Fancy Schmancy quilt pattern.  Bountiful Blooms fabric by Moda.  Quilt pattern designed by Wendy Sheppard.  
 

Pineapple Twist Foundation paper piecing.  Above my pantry door.
 

 This is the second quilt I've made from this fabric.  Fabric is  called Etchings by Moda.  The quilt pattern is called Harold's Tulip Garden also by Moda.  Turned out huge!  Easier to quilt now with  my 13 foot long arm.  It covers my bed better than any quilt I've made so far.  Had to used a king sized batting.  

 Wilma Learning how to quilt in Grammy Camp, Summer 2024.

Etta sewing.

Girl's Churn Dash squares.

 My new Bernina Q24 Longarm .

 Square Dancing with the Stars quilt on Betty II.

  

I made this quilt from a kit.  Pattern is called Wrap Around Porch.  Loved the fabrics.  First quilt I quilted with my new Bernina Q24 Longarm.  

 

 Taught Etta and Wilma to  hand piece these quilts.  I made the bottom two into pillow cases.  I think they turned out cute.

 Another Lori Holt quilt pattern.  This is called Great Granny Quilt.  My friend Cynde and I each made this quilt together.  I'm giving  her my quilt to give to her mother.  She is giving her quilt like this to her sister.  It took us 6 months to complete.  Lots of scraps.  Mostly Lori Holt fabric.  Scrappy quilts are very fun to make.  Choosing the fabrics for each square.  I have not even come close to using up my fabric scraps.  I am sure I won't live long enough to use them up.  Of course, I keep buying more!!

Bought the brown and pink border fabric in Lancaster, PA.  So decided to make a brown and pink quilt from my scraps.  Pattern is called Rolling Star Quilt.  I hand pieced the blocks.  They were just too small to machine sew.  Did an edge to edge quilting pattern.

   

 Bought this cross stitch kit at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia.  A trip with daughter and granddaughters.  After I stitched the sampler I added borders and made it into a mini quilt.

 My friend Julie, bought this quilt kit for me.  Making a wedding gift for her step grandchild.  Pattern was called Blessed by Nature.  Loved the fabric that came in the kit.  I worked especially hard at matching the seams.........straight and diagonal.  

This quilt is called Amaryllis by Laundry Basket Quilts.  My friend Julie, since first grade, sent this quilt kit.  It will be a wedding gift for her grandchild.  It was a difficult quilt.  Needed to match all those points which I learned how to do from youtube.  It came out pretty rippley but after quilting and washing I think it turned out nicely.  Of course, it was a fun project.

 

 Taught granddaughters how to quilt.  Used 2 1/2 square bundles I bought in Lancaster.  Taught them to hand piece, including the quarter inch seam line and how to join rows nesting the seams.  Both girls were successful right away and seemed to enjoy it. They completed all 7 rows in just a few days.  I made them a second quilt kit that is just slightly more difficult. Etta is 13 and Wilma  is 11. When they stay with me this summer I will teach them to make quilts on the sewing machine.

 This quilt is called Sequoia Sampler by Alex Anderson.  I watched Alex Anderson's show, Simply Quilts every morning for years.  I love this fabric.  I have enough left to make another quilt.  The fabric is called Etchings.  A portion of the proceeds go toward Parkinson's Disease research and care.  I felt that maybe this quilt was a bit too busy.  But overall I like it.

This quilt took 7 months.  It was great for taking a square when I travel.  Hand sewing.  Mostly to Brooklyn, hanging out with the granddaughters. The Pattern is called Prairie Meadow by Lori Holt.  I used Lori Holt fabrics too.  Longarm quilting large quilts like this one is getting harder for me.  I have purchased a much larger longarm which will easily handle large quilts.  Yay!
 

 My trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania!  Amazing quilt stores.  No chance of visiting quilt stores around here so this was a great opportunity.  Loved seeing all the Amish horse drawn buggies racing through all the traffic, clothes hanging on all the lines, boys and girls on scooters.  Everyone dresses the same.  Enjoyed visiting with the Amish women in the quilt shops.  Several had German or Dutch accents and very friendly.  And I bought lots and lots of fabric!!!

 Star Bright Quilt with my blue scraps.  Camille Roskelley pattern. On the wall is also Camille Roskelley pattern called Swoon Sixteen.  Lots of edge to edge quilting.  

 Whistle Stop Quilt.  Enjoyed piecing it.  I decided to quilt it with my regular sewing machine.  The longarm is loaded with another quilt.  It is not easy to quilt on the regular machine........I had some difficulty.  The longarm is much easier now for me.  

 A Very large quilt.  My new sewing friend Cynde and I each made this quilt.  Took us 9 months.  We did change the design a bit.  We left out the tiny pieces that were in the pattern.  This is a Lori Holt pattern called Calico Garden.  Used Lori Holt fabrics.  She has videos to watch for the construction of each square.  Super fun to make.  

 In my retirement community we started a Quilt group.  Four Season's Quilters.

Meeting once a month in the clubhouse.  10 women have signed up.  Our first gathering was January 4, 2024.  Super fun!  We each brought our own projects.  Some brought machines and some did hand work.  Very fun group of women!