finish and not have a partially finished quilt laying around.  That is unusual for me!

Grandma Charlotte Mayer-A beautiful quilter

     This is my paternal grandmother, Charlotte Louisa Monk Mayer (1897-1987).  I post this picture of her to share with you as she is my quilting inspiration.  My grandma was quite the quilter.  Her little stitches were so beautiful.  She would quilt beautiful quilts on what we call "cheater" fabric because the design was printed on the fabric and Grandma would quilt around the print.  I have a large quilt that she quilted like that.  I wish she could see the beautiful quilts that we make today using all the wonderful modern tools available.  I hope she would be proud of her granddaughters and now great granddaughters.  Even her great great granddaughters are being taught about this special craft.
     I have a large print of this picture in my sewing room paying honor to my grandma.  Thank you for all you did for me.  Always teaching by precept and example.