Quilting like a madwoman since somewhere around 1984!
This is a very small (17″ square) piece I did as an experiment. The design came from Lady Jane Quilting and was fun to do. I used fabric from my stash, and Grunge was probably not the best choice, since it hides much of the stitching. I traced the main motif onto the fabric and then free-motion quilted it. However, I used ruler work to do the piano keys in the border.
Blog post about this quilt: Experiment
This quilt measures 51″ x 70″ and was made from a design by G.E. Designs. I completed it in October, 2024, though it will be gifted much later as a wedding gift for another grandson and his bride.
The quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted, using free-motion feathers in the squared-off rings and meandering borders. In the setting triangles around the rings, I used ruler work as a contrast. I did all of the quilting on my Bernina 790Pro and added my usual corded piping next to the binding.
Blog post: https://sandymike.net/blog/2024/10/21/another-quilt-is-in-the-bag/
This quilt measures 63″ x 72″ and was made from a design by Lo & Behold Stitchery. I finished it in August, 2024, way ahead of schedule, as a wedding gift for one of our grandsons and his fiancée.
The quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted, using free-motion feathers in the heart blocks and continuous curves along with a little ruler work in the double nine-patch blocks. I did all of the quilting on my Bernina 790Pro. I also added my usual corded piping next to the binding.
Blog posts: 1001 Little Pieces, Onward!, Quilting finished!, I forgot!
This was a quick project, chosen simply because I thought it was perfect for my sewing room. It is partially paper-pieced and partially traditionally pieced. I quilted it on my Bernina 790Pro, using feathers to contrast with the ruler work straight lines filled with large-ish pebbles.
The quilt measures approximately 31″ square and has multi-colored corded piping next to the binding. I finished it in February, 2024.
Blog posts: Sew Speedy, Texture, Got the Point?
This was something I made to practice a technique (Pieceliqué) I’d learned from Sharon Schamber many years ago and more or less forgotten about. It’s a very good way to piece smooth curves. The piece has corded piping next to the binding, and I also practiced ruler work quilting. I used curved rulers next to the edges of the circles and straight rulers in the large triangular sections. There are a few feathers in the circles and in the black triangles.
The quilt measures 30″ x 30″ and was finished in January, 2024.
Blog posts: Curves, curves and more curves, The curves are done
This quilt was the result of seeing a pattern that resembled a dog we used to have, Dexter, at our local quilt show. The design is from Pacific Rim Quilt Company. It’s all machine appliqué and machine quilting. It measures approximately 24″ x 36″, and I finished it in September, 2023.
Blog post: 1
This quilt was inspired by one in a book by Susan Cleveland, where alternate blades are camouflaged by matching the background and quilting right over them as though they don’t exist. The lavender blades of of my Dresdens are machine embroidered with floral motifs, and there are alternating purple wedges with corded piping edging to connect the ring.
The quilting is mostly free-motion with lots of feathers, as well as some ruler work. Two corners have partial faux Dresdens quilted into them, and there are also two feathered wreaths. There is double corded piping next to the binding.
The quilt measures 48″ x 36.5″ and was finished in July, 2023.
Blog posts: Dresden Plates, Dresden Plates progress, Miles and Miles, Camouflaged Dresdens
This is a small quilt (about 18.5″ x 21″) made to hang in my sewing room. The pattern is called Stitched with Love, by Camille Roskelley. I machine pieced and machine quilted it with a combination of ruler work and free motion swirls and feathers. I finished it in May, 2023.
Blog posts:New wall hanging, …a small finish
I began this quilt in August, 2022, and finished it in April, 2023. It came from a design by Heidi Pridemore and was a gift for a grandson who hopes to become a pilot. The free-motion quilting is mostly a design called Road Trip (Sue Heinz), with a some echoed X-shapes in a few of the square-ish blocks. The corners have a mandala, and there is ruler work straight lines in the outer borders. The quilt measures approximately 68″ x 69″ and has corded piping next to the binding.
Blog post: Beginning, Finished
The San Francisco Stitch Co. gave away the embroidered designs for this quilt for a time; they add onto a theme from the other seasons they’ve done. The finished quilt measures about 18.5″ x 18.5″, and I finished it in February, 2023.
Blog posts: Block 1, Block 2, Block 3, Block 4, Borders, Quilt top