2015 Quilts Shown at July 4th Quilt Show

I missed out on the workshop in 2013 when the guild learned how to make apple core quilts, but got caught up this year, making two of them.  My main goal the next few years is to use up my "stash."  I have 3 cupboards full, plus 3 file cabinets, and about 5 tubs full of cloth!  I made good headway last winter (2015-2016) making all these quilts.  It's been quite a few years since I've had this many quilts in the 4th of July quilt show.

  

 I enjoyed making these two quilts, though gripping the cloth when stitching the curve, made my arthritic thumbs start hurting again. The quilt below is my 3rd twister quilt and I really like it.  I bought the fabric remnants in Monticello at the crafts store.  I really love the colors.

This was a create as you go modified rail fence.  I had 5 hunting prints I built the quilt around and several camouflage jelly rolls I used on this. After I was finished I appliqued on some fall leaves.  I think one of my grandsons will like this.  I have one more with this color scheme I'll make, as I'm trying to make more boys' quilts.  My goal is to make enough quilts ahead of time so I have a wedding quilt for each grandchild -- that's 30.

 This quilt used the rest of the fabric left from the twister quilt. Again it was a create as you go.

I finally finished the purple waves quilt I started the year before.  I really love how it turned out.

This is where all the fun happens!  Sewing at the Blue Mountain Lodge, visiting, and sewing!

 

I used the remnants from my big ocean wave to make this baby wave!

This is how the next twister quilt started!  you sew the fabric into blocks first and then cut it, in such a way that twisters appear!  This was my 2nd twister quilt and it certainly went better than the first one.  I used batiks and really liked it.

 I finally finished the pioneer braid quilt top I started Sept. 2013.  Hooray for me!