http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilts-blog.html This blog includes updates and news items to Quilt-Pictures.com en-us quilts Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:29 GMT Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:29 GMT quilt-pictures.com http://www.quilt-pictures.com/crazy-rail-fence.html This is about the 2nd quilt that I started. I assembled it and like the first; I discovered it was to big and heavy to quilt at home. So I decided to handquilt Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:25 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/pink-teddy-baby.html This quilt was made for my daughters teacher. She is a high school freshman. The baby will be born in February, 2012. My daughter and the teacher seem Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:41:33 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/unknown-quilt.html I do not know anything about this quilt - I purchased at an antique auction because I liked the colors. It is hand stitched in pink. Any help would be Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:01 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/chrissy-down-under.html First off, you have to understand that I am enamored of Santas in any way, shape or form. I was blown away when I first saw McKenna Ryan's Chrissy Down Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:59:15 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/palm-tree-quilt.html My friend made this for me while I was off work for foot surgery. Hot pink is my favorite color and I love palm trees. There is even a flamingo lounging Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:33:26 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/elm-creek-quilts.html Quilt related novels - Elm Creek Quilts books Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:40:24 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/sylvias-bridal-sampler-group-2.html Here's the second group of completed quilts from the block of the month series at Top Shelf Quilts. All the quilters did beautiful work Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:32:53 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/sylvias-bridal-samplers-from-top-shelf-quilts.html These are some of the completed quilts from Top Shelf Quilts' block of the month series for Sylvia's Bridal Sampler. Each quilter completed the blocks, Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:32:38 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/sampler-quilt.html A sampler quilt has many different patterns on it. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:53:24 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/illinois-autumn.html I saw this pattern a few months ago and knew exactly who to make it for - My friend that moved to Arizona many years ago. She always tells me she misses Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:57:24 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/halloween-block-swap.html Here's the quilt I made with the blocks I received in the Halloween block swap from quiltingboard.com. Each block had to be a size divisible by 3, up Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:56:56 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilt-sizes.html Quilt sizes - what size should my quilt be? Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:21:26 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/animal-alphabet-games.html When I first saw this quilt designed by J. Wecker Frisch for Quilting Treasures, I fell in love with it, but had no one to make it for. I was so excited Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:41:28 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/happy-boo-baby.html When I saw this panel several years ago, I had to get it. The name was Boo Baby. As an infant, my daughter cooed & said what sounded like boo. Her nickname Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:00:40 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/pink-camo-quilt.html Our friends are expecting a baby girl and someone joked about getting the pink camo quilt ready. I was planning to make a quilt for them anyway and couldn't Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:57:25 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/crazy-curves.html Crazy Curves templates Mon, 16 May 2011 14:20:52 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/halloween-blocks.html Here are 2 Halloween themed blocks that I made for a block swap. I've made 6 of each. I'll be getting back 12 different blocks when the swap is done. Mon, 16 May 2011 13:57:58 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/wedding-rings.html Wedding Rings is a variation of the Drunkard's Path pattern. I chose it to be the wedding gift for a friend of mine. Her wedding color is red, so selecting Mon, 16 May 2011 13:57:38 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/froggie-fun.html I love frogs and have an over abundance of frog fabric. I had to throw some snake fabric in too, just for fun. I've made a couple of quilts for Project Mon, 16 May 2011 13:57:22 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/driving-rt-66.html This quilt is the result of my collecting themed fabrics with Rt. 66 and cars. I had taken a class to learn the Shatter and Sew technique and used a car Mon, 16 May 2011 13:57:05 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilts-blog.html#Machine-Quilting-on-a-Frame I've bought a used frame and a used Viking Mega Quilter to go with it! The machine is on it's way to me and the frame is set up and waiting to go. I'll let you know how my adventure into quilting on a frame goes. It's a little intimidating, but I just have to start and go with the flow. Fri, 13 May 2011 16:08:37 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/make-a-quilt.html Make a quilt for yourself or family Thu, 12 May 2011 20:31:23 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilts-blog.html#Just-One-Star-Challenge-from-Moda Moda is collecting star blocks to make 100 quilts in 100 days and will donate them to Quilts of Valor. All instructions are on their blog. I made 2 blocks in less than an hour last night. Great way to get some sewing time in and help a wonderful cause. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:17:59 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/santas-summer-vacation1.html I love Christmas, especially anything related to Santa. When I saw this panel, I HAD to have it. The frames show Santa napping beneath a palm tree, fishing, Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:58:22 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilt-stencils.html Quilt Stencils create the design for quilting on your quilt. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:23:15 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/siam.html My mom made this quilt for me. It shows lots of pictures from my years in high school marching band. We went to the Rose Bowl, so the big picture in Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:40:09 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilting-resources.html Use these quilting resources to enhance your quilting experience. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:42:09 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/flying-flamingos-and-dancing-pigs.html This quilt is the result of the Crazy Curves class from the book Crazy Curves Continues by Elisa Wilson. Since this was to be a learning experience, Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:38:39 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/lone-star.html Making a Lone Star block isn't as hard as it looks. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:56:12 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/featured-site.html The featured site of a quilting related business. The featured site changes from time to time. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:30:43 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/daughter-in-blue.html This portrait of my daughter was made using a technique I saw on the Quilting Arts TV show. The segment highlighted Maria Elkins (www.mariaelkins.com) Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:48:49 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/usa-quilt.html This was a quick quilt for Project Linus. I had the USA panel, but wanted the quilt to be a little bigger. So I added the stripes at the top and the Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:47:20 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/turtles.html I have a friend who collects turtles and I've been wanting to make a quilt for her for a while. I saw this pattern and the X-blocks templates that went Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:20:06 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilts-blog.html#Blog-Hop-for-the-Holidays Here's a great way to get holiday gift ideas and yummy cookie recipes. 12 designers are sharing their ideas and recipes. Hop around the web and have fun! Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:09:55 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/carry-go-quilts.html When I was quite young, probably around the age of 5, it was an extremely cold winter, and we were quite poor. My mother was a single mom and we huddled Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:09:04 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilts-blog.html#Cutting-Edge-Ruler There is a new set of rulers by Sullivans USA that are called "Cutting Edge" rulers. They have a diamond dust edge on one side of each ruler to sharpen your rotary cutter blade each time you use it. they work with any cutter and mat you already have. What a great idea! I'll be picking one up, testing it out and letting you know what I think Check out the short video for a little more info. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:22:33 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/halloween-present-block-of-the-month.html Here is the top to my Halloween block of the month quilt. It was originally designed as a block of the month, but my mom found the whole pattern and gave Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:26:26 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/pink-frog-quilt.html This quilt was made for a couple reasons. First, I love frogs and have a frog fabric collection that I need to use up. And secondly, because I found Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:40:17 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/tammys-purple-mustang-meets-the-statue-of-liberty.html This 30 x 27 wallhanging was made for my daughter Tammy’s birthday. Tammy has loved Mustangs since she was a kid. Her dad bought her a ’65 Mustang convertible Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:02:24 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/class-star.html This quilt is a result of a class I took at the Quilt Festival in Chicago in April of 2010. I chose colors outside my comfort zone, starting with the Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:01:56 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/babys-quilt.html This quilt was made for a friend's new niece or nephew. The pattern is Bright Scrappy Throw from Weekend Quilting Wonders. Most of the fabrics used were Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:47:26 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/for-my-dad.html Prayer Quilt for Dad. These quilts are for my dad, daughter and niece. I have other in progress that I have not decided to keep or give away. Most people Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:46:26 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/under-the-sea.html The hat was for Mia, this is Alexis' quilt Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:44:20 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/my-only-daughter.html I love Asian inspired things, so I made this strip quilt for my daughter. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:43:09 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/fun-quilts-for-family.html These quilts are for my dad, daughter and niece. I have other in progress that I have not decided to keep or give away. Most people are pretty happy when Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:38:21 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/headgear-for-mia.html This was for my niece Alexis Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:35:02 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/sewing-roomliving-roombedroom.html You wouldn't believe this. My quilting has come alive and taken over my house. The only room with no quilting items is my daughter's bedroom. Only because Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:05:52 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/quilts-blog.html#Airplane-Quilt-Block-contest The Experimental Aircraft Association hosts an airplane quilt block contest each year during the AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I entered a block this year that shows my dad's Cessna 421 and our favorite vacation spot he'd fly us to - Long Island, Bahamas. The blocks are on display for a year, until the contest next year! My block is the 2nd from the right in the bottom row. I'll have to plan a trip to visit it soon! Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:50:41 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/tammys-sewing-room.html My space is a small spare bedroom, about 10' by 10'. I have a hardwood floor to make it easy to sweep up threads, scraps and pins that end up on the floor. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:27:13 GMT http://www.quilt-pictures.com/design-a-sewing-space.html Design a sewing space for yourself. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:42:31 GMT