Details on Airplane Baby Quilt

Some closeups of the airplane quilt. I used a picture of an airplane, enlarged & printed. I traced the entire shape onto the plaid fabric. Then I cut the pattern down to 7 smaller pieces, traced those on to varied colored fabrics, and used fusible web to apply them to the original airplane shape. Finally, I sewed around each shape by machine with a zigzag stitch. There are four total airplanes, each slightly different, yet following a color and pattern theme of plaids, stripes, solids in greens, blues, browns, and reds. I used a light blue airplane patterned soft knit as the backing. Knits are more difficult to machine quilt as they want to bunch, so it took a little picking out of stitches, but the end result was worth it. Flannels and knits combined make a soft blankie for Baby to hug.

Airplane Baby Quilt

Just finished another crib sized quilt! I love to make unique quilts for babies: thinking perhaps they just might become a "blankie" for them. Like Linus, many babies love security blankets. My cousin had one she called "Nonny." She wore Nonny to shreds. When she went to Kindergarten, she carried pieces of Nonny in her pocket. The baby boy about to receive this quilt tomorrow may read the archives of my blog sometime down the road, and see how much I desired to give him a little piece of my love. This quilt has appliqued airplanes on 11" blocks, bound together by 4" strips of flannel sashing. It is machine quilted with a light blue backing.

Princess Marie finds a new perch

Princess Marie likes to sit next to me while I type...this is the shelf for the printer, recently emptied.

Nine patch Tablerunner

I have finished piecing this tablerunner. I used a nine patch set on point with large triangles and sashing to complete it. The sashing is a fun print with pictures of people fishing. Now to quilt it...

Rag Quilt Details

The rag quilt mentioned below has many denim squares. Instead of only using neatly cut denim, I used the pockets as well (note above).
This Cat in the Hat was once on the front of my daughter's overalls. Rag quilts are a great way to display once treasured clothes.
I used a cat stamp on this square to add character.

Princess Marie book recommendation

Princess Marie would like to recommend her favorite quilting book.

Nine Patch Baby Quilt

I finally finished this nine patch baby quilt. The nine patch squares are a blue dotted swiss along with a pink and white calico. The alternating solid pink 6" blocks are pink linen. The linen squares are quilted with a heart shape. As usual, Princess Marie is helping me sew by holding the quilt down with her body weight. She especially likes to cuddle up behind the sewing machine while it is running. I think she thinks it is purring.

My signature jacket

I created this jacket after seeing this phrase on the wall at a quilt show. I don't think there is another phrase that could describe me better. Of course Princess Marie had to stick her nose in while I was photographing the jacket. That says something about her behavior.

Birdhouses

I made this birdhouse wallhanging about a year ago. It is 18" by 18". I followed a pattern, but I always diverge from the pattern--just me....anyway, as you can see it is a little lopsided--because I can never get anything lined up correctly. I hand quilted it in narrow lines.

It's snowing in Oklahoma City

Princess Marie perches in the window this morning. She was posing for the camera here. Eeyore decided she wasn't ready to get out of bed. She lay in my daughter's bed, surrounded by a quilt. You can see the stitches on the hand done applique on the roses. This is the quilt I began at 15.