Ursa Major

Pam Brennan

Working with some beautiful medium blue and turquoise batiks I just had to make something wintery and wonderful. I chose to make another Bear Paw quilt which is one of my favorite patterns. I think the solid white batik really sets off the “paws”. This big 88” x 102” quilt sold on eBay.

This quilt involved using a lot of those half square triangles to make the “claws”of the paws. I found a really nice batik of white printed with turquoise stars to back this quilt. I thought it was fitting since I was naming this one “Ursa Major”. I machine quilted this in an all over edge to edge abstract design with white thread.

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Published by Pam Brennan

I’m a work from home long arm quilter/quiltmaker.I learned to sew on my Nana’s treadle machine when I was around 8 yrs old but didn’t start making quilts til much later in life.I’m mostly self taught and have been making quilts for 30+ years.I enjoy making scrappy quilts and love working with batiks,but I have a fondness for antique reproduction fabrics as well.I tend to work with more traditional style block patterns but I put my own spin on them with use of fabric choices.I also do some pantograph quilting for people who want their tops finished into quilts.

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