This fun quilt was my most recent quilting project. I needed an extra throw for our guest room, and I wanted to introduce a little bit of the red tones in an otherwise pastel room. I've been having fun making yo yo's out of some of the scraps, so I threw them on the border.
To add a little whimsey to the quilt, and to give the yo yo's a little more substance, I embroidered some meandering stems.
I had this quilt machine quilted by a fabulous quilter, Ellen Ridge. She captured the perfect look for this project. Thank you, Ellen!
To avoid the boredom of just a straigh edge with the yo yo's plopped on it, I added a little variance with a modified scallop. I think it brings a little more balance and attention to the borders, since the actual pieced part of the quilt is just a very basic pattern. This was a really fun, fast project. Perfect for my inability to stay focused on one project for too long!
This wall quilt is a sample for a class I'll be teaching at the Quilted Cactus. The class focuses on foundation piecing and curved piecing techniques.
I made this quilt using fabric from French General's new release of fabrics by Moda. We were given a "charm" pack of the collection while in France
This "Nickel Quilt" was from scrap fabric I've had for over 20 years, along with some current bright fabric to liven things up.
Full view of French Christmas, showing bow border. This quilt uses all of the fabrics in the Lumiere de Noel line by French General for Moda fabrics
Christmas quilt using Lumieres de Noel by French General. Close up of quilting detail
