Category: My Quilts

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Modern Wedding Quilt

It was so lovely to go to a wedding after all the world has thrown at us these past couple of years. The young couple was happily married last night at a beautiful location up in the hills near Eugene. It was really wonderful to see family and friends gathering for such a special event.

So this looks like an odd wedding quilt right? Well I asked the future groom what colors he and his fiance were decorating with, and he came back with that typical male answer of “I don’t know.” So I said, ask her! He did. She said, “dark green, gray, and black.” So having a rather giant fabric stash, sewing commenced. I wanted to do something modern for them, so this quilt was the result.

While I haven’t been sewing much of late, this inspired me to dust off the machine and get moving! I hope it brings them many years of joy and snuggly comfort! Here’s to you M & W!

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Quilt Donation to Docs and Ducks

The last time I donated to Docks & Ducks was in 2019 for their annual fundraising auction. It’s so frustrating that COVID once again stopped good things from happening. While the organizers are holding a smaller affair this year, it’s good to see that they are starting up again, and hopefully will be on their way to Guatemala soon, once again.

For more information about their cause, head over to their Facebook page or learn more about the Cascade Medical Team on their website.

I am thrilled to be able to support them in this small way!

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T-Shirt Memory Quilt

Finally got out those old t-shirts and made something with them! These are from my hikes, walks, and rowing days of yesteryear.

And of course, the “sensitive artist” t-shirt was placed on the back in case anyone decided they didn’t like the quilt…ha! What’s not to like? Lots of color. Nothing matches. Perfect. And in case you too need a “sensitive artist” t-shirt, the designer is Fred Babb. I picked up this shirt at a museum when traveling to Sacramento years ago.

Striped fabrics are really fun to work with, and lo and behold, when I went into my stash I found quite a few. Amazingly I still have a lot of striped fabrics left, even after making this colorful quilt. Who knew?

Yes, I’ll keep working on stash busting!

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Modern Baby Quilt Design

This is a stash-buster baby quilt! OK, so you don’t need a lot of fabric, but it’s challenging and fun to be able to design a quilt from your stash. I designed this block using just three pieces, and then placed them in rows facing the same way (although I think it would look good if the blocks were randomly turned too).

As this baby is going to be a girl, I wanted the quilt to be modern and happy and playful, I added my own hand-dyed pinks, some crazy lime colors, and a variety of large scale mixed bits and pieces of happy fabrics. For the quilting I did a simple swirly overall pattern. All in all, I think it turned out just the way I wanted it to. A modern baby quilt for a modern mom!

I bound it in the hand-dyed fabric, put a label on the back, washed it so it was ready for it’s first use (soon!) and it was delivered to the baby’s mom today….in advance of her little girl’s birth. Who knew I could stay on schedule? Ha!