Hand Stitching on Zigzag

I was going to machine quilt this one but changed my mind..

Picked it up couple of weeks ago to keep me warm in the evening while 'watching' TV.  It is 1/3rd way  finished already. I am loving it.

Queen size quilt made with Goodwill dresses, skirts, pants and shirts.

Patty: Granny Squares Inspired Quilt

Pattern from American Patchwork and Quilting, April 2013

Buffy & Nifty: Mock-up of Guatemalan Fabrics

Just playing on a Saturday afternoon

Sue: Diamonds in Kaffe Fabrics

A Fabric Feast!!

Patty: Camp Erin Quilt Tops--Disappearing Nine Patches

She started with 8 1/2" pieces, and 24" blocks, which were reconstructed into 50"x80" tops.

Great quilts for kids!

Patty: Playing with Scraps and Inserts

Patty pieced the squares from scraps and wanted to try using inserts.
It was so fun, she soon had a whole quilt.  No pattern--original design.

Sue: T-Shirt and Sweatshirt Quilt

She made quilt for her son, Eric, who worked for the U.S.Forest Service. He fought fires for 6 years;  and received the T shirts and sweatshirts when he fought the fires.  Sue took a class from Krista Moser at Aunt Mary's and made the quilt.   Quilted by Krista Moser. The back has is a picture of Smokey the bear holding a young boy.  That is her son and his youngest son.
Below:  back of quilt with photos of her son.

Pam: Courthouse Steps Variation

Kathy Doughty pattern.

Cindy: Minis

Even a mitered border.

Cindy: A Couple of Minis

Cindy: Camp Erin Quilt

Stephanie: Fun Scraps

Another Kathy Doughty pattern

Stephanie: Rising Sun Block

Kathy Doughty Pattern

Stephanie: Fun Strips

Reflects August weather in Western WA.

Cindy: New Baby Grand Daughter Quilt Top

Baby due this coming week.  Best get this top quilted.

Patty: Estate Sale Find

Rayon and silk fabrics.

Patty: Batiks Quilt

Pattern by Mae Beth Oxenrider

Dianne: Black & White

Stephanie: Giant Basket Quilt. All of Your Eggs in One Basket

This is a full sized bed quilt.

Dianne: Giant Flowers Panel Quilt

Dianne: Family Farm

Celebrates her family's move to country a couple of years ago.  Note:  Freddy's Chickens, garden, barn, hay bales, and log cabin.

Mary: Flower Collage

Started in Freddy Moran workshop.

Mary: Toucan Quilt

Mary has really taken off with this Alexander Henry fabric.
She backed this quilt with a chenille bedspread in matching colors making this a warm and comfy quilt.  That is the first I've heard of doing this--but it worked!

Steffanie: Another Great Collage

Wonderful use of novelty fabrics.

Stephanie: Collage

More inspiration from Freddy Moran and Edrica Hews.

Stephanie: "What If? 2"

Steffanie: "What if?"

Experiment to find ways to teach Improvisational piecing to the timid.

Sue: Frieda Panel Quilt

Border colors drawn from panel.

Patty: Garage Sale Find

Love that red!

Patty: Fun with Stripes

Some stripes are manufactured, some not.  Lots of figure/ground action here to make quilt very engaging.

Pam: Chained 4-patch Strippy

Pam: Fun with Batiks

Pam: UFO DONE

Buffy: Loretta Bennett (from Gee's Bend) Workshop Quilt, 52"x63"

Mostly thrift market fabrics, per workshop instructions.

Patty: Camp Erin Quilt--Lemon Pepper

Pam: Wonky Hearts with Sapphire Accents

And another UFO gets done!

Sue: Weasel Portrait

Roberta: Rebels African Challenge--in progress

She is using cast off jewelry from her sister for the multiple embellishments.

Dianne: Portrait of Husband

Dianne started this quilt after a workshop with Lynn Czaban.

Buffy: Japanese Fabric Sampler Quilt, 41"x52"

Fabrics were a gift from my friend and mentor, Lorene.  She collected them in the early 90s, when the Japanese fabrics were first available.  Hand quilted, including ESS--every stinkin' seam.  That quilting doesn't show, because seams had been pressed open.