Good morning ( at least it is still morning here) Today I decided to share some of the quilts I have made for family and friends to celebrate important days in their lives. I will start with my favorite gift for graduates - quillows. You know, those blankets with small squares attached that can be folded up into pillows. In my case, one side is usually cozy polar fleece. Somewhere along the line (probably because I was short on fabric, to be truthful) I discovered that it is pretty easy to make that pillow piece a patchwork square, which can be personalized to the graduate. try again (2).jpg
Another occasion that seems to call for a quilt is a wedding. I have made several over the years that are signature quilts, sending out freezer paper backed squares to be signed, then completing a quilt with them. The first picture I am sharing is my son's, and it's a terrible picture of a beautiful quilt, hand appliqued and hand quilted, but I am sharing it because I wanted to include the quilts that I made with the corner squares. Yes, they are made with the flipped corner method, and the cheapskate in me felt obliged to sew a second seam and save all those little triangle square corners. I made two little quilts with them - one small one to keep, and a bigger one which we used as a prize for the couple's roping at the combination team roping and barbeque that we held to celebrate their marriage.
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Here are a couple more signature quilts I made.
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And some I made for other couples over the years.
Elenas Quilt 2006.jpg IMG_0208.jpg Ethan and Emily.jpg IMG_0861.JPG
I make lots of baby quilts, too, of course. Only room for one more picture today, so I'll end with this one. See you all tomorrow. Kathleen
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Another occasion that seems to call for a quilt is a wedding. I have made several over the years that are signature quilts, sending out freezer paper backed squares to be signed, then completing a quilt with them. The first picture I am sharing is my son's, and it's a terrible picture of a beautiful quilt, hand appliqued and hand quilted, but I am sharing it because I wanted to include the quilts that I made with the corner squares. Yes, they are made with the flipped corner method, and the cheapskate in me felt obliged to sew a second seam and save all those little triangle square corners. I made two little quilts with them - one small one to keep, and a bigger one which we used as a prize for the couple's roping at the combination team roping and barbeque that we held to celebrate their marriage.
D&B quilt 2006.jpg IMG_1279[2897].jpg
Here are a couple more signature quilts I made.
Mitch and Acees 2009.JPG levi 3.jpg
And some I made for other couples over the years.
Elenas Quilt 2006.jpg IMG_0208.jpg Ethan and Emily.jpg IMG_0861.JPG
I make lots of baby quilts, too, of course. Only room for one more picture today, so I'll end with this one. See you all tomorrow. Kathleen
IMG_1937.JPG
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