It’s been a long time and I’m finally back to share! Four years ago today Covid erupted, and time has flown since then. But Covid didn’t stop me from quilting! I was was really quite productive and I enjoyed every minute. I made a quilt for my grandson Evan for his dorm room, I made quilts for my son-in-law’s great niece and nephew, I made a couple of charity quilts and I also made quilts “just because”. I also made a quilt “We Three Birds” that is almost all hand pieced, hand embroidered, hand applique and hand quilt. I loved making it so much!
I am so thankful and grateful for all the classes I took and the quilters who taught them. I am so lucky to have started when I did using just graph paper, a pencil and ruler, sandpaper for templates and a pair of great Gingher scissors (that I still use today) that I bought at my first (1979) Continental Quilt Congress. Best advice from Elly Sienkiewicz. It wasn’t till a year or so later that rotary cutters, cutting mats and rulers changed quilting forever. I still have my first small cutter, cutting mat and my Nancy Crow ruler. And now I am ever so grateful for my wonderful quilt friends who have mastered the art of longarm machine quilting. So thanks to Heather, Nadine, the Langille team and Lynn without you all I couldn’t have accomplished all that I have.
I made this quilt for my grandson, who went to university in September of 2023. Time flies! He needed a quilt for his dorm room. I called this one ‘At The Crossroads’, inspired by a quilt I saw on Public Library Quilts (Instagram). It is machine pieced, machine quilted (by Nadine Stevens).
“The Big Cheese” pattern by Dianne Harris published in issue 145 of “Quiltmania”
Machine pieced, machine quilted (by Heather Stewart). The horizontal strips were cut in random widths and sewn together on the long strips. This was a fun quilt to piece.
This next quilt “Dance Moves” was inspired by a pattern called “Ladies Chain” by Stephanie Soebbing of Quilt Addicts Anonymous. “Dance Moves” is the name of the fabric line designed by Katie Pasquini Masopust.
“Dance Moves” was machine pieced and machine quilted (by the Langille “team”). I donated it to my Guild Cuddle Quilts (charity quilts) program.
“Mrs. Mosher’s Stars” machine pieced (1994) and machine quilted (by Nadine Stevens, 2023). Inspired by a quilt in the Nova Scotia Museum collection. I “set” the quilt blocks with a herringbone or zig zag pattern which was often used in Nova Scotia quilts. it also does not have any borders, another design element typical in old Nova Scotia quilts.
Two kid’s quilts “Rockin’ Robots” pattern designed by Astrid at “Apples and Beavers” a Canadian quilt design company.
Both quilts were machine pieced and machine quilted (by Heather Stewart).
“Street Party” machine pieced and machine quilted (by Heather Stewart). The second picture shows two strips before they are trimmed straight and sewn together. The third picture (above) shows the pieces laid out ready to sew together, then the detail of the quilting and then the back. I prefer to piece my backs with what I have and not buy “widebacks”.
“Wensleydale” Pattern by Jen Kingwell, machine pieced and machine quilted (by Heather Stewart). No two blocks are the same. I really enjoyed making this quilt, it is FPP, foundation paper pieced. This is another favourite quilt but aren’t they all?