Jean Moore sent this photo of her very cute quilt top and said…
Not sure how many years these flower squares waited for attention. Here they are!
Jean, I can help with a date! The blocks are from our pattern, Garden Blooms, that was first published in American Patchwork & Quilting in 2008. It has never been in a book but you can find it here.
Thank you, Jean, for sharing your very happy quilt with us! I look forward to seeing when you get it quilted :-).
Fazie Mohamed sent me this photo of her wonderful quilt and the story to go with it… This is her first applique quilt!
I love all your patterns and I am a new applique quilter. My quilt guild had an exhibition in February 2023 and when I found out about the exhibition last June, I challenged myself to make my first applique quilt to enter into the exhibition.
With your pattern and help from my quilting friends, I was able to finish my quilt and entered it into the exhibition.
Attached is a photo taken at the exhibition and my quilt won an Honorable Mention award. Thanks for inspiring me with your wonderful pattern. I added a whimsical tree, birdhouse, lots of crystals, etc.
Fazie Mohamed
Well done, Fazie! You made a lovely quilt and I love the border you added to it! Thank you for sharing it with all of us :-).
Click here if you are interested in making your own Whimsical Quilt Garden quilt.
Renee Thompson wrote to say that she thought I might enjoy this—and she was right! Thank you, Renee for sharing your Whimsical Garden quilt with us :-).
I started to appliqué these blocks when I retired, with fabrics that I purchased ages ago. It’s really out of my wheelhouse now, since I work primarily in 1800’s reproduction fabrics.
I really enjoyed every bit of the handwork; and this is my favorite surface quilting project because of the wide open spaces.
It’s currently in my dining room, amid the primitive decor, just because I find it delightful during the dreary months of March and April in Wisconsin!
Renee, I love the way you set your blocks—the sashing is perfect. And I also like the floating hexie flowers in the border. Nice choices all. Thank you again for sharing.
The blocks are from our book, My Whimsical Quilt Garden, that is now only available in an ebook format.
Gail Rowland wrote to say:
I wanted to email you long before now. I truly enjoyed making this quilt with all my heart. I’ll admit I made some errors…. The biggest was jumping in without all my fabrics selected. Some struggle in that area but learned some much.
Thank you for designing a wonderful very versatile composition. I have seen your pattern done in many color ways with much success. I can imagine that feels so good.
Gail’s quilt was a winner in the Dallas Quilt Show where I was a judge. Her quilt is as pretty in person as it is here! Below is a photo of the quilt wearing it’s ribbon:
Gail embroidered around many of the lighter applique shapes which helped them to be more visible against the background. It is a nice touch!
Thank you, Gail, for sharing your quilt at the show and here! FYI: the pattern is Aunt MIllie’s Garden and you can find the epattern here.
Carmen Nordback’s Aunt Millie’s Garden quiltI was in the Minnesota Quilters Show this past week where it received first place in the Appliqué Small category. Of course it won first place! I love the whole quilt and especially the border background treatment.
Carmen says “I reduced the size of the bocks from 14” to 10” so it was smaller than the original pattern. It was so much fun to make! Thanks again for all you do to create such fabulous designs.”
Thank you, Carmen, for sharing your beautiful quilt with us! It is a joy to behold :-).
Click here to find Aunt Millie’s Garden eBook.
Laura Noveck finished her Bullseye quilt and the backstory is fun! First the photo…
I thought you might get a kick out of seeing my Bullseye Quilt. It was mostly completed with my stash fabrics. I only purchased 2 fat quarters for setting squares. You taught this class at the Daytona Beach AQS show in 2019 where I was so impressed by you and your project. You gave me the tools and confidence to take this on. This became my Covid quilt.
In entering it in our local guild show (150 members), I received a First Place in my size category as well as a “Viewers Choice Award.” I was told that it was also considered for “Best of Show.” I wanted to have you see it and thank you for the inspiration. I am very proud of it. I have attached a better photo if you want to see more detail.
—Laura Noveck
I did get a kick out of Laura’s quilt because it is so good! And I love that she made it mostly with fabric from her stash. Well done, Laura, and thank you for sharing you lovely quilt with us!
If you would like to make your own Bullseye quilt, click here to find the pattern. I also teach Bullseye online on Creative Spark. Click here to find the class 🙂.
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