Busy Time in the Studio - All Freehand Quilting

Well  "be careful what you wish for" - this is what my husband always says to me.  I have had a number of customers lately just wanting my freehand swirls.  Wow, I'm dreaming swirls in my sleep. LOL  I'm not complaining - love doing them - fun, fast and an overall nice finish.

These are a few of the beautiful customer quilts that I've finished up these last few weeks.  All freehand swirls - some with a bit of attitude, some not.   Most of the thread used is Mirage (variegated) by Wonderfil.

Mysterious Ladies - Freehand Quilting

This wall quilt is another sample of Max's lovely work. The choice of metalic and sparkly fabric added a great element to these mysterious ladies.  I quilted an allover freehand swirl meander using a gorgeous black to silver variegated thread - Mirage by Wonderfil. The back fabric is a mottled black showing off the contrast of the variegated thread.

Dalmation Panel

This is a great example of what we can do with some of these adorable panels that we've accumulated over the years.  My friend Jane cut the panel apart and added a coordinating fabric to make the panel into a child's quilt instead of a crib quilt.  I did an allover swirly meander with a bit of outlining inside the faces of these sweet sweet puppies to show some definition. What a face!

"Sister's at Heart" has a new home

After my BFF Lynn passed away in 2009 I made this quilt in her memory.  It was raffled off at the Rockyview Hospital in Lab Services here in Calgary in July of this year.  This lady is now the new owner of "Sister's at Heart".  The proceeds from the raffle will stay in Lab Services to financially assist co-worker's Lynn worked with in any struggles they may need help with due to medical problems.

"Day & Night" - Eleanor Burns & Maxine

This beauty is another one of my friend Max's "Honken Huge" quilts (94" x 104"). Max is spot on with her piecing and it's alway a joy to work on her quilts.  I used the juxtaposition of the curvy flower pattern against the straight lines of the design complimenting the pattern "in my opinion". The pantograph was "Demask" by Patricia Ritter and the thread was a rayon by Wonderfil.  The batting used was an 80/20 blend by Legacy.

Lisa's Animal Applique Quilt

My friend/customer Lisa made this adorable baby quilt for her girlfriends baby coming fairly soon.  Lisa drew the animal blocks and from there went on to design her own pattern - awesome!  Each block is unique and so absolutely adorable. The fabrics in this quilt are also some of the fabrics the babies mom is using to decorate baby's room.   Lisa asked for custom quilting with the majority of the blocks having different fill - we both thought the bubbles were appropriate for a few additional blocks. The border has a fairly basic zigzag pattern to it coordinating with the pink and purple stars. The thread I used is Invisifil 100w by Wonderfil for the motifs and a black rayon for the borders.

Max's Coy Fish Sampler

My girlfriend Max is still trying to wear out her embroidery machine. This is another sample of her wonderful work.   I tried to do a different fill in each block but really liked the bubbles so used them and McTavishing a few times.  The border is done with a freehand fern design and can only really be seen from the back.  I used Invisiful thread by Wonderfil.