January 2021 - A New Year!

Another great batch of beautiful quilts so let's get started!

Here's one from Susanne she used two solid reading fabrics combined with cream and then black for a sharp contrast for her block. Great design with dramatic results and the borderless quilt remains so amazingly modern.

Timeless treasure is what I would call this blue and white quilt from Barbara.  Simple but oh so elegant.  Classic design that will make this quilt a treasure for many, many years to come. Made for her son,  we kept the quilting design geometric, again timeless and just perfect.

Betsy is back again this month with another scrappy Bonnie Hunter design.  She did a great job on mixing and matching all of those wonderful tiny little pieces of fabric for yet another incredible quilt finish! 

Terry has a couple of quilts this month.  Leading off with her modern cat with tons of amazing colors in the coordinating fabrics.  The focus cat print is just artistic, how can you not love it?  Her second quilt is a Christmas quilt and since it was done is January we'll just say she's way ahead of the schedule for this year!

We selected a fun quilting design, click for a closer view.  It's called 

Cookie Cutter and has many fun elements.

Here's a great plan for a couple of jelly rolls or just some coordinating strips that you may have laying around.  Katherine completed this beautiful quilt using red and white with just hints of a soft blue for the accent color.  Great quilt, great use of strips!

How adorable is this little quilt from Jane? The butterfly fabric

 just called for a butterfly quilting design.  

Next we have a couple of fantastic quilts from Terry.  Scrappy is usually her style blended with white for a striking contrast.  Both quilts are amazing, but my fav of the two is the second one.  I just love the design created from two simple blocks.  

A very simple quilting design finished both quilt beautifully!

Yep, LOVE IT!!

Cathy's first quilt seems to be all about nature.  The warm colors and prints of the fabrics are perfect for the New Hampshire mountains. Selecting a leaf and acorn quilting design finished this one off beautifully!

Another nature like quilt from Cathy, this adorable little baby

 quilt!  We used a cute owl design for the quilting and it completes

 this quilt perfectly!

What do you do with a panel, especially when it's huge?  Melynn did a 

fabulous job pulling this quilt top together using these huge panels 

blocks. This would be the perfect quilt for anyone who loves to 

garden. Her borders are a very cool design!

Melynn's second quilt is totally scrappy with pops of red. A fun 

quilting design finished it off nicely!

Our last quilt just reminds me of a soft pastel painting. Jeannie made this quilt for a niece and the colors are so soft and soothing.  The pattern is the split nine using a print and soft coordinating solid pastel fabrics as solids.  

That's what I did last January!  Stay tuned for more quilts to

be posted.  I am DETERMINED to get caught up!

Thanks for checking on me,

hugs,

joanne

love to hear what you've got to say...........

 

December

 Working on catching up, here's the month of December, enjoy!

Quilts are always wonderful gifts and Tammy made this Christmas Tree quilt as a wedding gift for a niece.  This quilt pattern would be perfect for a bunch of green fat quarters that you may have in your stash.  Finishing off the quilt with a swirly snowflake design was the way to go! 

Dorothy has stepped out of her box with the following quilt fabrics.  Typically using deep jewel tones her latest are beautiful pinks and greens. Cute and small these adorable little quilts will be gifted to a children's hospital in her area. 

The next quilts come from Crystal and are memory quilts.  What a perfect quilt design to use if you have a limited amount of fabric to work with.  Pair the fabric with two great coordinating fabrics and end up with the most amazing quilt tops ever.  Crystal selected a modern curly quilting design with just a few leaves to finish this off wonderfully.

 Here's what appears to be a super simple quilt top from Sue.  Using five-inch squares with a solid fabric makes this one work up pretty fast. Or grab a couple of pre-cut charm packs for an even faster finish. A very simple but beautiful quilting design finished this perfectly.

How beautiful is this quilt from Norma? Soft subtle prints matched with white and a cute polka dot print for the sashing.  LOVE the newspaper print backing, great match for this wonderful quilt.

Is there any better reason to make a quilt other than the love of a little one?  Here's Paul's latest made for one of his beautiful little granddaughters who is totally into Frozen and Unicorns.  Great job Paul, you are the perfect granddad!

An adorable little baby quilt from Pat over in Vermont that features cute little stars and hearts is perfect for greeting a newborn. We finished off the quilt with a whimsical star design that accents the quilt beautifully.

Jamie kept busy for a short time after making a couple of baby quilts for friends with little ones on the way.  She selected ultra-modern fabrics and quilt designs.  Using Minky for the backing, these quilts will be well used and loved. 

Here's another great quilt from Sam.  Made for a granddaughter using her two favorite colors. A modern quilting design finished this one off wonderfully.

Here's three great little quilts from Frances! Her quilts are so full of color and design.  The high contrast of the second quilt is amazing!  Matching the darker color with the quilting thread really makes this one pop! We opted for a heavier quilting design on the blue/yellow quilt, which is just perfect for the beautiful quilting fabrics. 

What a great Christmas quilt!  Very different and another wonderful way to use all those little scrappy strips.  Finished off with a cute mitten design just perfect for this one. Excellent job Jane!

Slowly attempting to catch up. So many beautiful quilts.

Thanks for checking on me,

hugs,

joanne

love to hear what you've got to say.............