I finally finished the Five N Dime quilt I started in 2016 I think. We had gone to visit family in Missouri and Illinois. While in Missouri visiting my sister we went to Missouri Star Quilts and had such a fun day. I bought a layer cake and charm squares for the quilt. I got it all put together and decided it needed some nice quilting so planned to have it done at one of the LQS. It got hung in the closet until I decided I was ready to part with the money for quilting. After my Mom passed away in December of 2017 I received a small insurance check from her estate. I decided that the perfect way to use her gift would be to get the quilting done on Five N Dime. Once the quilt came back, I had been diagnosed with breast cancer and things got busy with that. Once again it hung in the closet waiting for binding. Well, I am finished with all my treatment, things look great and the port was removed. I got a burst of energy and got back to having fun quilting. The binding and label are done and I love the quilt.
The layered patchwork technique by Kansas Troubles was fun to try, I like the look. The quilter was a little concerned the little raw edges would fold up under the needle and it would be a problem. Some of the edges did catch in the quilting, but when I washed it, they frayed like intended and look good. It has a bamboo batting and is very soft and cuddly.
I have also just finished two I Spy quilts for my new step great grandsons to welcome them to the family. I bought 5" novelty squares from Ebay so I had a lot of variety and they turned out cute.
I just did a one inch sashing with colorful cornerstones to connect the squares. The kids can look for objects, count and identify different colors and get creative with play. I didn't use batting in the quilts, instead I used fleece on the back and a decorative stitch from my machine to "quilt" the top to the backing. They are meant for play, so the machine quilting will hold up well and they are light weight and warm. Hope the boys enjoy them.
Another finish is the Grandma's Spools quilt. I finally finished the hand quilting and got it bound and labeled. I had put it aside to work on my new grand daughter's baby quilt early in the year. I love it, too.
In one of my past posts I had been looking for the perfect red fabric for the borders. I found it! It is a Needle and Thread Gatherings fabric and fits the theme of the quilt perfectly! The true color is better in the photo above but the close up shows the saying on it.
Last week we went to Colorado to visit my new grand daughter, almost four months old now. We had a very fun visit.
Big sister loves her baby sis and helps Mom and Dad out a lot. The area had had a couple of big snowstorms prior to our visit and there was snow piled everywhere!
We were joking that it might melt by June!
Next up is a quilt I finished years ago, before I had much experience with quilting. I took it up for my son.
If you click on any of the photos they will enlarge. This quilt has some history in it. My son is an Eagle Scout and I was a pack and troop leader for years. The top five rows all have a collection of my patches I earned during leader training, uniform patches and some buffalo patches my son brought to me when he attended a national event. I took Wood Badge training in 1998, finished my ticket in 2000 and continued to serve on our council training team until 2005. I have more time volunteering in Scouting than my son had participating. My patrol for Wood Badge is the Buffalo Patrol, thus all the buffalo stuff. My sons patches are the bottom five rows. It starts with all his rank patches as he progressed to Eagle Scout. The other rows have various uniform patches from Cub Scouts through Boy Scouts, patches he collected at various events and patches earned attending camp. We are both Order of the Arrow members. My Ordeal sash is on the left border and my Brotherhood sash is on the right border as you are looking at the quilt. I had On My Honor embroidered on the top border just under my sons patch from the national event. There are lots of good memories sewn into that quilt! I used denim for the blocks and it is a very heavy quilt. I have learned a LOT about quilts in the years since I made this one.
I'll stop here and show off the tops I finished in another post.
Happy Quilting!
