OT Qults I Made for Christmas Gifts

11 years ago

You may remember I started making some quilts for the first time last spring, and got the wonderful new Ber...a Sewing machine.

I wound up making quilts for the great grand daughters, and thought you might like to see them, so here goes.

This one was for the 6 year old. She is a princess type. I wanted to do more quilting on the border, but her mother wanted to take it on with her.

This one was for the 3 year old. She is a cute little bundle of mischief who loves ladybugs, so I designed the 35 appliqued blocks with LBs, flowers, butterflies and birds. I will post a few block close-ups for you.

Hummingbird:

Ladybugs (this is the center block)

Fantasy Butterfly (used the fabric the alternating blocks have in them for colors)

and Monarch Butterfly: I bought a book of Butterfly patterns, and designed and drew then pieced embroidered a host plant :

Hope you enjoyed them,

kay

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Comments (9)

jean_ar
11 years ago
I Did injoy them kay, Very much.I have done all kinds of craft things and sewing clothes for my children and the grandkids, too, but, have never attempted a quilt and have had no desire to make any.I did crocet some large afghans for my girls and one as a gift for a friend, but, never a quilt.You certainly have made some very pretty ones and I bet the grandkids will cherish them forever.They are gorgeous, and soo much work involved in making them,I know...

Jean
organic_kitten
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks so much, Jean. The funny thing was that I really enjoyed it. I was almost sad when I designed and finished the last block of the ladybug quilt.
kay
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I finished everything, including a last minute pair of socks in the Patton stretch sock yarn (made 2 days before Christmas)! I also made a hand pieced and quilted queen sized quilt for our daughter, and a wall hanging.....several scarves, other socks and MANY dish towels - our daughter and a friend wouldn't consider it Christmas without a pile of these under their tree. I hate to be rushed at the last minute, so always start WAAAAAY ahead of the season! I'm still in 'sock mode' right now, but will probably start thinking about next year before January is out! I love to have things finished and tucked away in my closet, awaiting the next Bday or Christmas!
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Congrats! We have a new one baby coming in 2010 also! It is still very early for our DD...but they couldn't keep it a secret! LOL We are Nana & Papa! When the girls got bunnies years ago, they said we were grandpa and grandma....nope, don't like that so we went with Nana & Papa! Only prob, the other grandmother is called Nana also...and long before the kids met. :/ Oh well, they will figure it out quick! DH has a VHS to DVD gadget that he bought last winter. He has all of our old tapes now on DVD and we sent many to the neighborhood kids...that now have their own kids...from years ago when there were 15 kids in our neighborhood! Great fun, then and now! We haven't had our family Christmas yet, until the 9th then we will have all the kids together....to me, that is the best gift of all!!
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I am using the stuff Mary posted, I bought a box of it, it was yrs ago and was like $75/box. I only use it on the outside, it is U shaped not H. I like to use it to harden the outside of panels too, I solder it onto the copper foil around the edges and so it makes it super strong. I bought it off a guy who had his own shop and sold really nice small pcs that he dipped in his own electroplating system.He was mass producing little window things, but I can't seem to make more than a few of the same thing and move on. Now you can get those kinds of things at the dollar stores, made in china, for nuthing! In china and elsewhere they have robots that solder lamps etc and sell for very reasonable.
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I love them!!!! Quilting is SUCH an admirable hobby. So much talent and patience goes into whatever is made. The designs and colour combinations are endless. Beautiful work Caroline!!!
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Nancy
11 years ago
Beautiful! And you just started quilting last spring? I'm in total awe!
Nancy Barginear
11 years ago
Those are awesome, Kay. I'm sure they will be treasured as heirlooms. I started a butterfly quilt -- maybe over 20 years ago, and never have finished it. You did really well!

Nancy
jean_ar
11 years ago
Well, I forgot I DID make a quilted bedspread for my DH's bed many years ago.We had twin beds after a few years.(Only way I ever got any sleep) was to have twin beds.he turned and twisted and snored all night aand I never got any sleeep, until we got the twin beds, then I made a quilted bedspread for his bed, with ducks, geese and deer on quilted blocks, with a bed skirt around it.It turned out so pretty and he loved it.It got destroyed when our house caught fire in 2000.

Jean
Julia WV (6b)
11 years ago
You are very talented. Love the colors.

Julia
celeste/NH
11 years ago
Kay, those quilts are stunning!!!! WOW. As someone who doesn't sew I am astounded at your talent. (I do paint, though, or I should say 'used to' before I started taking care of Mom & the grandbabies...so I know how much they are a work of 'heart'). I would kill to have that ladybug and bird quilt as that quilt is representative of all the things I love. Your family is so lucky to have you and your talent and these cherished heirlooms. Can I adopt you as a family member? LOL

Celeste
organic_kitten
Original Author
11 years ago
Hi ngraham, thanks you so much. I just started quilting last January, but I have sewn for years.

Nancy, the new sewing machine made the quilting so much more fun. ..and much easier.

Jean, you shouldn't forget a quilt!

Thanks Julia, the pink and green fairy quilt went through several greens before I was happy...which mean I have a nice supply of green in my stash.

Celeste, the artist in you shows in your garden. I, too, have painted, and always loved to draw, so the blocks in the ladybug quilt were a lot of fun to design. I hope the little one who got it loves it, since she loves ladybugs, it's a good bet that she will.

I am in the process of designing and quilting an owl quilt which my Daughter-in-law is law has called dibs on, but I am making it for a grand-daughter, so being in the family is no guarantee of getting the one you want. It is much more involved that the ladybug quilt, and I doubt I have it in me to make two of them.

kay
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
11 years ago
I barely have the patience to hem a pair of pants let alone a quilt. You have my admiration. Our locat cat rescue organization has a big ta-do around Valentine's day called: My Furry Valentine, and for the last 3 or 4 years they have raffled off a quilt made by a volunteer with cat cut outs on it as the theme. It's one of the hits of the event. Quilts are such a valuable resource for rememberance, or for charity. Yours will be treasured long after you go to the great quiliting bee in the sky....Maryl

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