The weather has been beautiful this week and yesterday I went to my DS's home and was amazed at all the tulips that were in his yard. I went there after the Willamette Valley Quilters meeting in Dayton to return his quilt to him after showing it in Show and Tell.
One of my guild friends wanted to show a quilt right after me because when she first saw my quilt (the airplane quilt) she really liked the method of making the letters (from the book "Word Play Quilts" which isn't available any more unless you might be able to get it from Ebay). Here is my quilt which I have shown before, a few years ago. I actually made 2 of this quilt because I have 2 sons who are pilots. One of them was in the Air Force when I made it, and the other son (who has the house with tulips) is a pilot with Horizon Airlines (Alaska Airlines). If you look close you can see the eagles that are hand embroidered. There are 10 in each quilt which means I embroidered 20 of them. Then the "call" letters surrounding are pieced, which was quite a job, but the directions in the book were great!
About a week ago a neighbor who also sells things at craft shows asked if we (me & my neighbor that I sell with) would like some fabric. Of course, we took it and I used some of it to make a few baby quilts for donation. I will take the rest of the fabrics to my Gone to Pieces guild here in McMinnville. There was a lot of flannel, which I rarely use, but I used it for backing in the baby quilts.
Basted but not quilted yet.
ne day while browsing posts, I saw one by Kathleen Tracy and she was having a "quilt along." I have 2 of her doll quilt books and have made several of the doll quilts in them and I am a sucker for a reproduction doll quilt. Her web site is Country Lane Quilts. Here is the doll quilt I made. I especially love the little churn dash blocks.
BTW, the Willamette Valley Quilters will be holding a quilt show on June 20 and 21 at the Yamhill County Fair ground, in McMinnville, Oregon, 10 to 5 on Friday, 10 to 4 on Saturday with $10 entry. I will be entering 2 quilts and will be working in the boutique on Saturday morning.
Thanks for visiting!
Love the Plane Quilt and I'm happy to see it again. I need to make more baby quilts because the flannel is overtaking the sewing room. I like the pattern you did here. You're inspiring me. The doll quilt is charming. I love the cheat triangle print. It adds a nice touch. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteYour son's yard is pretty enough to use as a quilt backdrop! Your doll quilts are very pretty, I've stopped making them now that the granddaughters are teenagers. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful weather and a beautiful garden. A terrific combination. The plane quilts were such a good design for your sons.so much work that went into them. Hard to pass over an offer of fabric and the baby quilts are sweet. All your doll quilts are adorable. You do such lovely work.
ReplyDeleteSorry Ruth, I just posted a comment and forgot to change it from anonymous. (slaps forehead).
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so pretty! I see yards like that and think "I can do that" but somehow other things always take up the time. (But I'm promising myself to be a good gardener this year again!) The baby quilts are pretty and I love the little doll quilt. Sadly, the trek to see your guild quilt show is a bit too much for me. I wish I could visit, though!
ReplyDeleteI love that airplane quilt and the special meaning it would have for you in your family for sure. Forming those words would have been tricky but what a great touch! I also love churn dash. The garden looks wonderful. It will be awhile before I have blooms but little shoots are sticking up. But it's a start!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers in your son's yard!
ReplyDeleteYou put a lot of detail into those airplane quilts. Great job!
Good of you to make up the baby quilts to donate.
I really like your little Kathleen Tracy sampler.