I'm Back!

So, I took a small leave of absence the past week or two...I have had so much going on in my life and have been working on a few new quilts to share with you. I will try not so be gone for so long in the future and I will do my best to keep the quilts coming! I have just finished my friend Hilary's baby quilt for her shower coming up in a few weeks and as soon as she sees it then I will be sure to share it with everyone else, but I don't want to spoil the surprise by posting it early! I have three more quilts that need to be quilted and I will be trying to get those cranked out in the next 2-3 weeks! I just started cutting on a scrappy log cabin pattern yesterday that is going to be a huge challenge for me (it has sooo many tiny pieces!). So, as you can see, there are many great things to come! Keep on quilting! Love all, Tina.

Mom's Quilt

I made this quilt for my mom in Oct. 2008. It was a birthday gift to her and the first quilt that I made all by myself, minus the quilting. It is made out of Moda fabric, I believe it is called "Peace on Earth." It is a traditional turning twenty and it fits a queen size bed. The quilting was done by Jan but I am not sure what design she used. My mom still has it on her bed today so maybe its time she get another one!

Go Check Out Donna

My friend Donna has some great stuff on Esty that is all handmade! Go check it out and show her some love!!!

http://sewingmendsthesoul.etsy.com

http://piecesofthepast.etsy.com

Kim's Bugs

This is a quilt that I bought at the Austin Quilt Show in 2008. It is all Moda Flutterby and I used the Turning-Twenty pattern out of the book Turning Twenty By Tricia Cribbs. This is just a picture of the quilt top, I will have to get Kim to bring the finished quilt by my house so I can get some pictures of it finished! It turned out really cute and I quilted it myself on Liz's long-arm using the pantograph Popcorn. This was my first time to quilt using a pantograph and I really liked it!

Turning-Twenty for Kim

Here is the Turning-Twenty Pattern that you asked for, it is from the book Turning Twenty by Tricia Cribbs. This is easy and so much fun, it never gets old!

Kaffe Fassett Strips

This quilt pattern was made by Liz Jones which she calls Molly's Strips. It is 3.5" strips cut at whatever length that you would like and then sewn end to end like a giant jelly-roll. Then you simply cut the first strip as long as you would like the length of the quilt and then start sewing along down each new strip. Up and down the quilt rather, if that makes it easier to understand. I picked all of these fabrics made by Kaffe Fassett, probably my favorit fabric ever! Liz sewed because once again, this was before I was comfortable on the machine. This quilt was also sent off to be quilted, but I am not sure by whom. This is probably my second favorit quilt other than my reproduction squares. The back fabric is Kaffe Fassett Lotus Leaf and it is AMAZING!

Pattern for Ringo's Quilt

Here is the pattern that I came up with for Ringo's Quilt. This make a very small square quilt for a very small dog, no larger than maybe 5lbs. Hope you enjoy!

4 A Blocks from a traditional Turning-Twenty Quilt