Trina's adventures in quilting

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Quilt Guild Medallion Round 2

Nov 2014

I was not available to attend the Moonlight Quilts of Sonoma County guild meeting in October when members were allowed to sign up for the medallions for the year. I got my good friend Joanne to sign me up and she did a fabulous job. I so love bright colors and a full spectrum of the rainbow.

I wanted to continue the colors to round 2. I used scraps and Border Option #7 in the book 60 Pieced Quilts Borders. I am pleased with the results. Can't wait to see what everyone else does.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Serendipty

June 2015.

I got this kit from the quilt store in Castle Rock Washington on our second trip (Mom and my road trip to San Juan Islands for a possible family reunion). The fabric is gradation and really does make this quilt top. The pattern is Serendipity by Karen Combs. I wanted to do something simple and quick but interesting. I started it in May. Size: 48 x 48

Pirates

April 2015

Mom got this as a kit at a store while we were at Road to California this past January. The pattern is Charming Baby Log Cabin by Afternoon Delights (41x59). Mom completed top April 2015

Life is like a box of chocolates

March 2015. I bought the pattern and fabric packet at the Road to California show this past January. The fabric is of chocolates and the pattern reminded me of a Whitman chocolate box assortment. I started and completed the quilt top while at Walker Creek retreat weekend. I had purchased 2 yards of a fabric of mice carrying various chocolates. Originally I was going to use it for the borders but the women of the retreat (and I agreed) that it just did not look right. It deterred the look of Whitman chocolate box. I think I may use it for part of the backing (not enough to be the complete backing).

Quilt Guild Medallion Round 5

May 2015. This is round 5 of the medallion. I felt it needed more white area for the eye to rest upon. I toyed with spelling out "nova" in Morse code but felt that would be too obscure.

I final settled on yet another border from the Log Cabin Borders and Corners book. The patterns are paper pieced but I didn't feel that was necessary for this one so I did standard piecing technique. I do think it worked out well.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Time is Passing Us By

May 2015

I gave Mom the fabric and pattern for this for Mother's Day 2014. The pattern is GREAT!! Costa Maya by Snow Day Designs. The only slightly tricky part was the borders as they are made along with the blocks and just need to be sized. Had no issues getting it to come together well.

Dec 2015

I quilted this with increasing loops in the log cabin areas and straight edges in the dark and light clock print areas. I started with free hand straight lines and hated it! Not very straight. So I bit the bulled and used the straight edge template that each Karen and I purchased while at the Hersey PA show this past year. It took me a bit to get comfortable with it but WOW so much better. Having a hard time with the foot on the Bailey but after done, I went online and found that the Bailey now has a template hopper foot. Purchase made...can't wait to try it out on another quilt. If I get straight line down, I have several quilts I've been holding off on that I will finally do!

Size: 72 x 72