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Birds in Toyland Show and Tell…

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Shirley Ratliff took my Birds in Toyland class, online on Creative Spark and she just finished her quilt! It’s wonderful! Shirley made changes to the original pattern that work great in her quilt AND she finished in time for the holidays!

Shirley wrote:

Had sew much fun making this quilt! Changed it up a bit because I wanted to quilt in the border lights. Love these little birdies! Thanks for your kind words about my quilt. You gave me the confidence to tackle this project and have fun doing it! 

I love knowing that you all love my patterns and that the classes bolster your confidence. Yay! Thank you, Shirley, for your kind words.

If any of you are interested in the class, click here to find Birds in Toyland.

If you already are confident in your applique skills, click here to find the book.

Show and tell: Lorna’s Vine…

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Tracy May wrote to say that she finally finished her Lorna’s Vine quilt. This is her third hand quilting project; slow but steady.

She made her quilt with all re-purposed fabric.

Well done, Tracy! And thank you for sharing your lovely quilt with us. I hope you stay snug and warm beneath it for years to come :-).

Aunt Millie’s Garden Show and Tell

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Julie Edwards sent me this photo of her newly finished, very pretty quilt that features a block from Aunt MIllie’s Garden as the center medallion.

Julie wrote:

This quilt was a round robin and completed by multiple people in 2015-2016. I belong to an online FB group, and we do swaps and other quilt alongs often. I completed the center block and then sent it to another quilter, she completed a border on that quilt, and off it went to someone else, etc. until it was completed and returned back to me. I finally quilted and finished it in January of this year. 

Round robin quilts are always interesting and this one is no exception. The borders don’t overshadow the block at the center, the focal point of the quilt. Very nice!

Thank you, Julie, for sharing your quilt with us!.

If you are interested, you can find the Aunt Millie’s Garden ebook here :-).

Show and tell… Applique and EPP projects!

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Elise Boivin-Ford recently wrote: “I finished my very first applique. It took me forever because I always have many projects on the go but I’m rather pleased with it. Thank you for your precious help!”

Well done, Elise!

She moved on to English paper piecing to make this pouch and wrote: “I found the pattern in the book “Patchwork & Appliqué Pas à Pas” by Murushak Volkova (the book is in French but I think the author is Russian, so it may be a translation). Once again, your videos have been very helpful. Thank you.”

I like Elise’s approach, trying new techniques on smaller projects. It gives you a chance to see if you like the technique before investing too much time and money to make something big. Elise, thank you for sharing!

Fresh Picked Show and tell…

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Julie Neuffer wrote to say:

I bought the pattern shortly after it came out and then set it aside. When we were having some remodeling done in 2013 and I was relegated to the upstairs, I decided to unearth the pattern and fabric I’d picked out earlier and started to sew. I made the signature block first (next time I’ll make it last), and worked on the baskets every single day while the crew was downstairs sawing, pounding and painting. It kept me sane. I’d been doing needle turn appliqué for a long time, but this is the first project that I made using laminated templates and vinyl overlays. I loved it!

I worked on Fresh Picked Posies long after the remodeling was done, in-between other projects and it was my pick up and go retreat project, which was great because I didn’t have to pack a sewing machine. I finally finished the top, had it quilted and showed the quilt last spring in the Quilter’s Anonymous quilt show in Seattle. That show got me connected with the Garden of Quilts people in Lehi UT, who invited me to teach. I taught… and Fresh Picked Posies, along with 3 of my other quilts, was hung in the Garden of Quilts show at Ashton Botanical Gardens.

Julie Neuffer

Julie is also working on Thru Grandmother’s Window that have a Civil War flavor. Lovely!

Thank you, Julie, for sharing the story and your amazing work with us! Happy stitching :-).

Whimsical Garden Show and Tell…

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Sue Lynch wrote to say “Love your designs so I will share my wonderful whimsical garden with you!” Thank you, Sue, for sharing your lovely quilt. The brown backgrounds always remind me of chocolate and who doesn’t love chocolate!