Wednesday, August 23, 2006

The Bento Box





This glittery charmer is all copper, golds and greens. The back is a coordinating green. The perfect panto was Kathie James' Fern Meander. It is big undulating fern
leaves that go back and forth across the quilt top. I used a glittery variegated thread, Superior Rainbows named Brass Band on top. I wound the bobbins myself using Signature Sea Foam green. It is a lap quilt, 56 x 7o.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Sharna's Crazy 9 Patch




This is Sharna's Crazy 9 Patch. This is a popular pattern because it is darn
near foolproof for beginners and the quilt shop in our little town is named Crazy 9 Patch so there is at least one class a quarter.
The quilt is pretty scrappy and quilting does show up well. So I decided to use my Hartkey Fence to make concentric circles on the 35 blocks. I also used the HF paisley stencil since the border fabric was a blue paisley.
I used Signature Navy blue thread on top and Superior Bottom Line Dark Blue in the bobbin. This is my first quilt for Sharna. I hope she likes it.

Mema's Flannel Lasagna




Flannel lasgna?? I thought it was pasta and ricotta cheese!!

Mema made a lasagna pattern quilt out of outdoorsy-looking flannel.
It looks toasty warm.. The back is offset with some of the leftovers. I used the maple leaf panto that Jody Bento designed. The thread is Signature's Mother Goose, top and bobbin.

My life has changed in the last couple of years - some bumps, I retired from quilting, and then I moved to Texas. I'm anxious to see what new adventures await me in the next phase of my life.

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I started quilting when a quilt shop opened in our little town in January 2004. I have been hooked ever since.

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This is called Fruit Cocktail

This is called Fruit Cocktail
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