Changing Leaves and Nine Patch

It has been rainy this fall in the nation's capital. The ivy on my fence is changing color but the maple tree is just starting to turn. The nine-patch quilt uses fabric from Fig Tree Quilts.

Fall Quilt

Well, it's September 1st and to me that means fall. The weather has definitely cooled off here in the nation's capital but my son hasn't started back to school yet so it still feels like summer. And Labor Day Weekend is still to come and we're going to the beach.

I made this this mini Amish quilt years ago. It was inspired by a quilt I saw in Little Quilts.

"No Flowers"

It is so gratifying to visit a family member and discover that they have hung the quilt you made for them. I made this quilt for my brother a few years ago and was pleased to see it displayed prominently in his home when I visited last week. It is called "No Flowers" because I tried to make it a masculine quilt and not include any flowered fabrics (although a few did manage to sneak in).

Feedsack Squares

I finally finished my feedsack top. It consists of 80 6" squares plus 3" squares used as cornerstones. The green sashing is a Moda solid. I've been collecting feedsacks for at least ten years and decided to put them into a quilt. I swapped squares with three quilting friends and a couple friends gave donations from their feedsack collections. The pattern is adapted from a Darlene Zimmerman pattern. I will send this off to be quilted

Antique Shop Find

This is a quilt my sister scored at an antique shop in Hannibal, Missouri, last summer. She spotted it as they were unloading it from a van into the shop! I thought you would like to see it :)

Patchwork Flag

This mini-quilt is the latest from the mini-club at Patches Quilt Shop in St. Charles, Missouri. I love making little flag quilts around this time of year. Happy 4th of July!

Summer Quilting Project

As you can see, the weather has finally improved here. Here is my summer quilting project. Conventional wisdom says that you are supposed to piece in the summer and hand-quilt in the winter, when having a warm quilt spread out on your lap feels cozy rather than hot and sticky. But that was probably said before air conditioning, right?