Quilts
One of my humans is an avid quilter. The other is supportive, but occasionally concerned about the sheer volume of fabric that is accumulating. Strict limits have been placed on the number and size of containers allowed in the house.
This quilt was made for M.M.D., a little girl from China who was adopted by my human's couin and his wife. It measures about 28" by 36". My humans bought the pre-printed Sunbonnet Sue and heart blocks at Country Quilts, a terrific quilt shop in Jacksonville, Oregon. The pattern is based on a completed quilt they saw in the shop. The humans jointly picked out colorful sashing fabrics at Country Quilts and at Calico Junction, a quilt shop in Medford, OR. The quilt is machine-pieced and mostly machine-quilted. The outline quilting on the pre-printed blocks is hand-done. The binding is made of bias-cut strips from the same fabrics as used in the sashing. The raw edges were machine-sewed on, and the folded edge was hand-sewn to the quilt back. The backing is a pink flannel printed with images from the story about the 3 little pigs. The humans bought the backing at Quiltz, a quilt shop in Ashland, OR. The recipient's name is hand-embroidered along the bottom edge but has been removed from the photo for privacy.
This is another baby quilt. My human made it for Q.A.F., a little Guatemalan girl adopted by a couple she knows. This is from a pattern in a recent issue of Big Block Quilts. She altered the color scheme, having heard that infants and young children, like me, prefer bold colors. The solids and the green print echo colors in the focus fabric. She chose the orange floral print because it's the complement of the blue, and helps bridge the gold and red. The binding is the same fabric as the points of the center star. The backing is a pink flannel, printed with cartoon-like images of different pairs of footwear - slippers, galoshes, tennis shoes, and mary janes, among others. This quilt is machine-pieced and mostly machine-quilted. She attached the raw edges of the binding by machine and hand-sewed the folded edge to the quilt back. She hand-quilted flowers in the blue triangles. She hand-embroidered the recipient's name in green and gold along the bottom border. That has been removed from this photo, for privacy. The finished block size is 12" square. The inner and outer borders finished to 1.5" and 3". This is her fourth finished quilt and about the 7th or 8th project she's started.
- Quilting Camp, in scenic Flagstaff, Arizona. Happens every year - the human attended in summer of 2000, I think. Excellent instructors, great atmosphere. Attendees have the option of commuting, staying in local motels, or staying in dorms at Northern Arizona University (NAU).
- The Fabric Garden, an excellent quilt shop on Rt. 125 in Barrington, NH. It's amazing how many bolts are crammed into a small space.
- Portsmouth Fabric Company, in Portsmouth, NH. I actually have not yet been to this store, but I'm told it has an incredible selection.
- Keepsake Quilting This is one of the largest quilting shops in the northeast U.S., if not in the whole country. It's in the scenic Lakes Region of NH.
- Cactus Quilt Shop There are several quilt shops in Tucson, AZ, but this is my favorite.
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