Roberta's Camp Erin Quilt

Camp Erin is for children who have lost a primary family member (parent or sibling), and are experiencing grief. Roberta asks for tops that are 50" x 80". She then pieces backs and quilts them. Before the tops are quilted they are used as table cloths in the eating area at the Quilters Anonymous Guild Show in the spring. (Covered with plastic, of course)

September Rebels: Cindy's Fishy Quilt

September Rebels: Mary's Quilt

Julie taught art at the same school where Mary was a teacher. Mary's boys both took her art classes.

Mary's still a new quilter, but we are moving her right along and she is already "doing her own work."

September Rebels: Dawn's Art Quilt

September Rebels: Patty's Batik Diamonds

Front and back (with label). Patty really likes batiks.

Nifty Quilts "15" of fun", queen size quilt

She started with a 5 sided scrap, and added to it randomly, and pulled scraps blindly from scrap box. To my eye: great use of white and dark darks to make it sparkle. Also note the stripes and polka dots for fun.

Off-the-floor

Shadow on deck of Washington State Ferry

Back from Sisters, OR

Cindy, Mary, and Buffy went to Jean Wells workshop in Sisters last week. She is a very good teacher with extreme depth of knowledge from running her quilt shop for over 36 years. The workshop was on Intuitive Landscape quilts. Projects to follow as they are finished. The focus was on color and design. She introduced us to the Zen-tangles, which we hadn't seen before. See the books at www.zentangle.com I've ordered the first 3, because I believe there are great machine quilting ideas here. All of my workshops at Sisters have been first rate. It's a wonderful destination. Beautiful weather and scenery and over all small town ambience.

The Rocking Chair

I was digging through some old files, and came across these two quilts... 

This above was inspired by my grandmothers rocking chair that she sat in, to quilt... 

I think of her, and I can see her sitting in her wood rocking chair 

with her faded wall paper around her and floral pictures on the wall...

And this, for a good laugh, is the first quilt I ever made,

in it's now, VERY MUCH LOVED, condition...

eek! to funny.

More of Patty's Half-square Triangles, front & back

Rebels, 9/2010

Elda Wolfe

 Elda Wolfe, My late Grandmother, was a lovely Crazy Quilter....

She inspires nearly everything I do...

This is a pillow I have of hers, (front and back)

16" X 16"

Patty H. Half-Square Triangles Quilt, Rebels, 9/2010

Buffy's second machine applique quilt, 36"x39"

These pieces are a little small to do easily with machine applique, but it can be done. Also did a little machine embroidery embellishment with Sulky rayon threads. I like the Kaffe border on the traditional patterned quilt. Also added a piping in the border, because I'd just had a class on that.

Buffy's first machine applique quilt, 65" square

Pattern by Barbara Brackman. Technique from QUILTMAKER'S GUIDE TO FINE MACHINE APPLIQUE by Karla Menaugh & Cherie Ralston, Sunflower Pattern Co-operative, 2002

This book jumped off the shelf into my hands in 2002, and I've enjoyed machine applique ever since.

Roberta Horton Workshop, on Yukata cloth, 2006, 28"x34"

More from Buffy's archives

Pattern from book by Eli Sienkiewicz, SPOKEN WITHOUT A WORD. Kaffe shot cottons, and silk. This is from 2005, when I was more serious about quilting. Machine applique and machine quilted. As I recall it was about 20" square.

Jocky Cap Quilt from Kaffe Museum Book, 35"x46"

Started with a kit I picked up in Houston in about 2005, but except for the applique, I started using my own fabrics. The kit fabrics were a little too dull. I like the contemporary applique with the repro fabrics. Hand quilting with red thread, a forever project. Hand pieced, with machine applique.

Ragamuffin

Yes, I should be cleaning.

But I kept playing with all the lovely Orphan Blocks

for my Ragamuffin quilt...

and now, I'm about ready to sew it all together!

Right after I finish cleaning...

;-)

Premie quilt shown at guild

From Buffy's archives, Square Clamshell Block

Auditioning Binding for Dawn's Quilt, August 2010, Rebels

She decided to not use a binding, but to use a facing to better show the border.

Another great quilt from the Sisters 2010 show

Auditioning sashing for Tina's blocks

Tina's latest

Tina is the newest quilt-maker in our group. She only started making quilts this year. Look what she's doing already! The border is from a table cloth she purchased in Guatemala.

Another Quilt from Sisters Show, 7/2010

Copy of Sunflower Quilt from Shelburn Museum, seen at Sisters Quilt Show, 7/2010

Anna Williams Inspired Quilt, 41"x42". Quilted!!

name game

"Large color exploitation"

What's in a name...?
ready to quilt... random squares and rectangles...
I had to stop myself from making it BIGGER....
I find it hard to stop when I start...


my blog addy changed..
http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/

My Version of Vintage Quilt, done with Denyse Schmidt fabrics

We talked about these fabrics at Rebels meeting. They are now collectors. Quilt made as shop sample for Peacock and Periwinkle Shop in Mulkilteo. Jovita reported that it sold lots of fabric.

From the archives: 60's Thrift Market House Quilt

Anna Williams meets Annie Mae Young!

  On my design wall.

Honestly, If I was working like I did for past few days, I would have finished this top. But, I put the blocks on the design wall and it stirred up my brain. Should I blend them or not?

That is the million dollar question.

What do you think?

Input please!

Hi Rebels and friends,

I've been playing with my scrap bin, cutting 5-sided pieces for centers (thanks to Victoria, Roberta and Diane), and pulling scraps randomly. These are 12" blocks. I love crazy quilts, and am thinking of making a bed-size one.

Am I getting too crazy here? Do I need more solids or contrast or anything? I probably won't do flowers for all the centers. That could get too sweet, but it sure is tempting.

What do you think? Can I trust the scrap bin? Or should I edit a bit?

Please be honest. These are only trial blocks, and I had my fun making them.

Thanks!

July Rebels: Paula's Baby Quit

Paula's Quilt from Marston workshop

Thrift Market Silk, plus Stash Cotton, 39" x 39"

Wild Child, 38"x31"