Longarming quilting is just SO MUCH FUN!!

Omg, look at this beauty I get to work on today!!! Being a lover of wildlife I just absolutely LOVE this!!! Words fail me!

A Patriotic Quilt .... With a Story

I have the pleasure of working on a lovely quilt HAND PIECED by Barbara for her Viet Nam vet husband! I'm including a custom embroidered label for her special quilt.

A Very Special Quilt

I love working on a quilt that has a story behind it!  This quilt top was pieced by Marcia for her friend who is retiring after 35 years of working in the neonatal area of a local hospital. Marcia's friend's husband (phew, right?) was able to sneak the scrubs out of their house so the surprise quilt could be stitched. 

Anyhoo, can't you just imagine the stories that these scrub tops could tell! I'm fairly certain that these tops were worn as MANY teeny tiny babes were lovingly cared for.  

I have a special place in my heart for neonatal nurses because my son was born prematurely 38 years ago and, if it weren't for the nurses' care, I'm not sure he would have survived AND grown into the fine man he is today. 

Well time to quit babbling any get busy on Marcia's precious quilt.  

One quilt off my longarm. Next one on deck!

Merries's first quilt is finished!! I hope she will sent me a photo of it after she binds it!!  She has a great eye for batiks!

Her next quilt will be loaded on my long arm tomorrow after work at Beginnings Quilt Shop.  Merrie requested an all over Pantogram called Fern Gully using a dark brown thread.  Looking forward to it!!!

Ruler Work and Free Motion Quilting

I think I will sketch out a different design for each block. This is going to be FUN!

Later......

Below is the sketch for the first blog and progress on two blocks.

Ruler Work

I'm going to plan different ruler work designs for each block!

Lynda's Quilt

It's done and it is a BEAUTY!!

Doesn't the back look cool?  As mentioned previously, Lynda's quilt has an ocean theme and I think the backing she chose is PERFECT!!

Bravo Lynda!!

Lynda's Quilt

It's halfway done and I'm so pleased with the way it is turning out!

Cathy's Quilt

Lots of gorgeous batiks in this quilt!

Cathy chose an overall design - SeaFoam (minus the bubbles).

If you could see the back of her quilt you'd know why she chose waves! The back is a beautiful shade of Caribbean Sea blue. 

T-shirt Quilt

Today I have the pleasure of quilting this t-shirt quilt.  I'm using an e2e music themed panto.  

I truly believe that handmade quilts and afghans offer comfort.  I hope this one brings sweet comfort to my customer's daughter!! :)

Sweet Baby Quilt

This quilt was pieced by a soon-to-be grandmother.   I know her new granddaughter will LOVE it!!

Per customer request, I quilted it with flowers and hearts.  I love my "job"!

Charity Quilt

It was a joy to work on this customer quilt that was donated for a charity sale.
I used both free motion quilting and ruler work.  LOVE it!!  Happy colors!!