Quilting

Fabric, thread, machines, rulers, QUILTING! I love anything to do with sewing. Well . . . . . maybe not mending.

We recently had a few friends over to introduce them to the joys of quilting. Here the Lewis girls are cutting out strips of fabric to piece together for their lap quilt top. We all made Log Cabin Quilts.

My little pile of fabric is in the background there.

One of their sweet girls had so much fun playing with Haley's old playmo princess castle!

Here their top is finished, basted to the bottom and they are on the ping pong table adding the batting. Notice a square of bright fabric (Haley's ) and one square of theirs. I ask each quilt maker to make an extra square to give to me.

I almost have enough to make my own signature quilt from these "extras".

They've turned the quilt and it's ready to be quilted!

The squares can be arranged in a number of different patterns to give the feel that you like. Their pattern is called "Timberline". Note the diagonal stripe of green running from corner to corner. Isn't it beautiful!

Emily and her three sons came a little later than the Lewis family. Here she's cutting her strips.

This is how the boys played with the princess castle.

Here's Emily's fabulous quilt. She definitely has the quilting gene!

My quilt doesn't have a pattern. I sewed it together in a random fashion.

I made one for the sheer enjoyment of it all.

There was enough time for a few rounds of Dutch Blitz!

Haley's making a BRIGHT lap quilt.

Haley's is pieced together in the Fields and Furrow's pattern.

Instead of a solid back consisting of one fabric, she chose to randomly piece the back. It goes well with the front and is more interesting to look at.

It was so bright and cheery. Kind of like her!