Beverly Quilter

Going for a more “antique” look for this quilt, I chose red, white and blue reproduction fabrics from my stash. I had enough different fabrics that I was able to make a great assortment of blocks. I then decided to place the sawtooth star blocks side by side. This large lap quilt is generously sized at 53”x72”. This quilt has sold on eBay.I enjoyed making this quilt. Reproduction fabrics are among my favorites, whether they are civil war style or depression era. I did however end up quilting this in an all over edge to edge abstract design, but I think it only adds to it’s charm.

Four quilts, four different color ways. I originally set out to make the Golden Retriever quilt in the Sawtooth Star block pattern but had so much fun with it that I ended up making three more quilts in other colors. The cats and dogs theme seemed a natural so I dipped into my stash of those types of fabrics and ended up with some cheerful quilts. These quilts are up for sale on http://www.eBay.com ,please search for “cat star quilts “ or “dog star quilts” to find them.

The design I used to quilt all four quilts is a fun all over edged to edge paws and hearts design. I think it worked well on all of the quilts.

The Bear Paw block is an all time favorite of mine. I decided to go with this classic pattern to celebrate another special guy in my life.This 74” x 97” quilt was made using a combination of a light blue batik in the background and two cotton print fabrics for the paw patches and borders. An over all abstract quilting design completes the quilt.

This quilt was made by using sets of pre-cuts called “Enchanted Forest” by Island Batiks. I utilized both the 2 1/2” strips and the 10” stacks to create the look I was going after. The pre-cuts speed piecing along and also provide a beautiful mix of colors. These colors remind me of the Iris’s that will soon be flowering.

After piecing the quilt top I backed it with a pale lavender batik and quilted it in an all over, edge to edge abstract design using a dark purple thread. This large quilt measuring  88”x103”  sold on http://www.ebay.com . Please contact me if you would like me to make one similar to it.

I’m celebrating a couple of special guys in my life with two almost identical quilts. I thought these would look great on their bunk beds. In this picture I have put the two quilts together side by side. You have to look close to tell them apart! I used the same fabrics in each, but changed things up a little using different quilt blocks.