Barn Quilt

I've been wanting to share this quilt with you but I needed some helpers to hold it for photographing. D was eager to help as long as he got to climb out on the roof of the barn. Hm. This is a BIG quilt.

I made this king size quilt for B's parents back in 1999.  B's dad had told me that he always wanted a handmade quilt on his bed but had never had one. I let him look through some of my quilt books and he chose this Dahlia pattern, Dahlia Delight, from Quick and Easy Scrap Quilts by Leisure Arts.

The hand applique blocks made a nice travel project.

I hand quilted this one on a big frame in our living room and had a couple of friends who came over to helped quilt it. The boys also each put in a few stitches. They weren't very old then!

It is nice to have this one at our house now. M has been sleeping under it while he's been home for Thanksgiving break. It has a flannel sheet for the batting and is quite warm.

The Flower Pot Quilt

Last night I finished a quilt that I started many years ago. I don't know exactly when I started it but I do know that I only had two children then.

I started this in an applique workshop with Gwen Marston.  The flowers were cut directly from folded fabric without a pattern.

I have always wanted to try a sawtooth border and finally did it on this quilt.

I really like how that bit turned out.

The quilt is all hand applique and hand quilted. The center portion is quilted with a cross hatch design and the border has a miniature version of the bishop's fan.

It is a happy looking quilt.

The quilt measures 39.5 inches wide by 44 inches high.