Martha's Bees

Martha made this for her brother who has 2 beehives.  Perfect fabric for him for sure.  It's 45 x 69.

I made a template of one of the bees in the fabric and traced it in the borders inside the narrow black border.  It's in the corners, across the top and bottom, and down the sides:

The center panel is divided into sections and outline as if they had been cut apart and pieced:

I quilted hexagons that look the the cells of the honeycomb that's in the outer border.  There small and large loops in the black border.

The backing is very light, so the quilting shows well - 

Gail's table runner

Gail made this seasonal table runner using fusible applique.  Lots of great fall colors in the leaves.   I outlined each leaf, and used brown thread to make veins inside of each one.  The sashings have leaves that flow all around.  The backing is a plain muslin.  It's 16 x 100.

I couldn't get it all in one photo and still have it be visible.  The brown leaf is the same - it's in the center of the runner:

left side

right side

close up of one leaf

Pat's Cut-up Quilt

Pat made a bunch of blocks from the "Turning Twenty" pattern, then decided she didn't like it.  So she cut them in pieces and put them back together, with a solid fabric between blocks to offset the busy-ness.   This is the result.  It's 65 x 75.  It will go to a friend of her husband.

close up of one block:

I used a matching thread and quilted hooks from the corners of the solid blocks, and from the middle of the sides in the cut up blocks.  There are squiggly lines for travel.

She used a light blue/brown plaid for the backing:

Darlene's Mystery

Darlene made this variation from a mystery that our guild did in  2014.  One of those UFO's that finally got done!!  It's 58 x 83.

I did an all-over pattern that is a squared-off swirl.  I sued a taupe thread that blends well on her civil war fabrics

The backing is a soft blue-grey that goes well with the front:

Joan's crazy 4-patches

Joan pieced this from her stash for her daughter.  She made lots of 4-patches, then filled in with other squares.  I used a lime green thread for the quilting since that picked up a lot of the fabrics as well as the outer border fabric.  It's 90 x 97.

A close-up of some of the fabrics:

4-patches

I I quilted all kinds of things all over the quilt with no rhyme or reason - just what fit into the space I was looking at:

daisy

feathers

spikey flower

swirl

the backing is a soft green:

Ohio's Squares

Kathy made this as a block-of-the-Month project from a quilt shop in Ohio that she found in her travels - hence the name.  I quilted this last summer for her, but forgot to take pictures.  It was hanging in her guild's show this weekend, so I was able to get pictures then.   I used a variegated thread that has a lot of primary colors in it.  The size is 80 x 98

I tried to carry out the theme of the squares in the pain areas by creating more squares with a filler:

There is simple line dancing in the squares themselves:

The backing is a pretty blue.  Fortunately this quilt is longer than the one hanging on the other side of it at the show, so I could get a picture of the back:

Golf Towels

I embroidered these golf towels for the 2016 champs in one of my golf leagues.  It's a nice treat for the winners - something they can hang on their bag to brag.  The black one is for a friend that won before we started giving them to the winners.

PIGGIES !!!

Cathy made this memorial quilt from her Dad's t-shirts for her daughter.  A neighboring town has a "Pork Fest" every year, and these shirts are from that.  She is using more shirts to make a second one for her niece, so there are pinwheel blocks between the shirts to add size.  It's 78 x 78.

I love all the pigs.  Very whimsical

pinwheel block

I quilted an all-over pattern of pigs, and staggered the rows across the quilt.
The backing is a black blender fabric, and shows off the pigs well.
 I used a medium grey thread and smiled every time I did one of those wiggly tails :)

Tonya's Stack 'n Whack

Tonya started this years ago and finally finished it.  She is digging out all her unfinished projects and getting them finished for her grandchildren.  I love the bright colors in this one - makes me wish she was my grandma :)  It's a big one - 80 x 102 with a bright blue backing.  I have applied the red binding to the top, so all she has to do is the hand stitching to finish it.

The original fabric is used in the borders, so you can see the whimsical fruits and vegetables that make the great kaleidoscope pattern.

The fabric makes some great blocks:

I did a dense fill in the background to make those kaleidoscopes really pop. It adds a lot of movement to the quilt.  The blocks have two rounds of a loose wiggly line.

I used a feather/swirl pattern in the sashings:

Quilt of Valor

I quilt Quilt of Valor tops pieced by our guild members, and Lynne pieced this one.  It's 60 x 73, and will be presented to a veteran.  The backing is a plain blue.

I quilted wiggly lines and a small leaf in the flower blocks using a red/white/blue variegated thread

There is just a simple meander in the striped blocks, using the same thread

I found a new pattern to use for the sashings

Satin Wedding Dresses

Gloria's mother wore this white satin wedding dress for her wedding in 1949.  The brown dress was worn by her grandmother at that wedding.  It's 48 x 56.  

I added a sleeve on the back so she can hang it.

I was able to include a lot of the decorations from both dresses:

beading on the wedding gown

buttons down the back of the gown

buttons at the neckline of the brown dress

flower at the waistline of the brown dress

I copied the beading pattern to use as the quilting pattern:

I was able to find a backing that was just perfect.