I’ve written before about how much we enjoy the variety of quilts that our renters bring in to quilt. This post will reflect some of that variety – have fun! First, we have a jelly roll quilt pieced and quilted by Judy. Some call this design the “1600-Inch Quilt” because it uses a jelly roll, […]
Here are a few more recent finishes by our wonderful renters! Valerie pieced this interesting sampler from batik and white half-square triangle units. I’m not sure which pattern she used, but if you search for Triangle Gatherings, you’ll find a link to one half-square triangle quiltalong being offered by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings. If […]
Question from a Quilted Joy Blog reader: “I was hoping you could discuss in your blog thread choices for high contrast quilts. I keep getting red and whites, black with various colors but also white, scrappy and no two match. How do I choose threads for high contrast quilts?” -Kelli There are so many quilt […]
On Saturday, our fearless adventurers finished up their T-shirt quilts on the third day of T-Shirt Quilt Camp. In their first session, they learned how to use the heat press to stabilize their T-shirts, then selected a layout for their tops. In the second session, they cut out sashings and borders and assembled much of […]
Time to catch up with the renters! We get to know our renters more and more each time they finish a quilt on one of our APQS machines. Tracie is an excellent example. She has quilted several quilts recently and we’ve noticed a certain tendency towards…CHICKENS!!! Backyard chicken farming has been very popular in the […]
As I’m writing this, it’s raining outside which means that quilters are indoors and quilting! Here are some of our recent renters’ quilts… Polly completed her rental certification class recently, quilting this broken star top. Her placement of light, medium and dark fabrics give the star a three-dimensional look. Polly selected a cranberry Omni thread […]
