Buddy's Runnin' Rebel quilt...

Ryan thought that Buddy (the dog) needed a smaller quilt to cuddle under on the couch.  He thought that UNLV Runnin' Rebel colors would be appropriate--red, black and gray.  I grabbed a few shirts and went to town....it only measures 36" x 45".  Here is Buddy--he only weighs about 11 pounds...

Overall shot...bound in Kona Pepper...

Up close shot...this will be my "go to" quilting for all log cabins with 1.5" or wider strips...easy peasy!

Binding has been top priority the last two days.  And watching Hell on Wheels season 2.  Off to watch a little Honey Boo Boo (better than I expected--I love the crazy family!).  Happy Quilting!

Joyce's Stonehenge Quilt...

I got this quilt from Joyce last week.  It is made up of the Stonehenge fabric line.  She wanted an allover in the center and then something in the borders....I ended up using a panto in the center (more on that later in the post) and doing wishbones in the lighter inner border and a flowing ribbon in the outer border (since it was so dark I didn't think it would be very visible).  Check it out...

The panto in the center is called Just Leaves...

Up close of the borders...they were small...maybe 3" and 4" each??

So I thought I'd show you how I did a panto in the center.  It involved drawing my own parts of the panto.  Here is how the left side of the panto looked...It was great...it would naturally trail off after the last pair of leaves.  I could just stop at the inside border of the quilt...

This is the right side...what a mess.  See how there are cut off  leaves and junk...not pretty.

So I put down a piece of paper and re-drew the right side so it naturally trailed into the center and then never again hit the side.  ;-)  The red board is foam core and it represent the area I DON'T want to quilt (the borders)

 So I used that to panto the center and then I got to the end of the inside.  I only had about 5" left and it was a 10" panto so I had to redraw my own ending to the panto.  Basically, draw the panto 5" x 50"...this was a challenge as I'm not a good drawer....But once I panto'd that area, I had the whole inside done and it looked flawless.  Awesome!

So, for all you quilters who have some nice pantos and want to use them for light custom jobs, just do it!  It might take a bit more work and creativity, but if I can do it, so can you!!

Happy Quilting...

Denise's Camping Quilt!

Denise is a very adventurous math teacher...as math teachers go...She loves to camp and travel and she wanted to make herself a quilt to take on her trips.  She bought the most adorable fabric for the quilt top--little tents and travel trailers.  How cute!  She picked the panto Popcorn (an all time classic) and it is perfect!  Check it out...

I'm working on adjusting some pantos...more on that tomorrow.  Happy Quilting!

Carol's Jelly Roll Quilt...

I met Carol this summer while sewing at Fabric Boutique on Tuesdays.  She is a new quilter and only has a few quilts under her belt...this is one she made for a friend who is having surgery soon.  What a sweet idea, right??  Anyhow, since the fabrics were bright batiks, we thought something fun and tropical would look great on this quilt.  She let me pick the panto and I went with my all time favorite Bloomin' Stars.  The stars look like starfish to me and the flowers are so adorable....

I've never made one of these quilts myself and I was surprised at how big it turned out...maybe 56" x 62" or something close to that...definitely big enough to cuddle under during recovery.  Nice job, Carol....

Today I'll be quilting Denise's camping quilt.  I'm trying to get all the quilts quilted before I have to go back to $@#**&....(can't say the word, if you know what I mean)....

Happy Quilting!

Sharon's Quilt...and a winner!

Today I quilted one of Sharon's wild quilts...a modern snowball quilt.  Sharon is really into bright graphic prints and lots of black and white.  It reminds me of the 1960's...psychedelic and crazy....The panto is a new one called Mod Dotz....

An up close shot....I used gray thread so it is hard to see the dotz and swirlz.... ;-)

Also, today is the day to draw the winner of the Pam Kitty fabric bundle and pattern.  The winner is Number 7:  Sarah Craig.  I'll be contacting you to get your mailing address....Congrats!  A big thanks to all who left a comment...it reminded me that I need to do more of these giveaways in the future!

Happy Quilting!!

Ace Hardware/Hurst....Fabric??

We went to my Dad's cabin in Utah last week and I was allowed to hit one fabric shop in St. George.  I picked the Ace Hardware/Hurst General Store and scored big time!!  They have all the modern fabrics that are sold in regular quilt shops...Riley Blake, some Moda, Lakehouse Dry Goods, Dr. Seuss, tons of flannel, plaids, dots, stripes....and on and on.  But they also have a sale section loaded with flat folds.  Apparently, when they are ready to clearance fabric, they unroll it off the bolt and stack it on a table.  It is sort of like a treasure hunt...but that is where I found lots and lots of Pam Kitty fabric.  Forty yards to be exact!

I thought that I would share my good fortune with you folks (all five of you) by hosting a giveaway.  No reason....I noticed that there were lots of giveaways going on in blogland and I thought it would be nice for me get in on the action....So here it is, 13 cuts of assorted Pam Kitty fabrics each measuring over 13" so that they could be subcut into five 2.5" strips.  Over four yards of fabric!  And one of my patterns...either Baby Butterflies or Extra Credit--both are precut friendly patterns.

You don't have to do anything special to win...just leave a comment telling me which pattern you would prefer and I'll use the random number generator to pick a winner Wednesday, July 24th at 8 pm Pacific Time.  Good luck to you all!

Carolyn's Quilt...

What a beautiful quilt!  Carolyn just wanted an all over stipple so I used beige thread in the center and Persian red thread in the border....stippling takes for.ev.er.  Just saying....but it looks nice!  It was a large quilt....82" x 88", I believe.....

An up close shot....lots of little pieces in the blocks....

Anyhow, that is what I worked on before a little trip to Utah and today.  I'll post more on my fabric shopping adventures tomorrow....and maybe a giveaway if I get some fabric cut.... Happy Quilting!

Rebecca's Charity Quilts...

Rebecca was kind enough to volunteer to make two donation quilts for the Reading with Rover program here in Las Vegas.  From what I understand, kids and dogs sit together on quilts and learn to read (not the dogs, the kids).  Anyhow, they needed a bunch of smallish quilts so we made two out of some Dr. Seuss fabric.  By we, I mean Rebecca.  All I did was quilt them...She cut apart a panel fabric and then bordered the rectangles with coordinating fabrics and a few black and whites.  How cute!!

Because all the rectangles weren't the same size, she had to use some MATH to get it all to fit together.  For a Special Ed teacher, she did quite well!!  LOL....The first was quilted with a panto called Modern Twist...

The second was quilted with a panto called Twine....

Rebecca is rocking the quilting....awesome!  Way to go....

Also, I couldn't resist this little coin pouch at Sprouts today....made from 95% post-consumer material (does that mean trash???).....Probably the other 5% is the zipper..... ;-)

Anyhow, I must go finish cooking dinner.  More tomorrow!  Happy Quilting....

Man Cave Table runner...

I was supposed to make Ryan a place mat for the end table next to the couch in the man cave...but I got distracted and made a table runner instead....He said he liked it so I didn't bother to shorten it.  Once again, vintage men's shirts and homespun fabrics are the key element.  Me and the Goodwill have become friends again...

And an up close shot of the Faded Glory tag....Walmart!  Holla...some simple wavy quilting around the log cabins--easy peasy!

And I thought I'd show my sister Gwen how much Ryan has grown.  He is 12 now and 5'6".  Check out the arm span!  I think he is going to be a big guy...That is me behind him...only 2 inches taller than my own kid??!!  How/When did this happen??  His foot is already bigger than mine as well.  I wish I could just freeze him right now, before he becomes a teenager...

Tomorrow I'm off to sew with the ladies at Fabric Boutique again...and drop off two quilts.  I LOVE the summer!!  Happy Quilting everyone...

Nancy's Quilt...

Turned out so very cute!!  1930's fabrics and raw edge appliqued flowers.  She wanted light custom so I did  a loop stipple behind the flowers, BIG ribbon in the blue, cont. curve in the yellow, a cutie pie little half circle thing in the red border and a feather border treatment that went around the whole quilt!!  I even surprise myself some days.... ;-)

I hope she likes it.  Tomorrow I'm going to quilt a placemat/table runner I made for Ryan's mancave.  

Happy Quilting!

Today....quilting!

I started quilting a custom quilt for Nancy L.  Custom isn't really my thing, but here is what I've gotten done so far....

The quilt is a large lap size.  I know what to do in the first inner border, but I'm still up in the air about the outer border.  Maybe feathers???  There are 42 of these flower blocks and I'm half done with them so far.  Yeah!  Maybe I'll have the whole thing done tomorrow....depends on if the quilting gods tell me what to do in the outer border....LOL!

I'll post a pic when finished....I hope you are getting some quilting done as well.  ;-)

Jayna's Mom's Quilt...

I met Jayna at a sew-in at Fabric Boutique this week....what a nice lady!  She also works for the CCSD so we had lots of fun sharing stories about work....LOL.  Her Mom made some log cabin blocks in a barn raising arrangement and Jayna applied the border and had me quilt a panto on it.  I picked Feathered Curls--I forgot how much I adore this panto....check it out!

The quilt is small...45" x 45" so it didn't take too long to quilt....love it!  It makes me want to make a fall quilt myself....

I forgot to show the panel quilts that I quilted for Joyce on Tuesday.  There are three of them, all quilted identical.  Daisies Galore might be the panto...simple daisies and loops....

There is more to the panel but I was sending her a pic of the panto so I didn't get all the panel.  Smallish....22" x 45" each, maybe???  Cute, huh...

Anyhow, I'm still piecing diamonds on my EPP project.  But I did make something for Ryan....I'll show it in the next post, when it is finished.  Happy 4th of July!