red cross

57 inches by 70 inches
block measures 4 1/2 inches finished

I pieced this in 2010 in celebration of 30 years in nursing. And, finished it in 2015 in celebration of 35 years!
Crosses are made from deconstructed red plaid shirts

Crosses are cut from 2 inch strips to 2 inch squares and a 5 inch rectangle
Sashing is cut 3 1/2 inches, finishing 3 inches
Borders cut 4 inches, finishing 3 1/2 inches
Bound with red solid

And, faculty week is over, so I am back with students in the classroom, clinicals, and the lab.

visiting my quilts--Christmas village edition

We were to a caroling party hosted by our friends Craig and Lisa this weekend and I was delighted to find them using one of my quilts as a backdrop for their Christmas village.

bar quilt

I finally got the binding on this one. Andy wants it for his office.
Made with re-purposed shirts.
The pieced bars are made with the "serendipity snakes" method described earlier, from 2 inch cut strips. The red is Kona Rich Red. The larger plaid bars and borders are from 6 1/2 cut inch strips.

Quilted by Suzette Fisher.
The neighbor's growing tree is messing with my photography!

plaid cats

The cats were sample blocks for a class and the pinwheels were just playing with plaids. I kept adding parts till the top came together.
For my niece, Emilee.

60" by 82" Quilted by Suzette Fisher

urban planning--completed

A useful part of having this blog is I can look back to see when I worked on projects.
The top of this quilt was made in February 2009, was quilted at some point, and I finally finished the binding an hour ago.
Made with shirt plaids, alternating lights and darks rectangles cut 2 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches.
Sashing random lengths of lights cut 2 1/2 inches.
Borders random lengths of lights cut 6 1/2 inches.
It is bound with three different greens--leftover from earlier projects.
I love this humble quilt.
My design--use at your  pleasure.

I used up two different ladybug prints for the back!

Quilted by Suzette Fisher.

B is for Beth

My sister, Beth, is awarded her doctorate this spring from the University of Northern Iowa. Her dissertation is Designing Engineering Education from the Perspective of the Child.
This quilt is made for her. I followed along on the Quilts by Cheri tutorials last summer. I used about 10 of her letter directions--the remainder are my own.
The letters and sashing squares are made from shirt parts.
I used at least 7 different red solids in the quilt which give a dappled look to the piece.
The children represent my brother and sisters and me. They are made from scraps of clothing our mother made for us.
Wonderfully quilted by Suzette Fisher.

16 patch, finished

Inspired by the quilt pictured in the frontispiece of Elise Schebler Roberts' The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American Art Form, 2007.

eventually, part two

A good reason to keep a blog is I can search back to just when I made something.
This top was put together in 2008 from blocks made long before that.
I finished the binding this morning.

zig-zag progress

I am enjoying these--plan to make it 9 by 8 blocks, to measure 81" by 72".

zig zag

I love streak of lightning quilts, and the zig-zag I've seen on several blogs has been on my list, but it was seeing Jan's on "What a load of Scrap" (a favorite blog name of mine), and the one she was motivated by, Sujata's on "the Root Connection" that made me sweep away all other projects and get started.

I made one each of the two blocks and stack my sewn half square triangles on top of these two sample blocks to keep myself in order.

The blocks sew up quickly and look fabulous.
Of course, made with thrifted plaid shirts.

hanging chads

Just back from my quilter, Suzette Fisher. The block is scaled down from one Judy Laquidara posted on her Patchwork Times blog.

Made from deconstructed shirt parts.
My blocks finish 4 inches square.
Darks, two 2 1/2 inch squares and two 1 1/2 by 2 1/2 inch rectangles.
Lights, two 1 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch rectangles. Named for the effect of the notorious ballots.

alphabet top completed

Many, many thanks to Quilts by Cheri for her delightful posts about her alphabet quilt.
I think about half of my letters were made by her descriptions; the other half I went my own way.
My sashings were cut 3 inches, finishing 2 1/2 inches. I cut 4 inch border fabrics.
I used about 5 different solid red fabrics in this quilt, giving it a dappled look.
The children depict my siblings and me, wearing clothing of scraps from my mother of outfits she sewed for us.
Measures about 56 by 62 inches.
Thank you, Cheri!
What a lovely summer diversion.

alphabet coming together

alphabet, extra blocks and starting the sashing

Working on the sashings--ran out of red yardage, so there will be yet another shade introduced! I like how that is looking.

For the corner blocks, I made children with scraps from my mother of clothes she made for my brother and sisters and me. The pink dots are from a dress she helped me make for the 4-H fair.
This quilt is for my sister who is finishing her doctorate in education.

striped shirts

After seeing Kim's delightful quilt on Pokeytown Kim blog quite a while back, I was determined to make my variation of it. Hers was based on one by Kaffe Fassett I believe.
Blocks are made to finish at 3", 6", and 9".
I posted my progress as I worked on it, and have finally, this week, finished it.
It is made from thrifted 100% cotton shirts, plus a few from Andy's closet.

Seth loves it and it his is eight grade graduation gift.

I found a great spotted backing fabric.

Quilted by Suzette Fisher.

courthouse log cabin

I made this top last June and finished the binding this morning. Quilted by Suzette Fisher with a scarlet thread.  Made from deconstructed shirts and bound with 4 pieces of leftover green binding from other projects.
Donated to our church's youth auction to raise funds for their work trip planned for this summer.

The back is a selection of 7 lights.

around the block

Laree Bobo took my repurposing fabric class this past January and made a great Around the Block quilt like mine (below), which was inspired by Tazzie's original.
I LOVE the blue glow of Laree's quilt--measures about 85 inches square.

more plaids

Adapted from Bonnie Hunter's first book. I made the sashings a bit narrower.
I really like this quilt.
I love the little children in the Japanese fabric used on the back.

courthouse top complete

I am going to keep it without borders.
Measures about 64 by 80.