Saturday, December 24, 2016

'Twas the Night Quilt

Check out this stunning quilt by Ann! The embroidery is amazing and this will surely be a fantastic wall hanging. Custom quilting was definitely the way to go with this one!




Thursday, December 1, 2016

Flower Wool Applique

This next quilt is absolutely gorgeous! It was made by Donna and of course it deserved some custom quilting! Each block has some unique quilting to highlight her hard work. Love it.





Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Weimaraner Applique

This adorable quilt was appliqued by Diane with tons of negative space. When I saw it, I knew I had to quilt this cute pup into a scene. I placed him on a hill with a large tree in the foreground and smaller trees in the background. And of course some leaves blowing in the wind! I love how this one turned out!


Sunday, November 27, 2016

Halloween Urban Pods

This quilt is actually one of mine! That doesn't happen too often. I made it out of Halloween fabric, one of my favorite holidays. The pattern is called Urban Pods by Sew Kind of Wonderful. I made the border larger than it called for so that it would be big enough for our couch. I even quilted in some spider webs!



Friday, November 4, 2016

Swirly Girls Design's Machine Pieced Hexagon Quilt

This hexagon quilt was entirely pieced by machine! So cool!  I wanted to highlight the centers of the hexagon shapes with a feather motif that resembled a flower.  The very center deserved a different design to create more intrigue.  I repeated that center design in shadow hexagons on the four corners of the hexagon rings. These contrasted the flower shapes with straight lines radiating out of the center.  The background filler mimics the swirls in the centers of the hexagon flowers and complements and gives the eye a place to rest.  With simple, thought out designs, the overall look of the quilting is very cohesive and creates a great finished piece!



Thursday, November 3, 2016

Susan's Exclamation Quilt for Swirly Girls Design

Here is a custom quilting job that I fall in love with every time I see it.  This quilt is one of a series that I completed for Swirly Girls Design.  I used different quilting motifs for each of the color changes in the quilt and created a separate design pattern in the white areas of the quilt.  It almost makes it look like a modern flower or wedding ring pattern.  I can't stop looking at the pictures!



Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Laura's Nine Patch

This is Laura's quilt and I used an all over pattern that alternated between serpentine lines and wishbones. I love this design! It's so versatile!



Saturday, October 29, 2016

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Sweet Summertime - Swirly Girls Design

Next up for the Swirly Girls Design is this adorable summer themed quilt with some cross stitch accents.  I used two different custom border designs in the white border surrounding the smaller half square triangle blocks.  For the larger colored blocks, I used two different flower motifs that mimicked the flowers in the fabric.  I also outlined the cross stitch blocks to highlight the adorable little summer scenes.  The outside border got a simple wavy design to help highlight the fabric itself.  Turned out adorable!!
























Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Truda's Chic Diamonds Quilt

This is Truda's "derivative" of the Chic Diamond's quilt pattern by Sew Kind of Wonderful. I used an all over design of a wavy checkerboard to accent the curves of the piecing. I think it really works!



Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Betty's Pony Piccadilly Circus quilt!

This adorable quilt made by Betty received an all over pattern that alternated between serpentine lines and wishbones.  I think it added a great new dimension to the overall look of the quilt!



Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Mavis's Aviatrix Medallion Quilt!

Wow, this one is so freakin' gorgeous, I can't take it. So much so that this one was hard to send back. But alas, it is back in Mavis' hands. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. The quilt pattern is called Aviatrix Medallion by Elizabeth Hartman. I used a silver Glide thread throughout and Quilter's Dream wool batting.