Into the Light - lap quilt

This is a lap quilt that I made for my dear friend Lucy, who wanted something that might be raffled or auctioned for her AlAnon family support group (though now that she has seen it, I think she might find it hard to part with herself LOL!)

Lucy wanted the group emblem to feature on the quilt, and when I saw the Pixelation pattern, by Myra of Busy Hands Quilts, I thought it would make the perfect backdrop as I like the idea of the gradation from dark blues into light blues.

The quilt measures 56" x 66" and I adapted the pieces for the triangle to make HSTs for the edge of the triangle and used solid squares for the rest of the triangle. The centre circle is foundation pieced from scraps of whites. 

I used a simple diagonal quilting pattern across the main blocks of the quilt, with a small stipple in the blue triangle and a variety of FMQ patterns in the various pieces of the white circle.  Within each corner of the triangle I free-motion-quilted key words from the AlAnon prayer: serenity, courage, wisdom.

It is completely made from my stash, including the blue minky backing (so soft!!) and I used the leftovers for another smaller lap quilt (post to come later once I get photos).

Sharing with my quilting friends on Michelle's (From Bolt to Beauty) Beauties Pageant linky party!

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Springtime Mosaic

This was the second version of the Meadow Mist Designs Mystery Quiltalong for 2019-2020. 

It is a single bed size and finished at 58” x 69”. 

All the fabrics came from my stash. I had to use two fabrics for the green as I 

didn’t quite have enough of just one.

I free-motion quilted it. Here is my planning sketch: 

The backing is also pieced from stash fabrics. 

At the moment the quilt is waiting for the right home...

someone (who is not a cat) will turn up eventually! 

UPDATE: 2022 gifted to great-niece Laura Joy Taylor in the Hawkes' Bay; here is photo from the day she received it (I also delivered an Irish Chain quilt to her older sister, Lily).

Spring Summer theme

Another two 'leftovers' bassinet quilts - these two having been made from fabrics leftover from making one of Meadow Mist Designs' Mystery Mosaic quiltalong projects from last year (which has just been quilted this week and I have the binding to do).

Springtime 19" x 24"

The backing is a very pale green tone on tone print.

My Summer Garden 21" x 24"

I've loved this bicycle fabric that's been in my stash for a while - 

it has the perfect colours to use as the backing...

True Colours cot quilt

This was made with leftover blocks and fabric from Brilliant and it measures 19" x 23.5".

I used the same free motion quilting designs as I did for Brilliant.

(I Hear You) baby quilts

These two almost identical neonatal bassinet quilts are made from leftovers from the Happy Friends baby quilt.

Their names are lyrics from the Stevie Nicks' song 'Edge of Seventeen' and both are 21" x 24".

(I Hear You) At Nightfall:

(I Hear You) In the Morning:

Happy Friends cot quilt

This was made earlier in the year for another one of Brian's employees who was about to take maternity leave.

I called it Happy Friends based on the cute characters in the print, and I used different free motion quilting patterns in the stripes.

It measures 33' x 35.5" and I got all the fabric from my stash; the backing fabric is a stars and moon print

I used the leftovers for two more neonatal bassinet quilts to donate later in the year.