Keeping it Simple

I can't imagine life without the beautiful tops that all of the creative ladies bring to me!

I recently read a quilter's blog (whom I admire very much) and she was writing about where to start when you receive a new customer quilt. I agree that sometimes design ideas in our heads will drive us crazy and we often just have to begin somewhere (anywhere), before we actually see what effects the design elements will turn into.

 Being Longarmers and business owners, we have to consider what the customer's budget is as well considerations to time frames and schedules. We want our customers to love the quilting and when they do even when it's simple, we forge on and continue to love what we do.

Palmyra Panthers

This was a special quilt for me to quilt for Cathy T.

As I was quilting this t-shirt quilt, I kept thinking, "this seems familiar" and thought, "its because it is an Alma-mater"... but that wasn't it.


It's funny how it took almost finishing the whole quilt before I realized that the Panther at the top was the artwork of my very own husband! Often-times he will create artwork for his own customers and ask for my input. This being a Palmyra Panther; of course I approved!

Thanks Cathy T. for letting us both be a part of this quilt!

Dresden

Joyce H's choice of colors made this quilt very pretty! It has a summer-time feel and had me dreaming of warm days while I quilted it on my APQS Lenni the Long-arm!

We love more Monsters!

This monster fabric is just adorable! I'm not certain who the designer is but my customer made great use of it in three of her quilts for three lucky children who she gifted them to.

Notice the little pocket! It is for a little matching stuffed monster that she included for the children.





The third quilt can be found HERE.

Purple Basket Quilt

Here is some shots of a Basket-weave quilt that I quilted for a dear friend a while back. We thought it turned out great and I was so glad that her pattern did not deter her from finishing it when things became frustrating! With a little coaching, prayers and praises this little purple gem is going to be a wonderful gift for a special someone!

Lots of Texture

This quilt came to me with a lot of blank areas to "play" with. I love it when my customers tell me to "Do whatever you want" and the ideas just start tormenting me!

The quilt top didn't lay exactly flat and so I wasn't real sure how all the textures would ultimately turn out. But, I think because of the heavy texture, it turned out wonderful.

MONSTERS!!!

What little boy or girl wouldn't LOVE this monster quilt!?! Just in time for Halloween!

Puff-Heart Quilt

This little gem was fun to work on. Storm at Sea variation with a feminine touch for a little girl. I added in the lofty batting behind the heart for an extra touch of love. The lady who pieced it always does wonderful work and I'm always glad to see her projects.

Hearts Etc.

I'll name this one for my late beloved sister who had a shop named Hearts Etc.
This is a customer quilt that was made with tiny squares and as usual I get excited to see what she brings next. I instantly decided that geo-meander squares would work and she loved how it turned out. It just worked and that makes us happy!

Dancing Swirls

This Quilt decided that it wanted dancing swirls and once I got it started, I was seeing flying bats and so thought of wind blowing around. So we shall say wind-blown swirls! It's funny how the quilts talk to us long-armers and although we don't always hear what they say, we learn something with each one!

Catching Up

The first photo is for example of what can be done for a customer's quilt that has seams that may not line up exact.

Easy edge to edge or all-over designs are often all that is needed!

Fell in Love with Colors

I would have this customer's quilt hanging over my banister just for displaying in my home! I absolutely love the colors. She made this quilt for her sister and I am so happy to have gotten to quilt it!

Love this Sampler

I've always had a fondness for Sampler Quilts. This customer handed me the reins on this and I love how it turned out.

Take me Out to the Ball Game

Customer made the back as pretty as the front!

T-Shirts worn by a Special Someone: the recipient of this Quilt

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Fun, fun, fun

This little quilt was a treat to long-arm! Quilting in the winter months is always a pleasure because those of us who work from home often have that "cooped-in" feeling. When a customer calls with a new quilt, it's like a breath of fresh air!

Irish Luck

Free Motion Shamrocks & Loopy Meandering. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Great use of Stash

 This customer always knows how to make such good use of small pieces she saves in her stash!

My Version of Jinny Beyer's Da'Vinci

Ta Da... Here is my Da'Vinci quilt!! I just love how it almost looks like it's moving. I am including a link to Jinny Beyer Studio below the photo. She is great!

I have no idea how I want to quilt this yet, so it will drape over the banister in my studio where I can see it until I decide.

For some reason, I am drawn to 3-D type patterns so I am including THIS LINK to another beautiful quilt that I did called Labyrinth Walk designed by Christopher Florence.

Here is the LINK to Jinny Beyer Studio where she has tons of awesome information and eye candy and just wonderful everything!

Thanks for visiting!

Circle Quilt

Today I will finish the binding, but here is the second of the two quilts using the "bright & cheery" fabric. A customer wanted circles and had given me photo examples of a few she liked so I modified those to make her's similar but a little different.Then I quilted each circle different to make some pop and others more recessive. She now has a one-of-a kind quilt for her very sweet little girl!

Always time for QOV!

With the warmer weather and Spring knocking at our doors, I often wonder how I will get everything that I really want to, finished. Then I realize that there are just as many things that I want to do that I haven't even started. Oh, but to be completely honest... there are just as many on the list of "in progress" projects as are on the other two lists!!

I can't imagine life without ideas and creativity!

There is always time to finish a Quilt of Valor for our very deserving service men and women and it is always pleasing to have them ready to be shipped back to my coordinator!