Quilts for Great Nephews

Made these 2 quilts for 2 very special great nephews as we were seeing them at their Auntie's wedding in Calgary this summer(2013) . I had picked up 2 fabric panels intended to be made into little 'soft books', but made them into quilts instead. The first one is called "Can You Find This?" and has trucks, motorcycles, diggers etc all over it. A good one to also play "I Spy" with.
Both boys love superheroes (they are 4 1/4 and 2 1/2 years old) so that Batman panel was a no brainer when I saw it. I quilted around all the figures and letters on the Batman one and then did some free motion quilting in the lighter blue part. I didn't do any quilting in the black/white fabric sashing as it really didn't need it with such bold colours.
On the car quilt I spent a lot longer quilting around just about all of the cars and vehicles, but it was worth it. Did some free motion quilting in the green sashing. The car one is a bit larger in size.
I couldn't decide which one to give to the boys, so left it up to their Mom as she knows them best. She sent me a photo later of both of them sitting on them and enjoying them -that makes it all worth while.
PS- both boys did receive a baby quilt when they were born also.

"Life's a Hoot" -Baby quilt for Tyce Robbins ( finished July 2013)

Finished this quilt in July for my great-nephew -Tyce. Found the pattern on Craftsy called "Life's a Hoot". It took quite a while to do, but I was pleased with the outcome (the nicest baby quilt I've done so far). Each owl was machine quilted, layer by layer and then added to the background fabric where it was sewed on with a buttonhole stitch. It was fun choosing all the different fabrics and trying not to repeat them. The pattern had a pale gold background but I changed it to the sky/cloud fabric. I had picked up the backing fabric (a Kaffe Fasset) awhile ago and decided to use it for the backing as it was so colourful.
Congratulations to Scott & Veruscka on the birth of their beautiful little boy!

Ben's Digger Quilt

Saw this digger panel in Keepsake Quilting's catalogue and ordered the kit as my 19 month old grandson LOVES diggers and trucks. Put it together to be used as a floor quilt that he can sit, walk and crawl on. He absolutely LOVES it!  So simple, yet so effective.

Kourageous Kid's Quilt 2013

Just handing in my fourth "Kourageous Kids" quilt. This one was drawn by a 12 year old girl named Brynn, who got cancer when she was 10 years old. She is  now 15.The centre was machine appliqued and the hearts were hand appliqued on. Machine quilted. I added the bright green trim as I thought  it was more fitting for a teenager as it seemed a bit dull until then. Hope she likes it. Her interests were cooking and dancing, so the hearts are made up of fabric with dance shoes on them, cupcakes, chocolates &  cookies. I used all the leftover fabrics to do the backing, but forgot to take a photo of it.

 

Baby Tate's Quilt

Saw this cute panel at Wineberres in 2012 and knew it would make a cute baby quilt for a boy. My good friend, Vicki, had a new grandson and I made it for him (Baby Tate). I thought his older brother, Hunter, might enjoy the cars too. October 2012

Kokopelli

Saw this pattern and knew I had to make it for our good friends, Mike & Marilyn, as they love Kokopelli and since they were moving to Nevada for the winter it would be a nice housewarming gift for them. It is now hanging in their new home and they love it. Machine pieced, appliqued and quilted. Sept. 2012

                                        

Scott & Veu's Quilt

Just finished this queen size quilt for a well deserving family member (will name later as they don't know they're getting it). I had a lot of fun using these bright hand dyed fabrics which I purchased at 'Sitches' on Saltspring Island last summer while we were on holidays. The border is a Kaffe Fasset fabric. I had a problem deciding on the border fabric as the colours were so pure that nothing seemed to do it justice. Barbara Bettles did an excellent job quilting it for me and the sweeping feathers all over it just make the colours pop even more. The backing is a plain white, just in case the recipients want a break from the bright colours (and the quilting shows up wonderfully on the back too!) It was a lot of fun making it. Machine pieced and quilted in Fall 2012/Feb. 2013

Community Quilt (Charity)

Found the finished picture of the "Owls in the Tree" quilt. This was a Community Quilt that I made last summer as our Community Quilts had a little 'contest' asking members to make a baby quilt in the Fall of 2012. Found the owl pattern in a magazine and added the ears and then put them in a tree. It was lots of fun and I learned a few things along the way as I had to divide the sky fabric into threes before I sewed the owls in as I they were not appliqued on. Quilted it with 'clouds'.

Baby Noah's Quilt

Made this flannelette baby quilt from a dinosaur panel I purchased at Wineberries awhile ago. Love the bright colours! It was given to Baby Noah Elliot (good friends of my son, Blair). Made in Feb. 2013.

Community Quilt (Charity)

These fabrics were donated to our guild's Community Quilts. It was partly cut out and I finished the rest and put it together and quilted it. It'll probably be donated to an Alzheimer's residence for a wallhanging. Made in Feb. 2013

This is not the finished quilt, so will have to check my files and see if I took one when it was done. I made this for a Community Quilts Challenge at our Langley Guild in October 2012. Started it in the summer while on holidays on the boat. Found the pattern for the owls and added ears and then added the branches. Took a little figuring out how to get the owls in there but it turned out ok. Looks much better finished  and quilted, so will look for that other photo when I get a chance.

Stroller quilt for Ben

This was a stroller quilt that I made for my grandson, Ben, to keep him warmer in the winter months. It was a wildlife panel that I cut up and made into separate blocks, used double batting and put a cozy 'fireside' fabric on the back. A quick and easy project. Jan. 2013

"Rays of Sunshine"

This in my third 'Kourageous Kids' quilt, so named for the children that do the artwork for a fundraiser for Children's Hospital every year (Balding for Dollars). The children have all been stricken with cancer and not all survive. Our guild members volunteer to take a month from the calendar and replicate the child's artwork  in a quilt that is then presented to the child or their family at the end of the year. It's a very rewarding experience and I hope to continue on in the years ahead. It was started by one of our Langley guild members -Nuala Adderley.

"My Flower Garden"

One of my favourite quilts, and also my husband's favourite too. Called it "My Flower Garden". The whole quilt was hand appliqued in a class taken at Quiltopia in Maple Ridge, BC (now closed). Started in 2010 and finished it in 2012. I machine quilted it and consider it my best so far, even though it doesn't show very much from a distance. It hangs in my house and we enjoy looking at it.

"African Sunrise"

This is called "African Sunrise", hence all the bright, wild fabrics (some of which are actually African prints). Took this class from a fellow guild member, Carol Macnamara, in 2012 and finished it in the fall of that year. It's foundation paper pieced, meaning that you actually sew the fabric to the paper pattern and then when you're finished you tear off the paper. It makes for a much more accurate block. I machine quilted it myself, even tho' you can't see it in the photo. It hangs in our foyer.

" One Block Wonder" Pattern

Made this quilt in a class I took at the Quilted Bear in Ladner -called "One Block Wonder". When I had it on my design wall and put it together, it turned into a different size so I divided it into 3 sections. The top photo is how it was hung. Couldn't decide what to do with it so I donated it to my Mom's residence (Residences at Morgan Heights) and they put it on one of their Complex Care wards to add some colour. I keep meaning to go and have a look at it, so will do that soon. 2012

"Birds for Brynn "

Started this quilt in the summer of 2012 while on holidays on the boat. Hand appliqued the birds on to begin with and later went over it with machine stitching to make it sturdier for a baby. Gave it to our new great niece, Baby Brynn Lowe for her baby quilt -she was born on Nov. 12, 2012
Machine quilted it.

"Konnichiwa From Japan"

Started this quilt with all the fabric purchased online from Japan. Hand appliqued all the circles on the backgrounds after piecing them together. Couldn't decide how to put it together, so finally just did it 'scrappy' (meaning no set pattern). My daughter saw it on my design wall and fell in love with it so it was hers. Finished it in 2012 and had Barb Bettles quilt it for me as it's a large queen size.

Looking down from Space"

Finally finished this UFO from a few years ago. Turned out great and the quilting by Barb Bettles made it even better. We even had a wall to hang it up on!

Ben's Growth Chart (Feb. 2013)

Made this growth chart for my grandson - gave them an indelible pen to write on it. I used an iron- on     for the edging & then sewed it down.