January 2006
Embroidered snow angels. I saw the pattern in Quiltmaker magazine, January 2006 edition. It was applique, but I don't do much hand work, so I scanned the pattern and digitized it for my embroidery machine. I liked the end result, although my family claims that I made a 'Ginger Bread Man' quilt.
Snow Angels, 81" X 96".
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Snow Angels on a bed.
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February 2006
I finished the Snow Angels Quilt and quilted 5 quilts for the 'Angels'. These five quilts are destined for a charity organization, a group that helps 'in jeopardy' teen girls.
March 2006
I started taking a class that involves printing a picture on fabric then using an embroidery machine to add highlights and detail to the picture. It uses a book from Cindy Losekamp called, "Pocket Panache". Here are the first two blocks.
Cottage, 8.5" X 11".
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Light House, 8.5" x 11".
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April 2006
I took the second half of the embroidery class this month. Here are the next two blocks.
Mountains, 8.5" X 11".
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Light House, 8.5" x 11".
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May 2006
After finishing all four embroidery blocks, I assembled them into a wall hanging.
Embroidery Wall Hanging, 23" X 28".
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June 2006
This year the Quilting Angls are going to give quilts to a home that helps teen girls. I have quilted 9 quilts and have 5 more that need to be completed. That will take most of the summer.
July 2006
My daughter announced her engagement and the anticipation of a May wedding. That means a double wedding ring quilt. The main reason that I haven't tried one before is because it just didn't seem right making that special quilt for someone else. Therefore, the first will be hers.
29-Mar-2007 - I have really struggled with this quilt because of the curves involved. A friend who doesn't quilt, but sews garmets said that she could show me how to do the curves because it was just like putting a sleeve on a shirt. Now, depending on who you talk to, I am making either a double wedding ring quilt, or a shirt with 512 sleeves.
August 2006
I've been quilting a lot of quilts for the Angels. I have done more than 20 this year.
September 2006
A baby quilt for the lady who is helping to plan my daughter's
wedding.
The baby's name is 'Kennedy'.
Kennedy's Baby Quilt, 36" X 36".
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October 2006
A friend at work requested this for one of her friends. They are Florida Gator fans, I expect. :)
A Quilt for a Baby Gator, 36" X 36".
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November 2006
This is a three-for-one quilt.
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A friend gave me a bag of fabric scraps and challenged me to use them in a quilt. The shapes on this quilt came from that bag of scraps.
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I've been wanting to make a quilt with shadows. This is my first attempt. Obviously I have some more work to do.
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My brother requested two quilts to be auctioned to raise money for his church. This is the first.
Three for One, 36" X 48".
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December 2006
Spent the month quilting more quilts for the Angels. These are also headed for the Shriner's burn hospital.