Show and Tell

2007 July 15

by emptybobbins

Here are a few quilts made long ago and not so long ago….

This flag quilt was made as a Mother’s Day gift for my mom while I was in college in 2001. It’s a string quilt pattern from a scrap quilt book. One of my roommates in college had the flag idea. I just altered the color placement and added another row in order to have 13 stripes. I’ve actually made three quilts from this pattern- one in rusty reds and oranges for my best buddy and one in lime greens, blues and purples for my sister. You can’t see it in the photo, but the blue area is quilted in a star pattern while the stripes have random wavy lines. Of all of the quilts I’ve made (over 20) through the years, this one is my favorite.

Here’s a close up of the string quilt I made for my sister as a gift for Christmas 2003. Same pattern as the flag quilt. I love the random placement of the strips. They are sewn onto 6” muslin squares and then arranged parque floor style.

Here’s the first quilt I actually made for myself! It is from a Westminster pattern book and is called “Chinese Coin and Log Cabin.” Although it looks black, the dark is actually a chocolate brown.