124. First Call for Fall

First Call for Fall for an experiment in using different substrates in one quilt: Kona cotton, Oakshott and Essex linen. 

 The design was inspired by this logo.

The thing I love most about this quilt is that the design looks more complex than it actually is. Here is the block. I added the center square because there was just too much negative space in the logo.

Four blocks together. Can you see the "secret" now? It is a sashing strip with the addition of that dark block in the middle. Easy peasy.

This was a fun and very simple quilt to make.

And it was included in an issue of Modern Patchwork.

Title: First Call for Fall

Designed by: Me

Completed: 2014

Size: 50" x 64"

Quilted by: Dea Oskerson

Gifted to: Rhonda Dueck

123. Ruby

 "Ruby" was another fabric line by Bonnie and Camille that was a favorite, along with Miss Kate.

And then when our nearly-a-son Jason, and wife Jill, had their first daughter and named her Ruby, well, of course I was going to make a quilt using that fabric line!

I pieced as many selvages into the blocks as I possible could.

In addition, I made a little doll quilt.

Ruby wrapped up in "Ruby."

Title: Ruby

Pattern by: Me (letters by Kelby Sews)

Date Completed: 2014

Size: 40" x 48"

Quilted by: Me

122. Wanderlust (mini)

Have you ever noticed the logo for Wayfair? 

I turned it into a block, which was published in Quiltmaker's 100 blocks.

Then I made three more and made a mini quilt. 

Title: Wanderlust

Pattern by: Me (inspired by Wayfair)

Date Completed: 2014

Size: 24" x 24"

Quilted by: Me

Gifted to: Janice Porter for MCC
 

121. Miss Kate

 I fell in love with a fabric line by Thimbleblossoms called Miss Kate.

The new quilt started with one block from my Charm Parade pattern.

 

Soon there were more.

  

Instead of procrastinating with the basting phase, as is often the case with me, I cut out some "Ruby" flannel for the back (so soft) and got started. . . And fell in love with crosshatch quilting.

I made the binding.

And for the first time, I finished the binding by machine rather than by hand. It's not perfect by a long shot and I'll keep practicing, but I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt. 

I saved a selvage for the label.

And took a few more pictures. How could I resist? I love this quilt!

 

 

 

Our friends have a daughter named Kate. The thing is, I knew as soon as I started working on this quilt that it would be going to this particular Kate, so I thought about her the whole time I was sewing. One of my favorite parts of sewing--when it's destined for someone in particular.

Title: Miss Kate

Pattern by: Me (Charm Parade)

Date Completed: 2014

Size: 30" x 40"

Quilted by: Me

120. Friendship X and +

 This all started back in October of 2013.  year? Carla Timberlake (from Kansas City) and Susan Snooks (from Australia) came up with a plan for a block swap that sounded like too much fun. We were all in a bee exchange group I had started called Mid Century Modern.

It involved choosing a partner and between the two of you, choosing a palette of colors to work with and then swapping  x and + blocks--we used the tutorial by Badskirt Amy.  I barely had finished reading the guidelines when I quickly sent an email to Carla Fawcett (in Canada) and she agreed to partner up with me. Together we chose this palette:

Every month we each made a set of blocks for ourselves and an identical set for our swap partner. We decided on a total of 64 blocks. This was my first set--four for me, and an identical set for Carla.

It was so much fun to choose the fabrics for the blocks each month, and to open that package from Carla to see what fabric choices she had made.

At some point she showed a peek at the fabric she was going to use for the backing. It was a simple texty print with all the months of the year--perfect. I ordered the same thing! ("8 days a week" by Ampersand Design Studio for Windham Fabrics, in case you are curious).

Title: Friendship X and +

Pattern by: X and + block

Completed: 2014

Quilted by: Me

Donated to: Kings View fundraiser, 2025