Saving the universe one project at a time!
This is a new topic for me. I usually spend my time creating new, beautiful quilts. Today I will share with you how to ruin one! First put your newly-finished quilt on the living room couch. Then wait for your psycho Bengal Cat to attack the quilt. Let him bite it and claw out all the stitching you’ve worked so hard on! When he is done you are left with tiny holes in the fabric and loose threads!!
Don’t let the cute little sleepy head fool you!!!
I pieced the Lawn Chair blocks together. It is such a quick, fun pattern. Just the right thing when you need a fabric fix! I love the Tradewinds fabric line – it is so bright – looks great with all the white. Now, how shall I quilt it? (Of course I snapped the picture before I thought to press everything!)
Just finished quilting the Strippy Quilt. I was going to do straight line stitching – but I decided to just stipple the whole thing instead. I think I like it better that way – otherwise it might have felt too linear – this way it feels super cozy!
I love this Skinny Strips Quilt. You can download the pattern for free HERE.
This is how fun it is to sew with a Bengal cat. As soon as anything goes on the floor – he’s in it. I have to lock him in a room while I pin baste a quilt! The videos are pretty funny too!
I wanted to make something special for my son’s 1st grade teacher – she is an amazing lady. I wanted something she would keep forever, enjoy and would reflect the children in her class. So I came up with this quilt. I had each of the children draw a flower on applique paper and choose the fabric. I appliqued their flowers in the center of each block and wrote their name by their flower. I pieced the blocks all together and added a few boarders. I machine quilted it and finished it with hand-stitched binding. 
This is the back of the quilt – I used the Moda Freebird panel for the back – super cute!
We gave her the quilt during the end of the year party. She was so surprised and loved it so much. The children loved showing her “their” flowers. She will hang it in her home office!
I wanted to make something special for my son’s 1st grade teacher – she is an amazing lady. I wanted something she would keep forever, enjoy and would reflect the children in her class. So I came up with this quilt. I had each of the children draw a flower on applique paper and choose the fabric. I appliqued their flowers in the center of each block and wrote their name by their flower. I pieced the blocks all together and added a few boarders. I machine quilted it and finished it with hand-stitched binding. This is the back of the quilt – I used the Moda Freebird panel for the back – super cute!
We gave her the quilt during the end of the year party. She was so surprised and loved it so much. The children loved showing her “their” flowers. She will hang it in her home office!
Since I painted my front doors, I am careful not to hang anything that will “clank” on them. My house has too doors so I have to have 2 of what ever – it frustrates me lots! So, I pulled out all my Valentine’s Day fabric scraps and crazy pieced 2 blocks. 
I quilted the blocks
then cut a heart shape out. I had plans to stuff them but they didn’t look good stuffed at all ….so they are flat! I attached a ribbon and hung them on the front doors! And no clanking!
Since I painted my front doors, I am careful not to hang anything that will “clank” on them. My house has too doors so I have to have 2 of what ever – it frustrates me lots! So, I pulled out all my Valentine’s Day fabric scraps and crazy pieced 2 blocks. I quilted the blocksthen cut a heart shape out. I had plans to stuff them but they didn’t look good stuffed at all ….so they are flat! I attached a ribbon and hung them on the front doors! And no clanking!
I was looking around my house and I have several Valentine Quilts all with very different feels. They’ve been made through the years and it is interesting to see how the style and fabrics have changed.
Here is my first Valentine Quilt! I made it is 2000 just after I got my brand new Bernina! The pattern was from a Better Homes & Garden Quilt publication. Fabric has come a long way in the last 12 years!!!
2002 I made this little wall quilt which I still love even though it is made with “barn red” that was oh so popular then. I love how each of the background blocks are different creams. I still hang it up every February.
This quilt was made in 2005 – again, the fabrics are so much better these days! I always love a wonky block!
Then in 2009 came my cupcake phase. You can’t see the whole thing – but there is another row of appliqued cupcakes. This used to hang in Sally’s room, but now she has a Rapunzel room.
This “banner” style wall hanging I also made in 2009 – I used the applique patterns from the previous quilt, but made the arrangement and letters myself. I still love it!
From cupcakes to owls, these were both made in 2010.
This big hugs and Kisses quilt was made in 2010 also – I still love it! It hangs in my entry way.
2011
I finished my “Love Birds” quilt. It is an original design by me. I love that there are a few pieced heart blocks mixed in with the plain blocks. The applique was a bit tedious – the letters are super curvy and swirly. I love the birds as well.
This quilt I also just finished and it hangs above my piano. I love the Moda valentines fabric that adds a bit of turquoise to the mix. Thanks to my mom-in-law for sending them to me! I made her a quilt like this as well – I love the birds, I love that it is off center and a little funky!
I sewed up this quick table quilt for my mom-in-law as well – just for a little spot of color somewhere.
I sewed these two small quilts for our church’s Relief Society auction tonight. I really want to keep this table runner because I still need to make myself one.
Then there is this little square quilt with two birds (who still need button eyes). I love them both.
Can’t wait to see what’s up for next year! Thanks for looking!
