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Pinwheel Baby Quilt

Posted on December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

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A sophisticated baby quilt for a new mom and dad (and dog)! This beauty was made by the Lowell Pine Needlers for their very own member, Marlene, who is expecting soon. What a lucky baby!

Feathers are placed only in the white areas of the pinwheels to really set off the visual pinwheel movement. Then a rope pattern was added in the sashing areas which adds to the simple, sophisticated palate, being that it has a similar density and flow.

Good luck with the baby Marlene! And happy quilting.

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Signature Quilt

Posted on August 18, 2011 | 1 Comment

This is a great idea for a signature quilt. Bonne made this for her brother’s wedding and it is a spectacular quilt. All the happy sentiments and sayings for the bride and groom are neatly encased in batiks of many colors. I chose not to quilt over the signature blocks because they were very small. By stitching close to the edge as often as possible, I also avoided stitching in the ditch around all the signature blocks, which worked out nicely in both design and cost.

Happy quilting!

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Feathers & More Feathers

Posted on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment

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This quilt was calling out for something special. So something special is what it got! Lots of feathers; gosh I love feathers! The outer border and the inner border both have feathers. All the white area around the stars have feathers that spiral out from the center of each star. There is a “continuous curve” design that goes through all the squares that bisect the quilt. And just to top it off, each of the stars has a different motif. I used three colors of thread on the quilt so the thread color would not be too much on certain areas of the quilt. And keep these  quilts coming Gayle! Great job on this one.

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