Category Archives: Bed Quilts

Finish It Up Friday ~ Vines

I’m so excited about this finish! Unfortunately the weather hasn’t cooperated for pictures. I stopped by a local park to take a few. I love the backing from Ila! I actually got a few puckers in the backing. But they … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Scrappy 4 Patch

After over a year, I can put a fork in it because this quilt is DONE! This is the pantograph I used to quilt it. I knew the quilting wouldn’t show much in the center, but I wanted it quilted … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Six Pointed Star

Well, this finish came much sooner than expected! Machine quilting is much faster than hand quilting. In the end, I feel I made the right decision. I love this quilt! I used the same fabric for binding that I used … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Snowballs!

My first UFO finish of the year! Winslow had to get in on the action here. I think Baptist Fans were a good choice on this. Why is it that no matter how hard you try, you still end up … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Mirage

It has been rainy and dark all week here so I haven’t been able to get great photos of this finish. I used one Mirage jellyroll and some white strips to make this 60 by 80 inch quilt. This particular … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Stars

I totally changed my mind on quilting this and decided on a light custom job. And it was really fun to quilt! I think I got into a panto rut and it was fun to break out of that. This … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Stars, Stripes, and Dots

Happy Flag Day! It’s the perfect day to share this finish I’ve been working on for Fat Quarter Shop . They call this pattern, Stars Stripes, and Dots. Mine doesn’t have dots , but it does have plaids and stripes … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Vintage Claret Stars

Done! I have no idea when this vintage top was pieced, but I suspect it was somewhere around the turn of the last century. It took me six months to hand quilt. It is done and washed. I used Quilter’s … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ The Grad Quilt

I didn’t need to have this quilt finished until July, but I’m glad it is done and ready to go. Did you guess that I went with the Hypnotic pantograph? I like the juxtaposition of the straight lines in the … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Union Square

I’m so excited to share this finish with you today! For the Fat Quarter Shop Classic and Vintage Quilt Along, we were asked to make one Union Square block. You know I couldn’t do that! I decided to go big … Continue reading

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