Eleven quilts. Not my record in a year, which is 17, but not bad considering I'm practically working full-time and half my brain has been compromised and I spend far more time in the kitchen than I do my workroom! That's going to change this year...at least I hope so! Now, just because I can, let me show you the quilts I managed to piece together in 2015...some are still in the condition they were when I posted them earlier in the year...so saying I made 11 quilts is not entirely true...yes, I made them, but some were not finished...they are still somewhere in the "aging process" and maybe 2016 will be their year?!? We'll have to wait and see!
This is one of those that's still aging...I finally sewed the pieces together last February and was so excited that I had made so much progress I ran straight to the fabric store to buy the backing...and now the backing is in the aging process, too! One day, Grasshopper, one day!
This was the year of the baby quilts...and thank Heavens! Baby quilts are quick and easy to make so when I want to quilt but have little time, this is the answer! This was made for a friend's daughter, Baby Luke, who is now about 5 months old, I think, and so dang cute!
Two more baby quilts, both for my niece Gabby. I made these for her "gender reveal" party last spring...Gabby had a girl, Baby Rylee, and she is so darling. Rylee has blue eyes and plenty of sweet little blue dresses so her little blue quilt will come in handy!
Speaking of Baby Rylee, she kept me busy all summer long sewing her nursery bits and bobs. I made the quit for her crib and the dust ruffle, bumper, etc., which was all very fun and thankfully everything turned out great, including Baby Rylee!
Another circle quilt...I think I have to make at least one per year to keep my membership in the crazy-circle-quilt-lady-club up to date! This one was for my sister for her birthday...and because she redid her house and decided orange would be her accent color...it was a very wise decision!
Venna's quilt. I purchased the center blocks at a quilt show and pieced everything together with a border for Venna's 91st birthday...but as usual I was 6 months late in giving it to her or else 6 months early for her 92nd! I was reminded of Venna when I saw the blocks and it goes perfectly in her home...win/win!
One for us...another family quilt made with the help of my quilting friends. When it was my turn to have blocks made I asked my quilt group to help me make these blocks...I was inspired by a quilt Stephanie had made for her son. I love this quilt, mainly for the fact that my friends helped me make it. It's a great snuggling quilt!
I had to include this quilt..even though I didn't piece it...I did quilt it and it was a buggar! Antique blocks that needed to be pieced by hand with extra blocks made to fill in the holes...Rachel did that but her machine broke so she asked me to quilt it for her - for her grandmother - who's mother made those blocks - and how could I say no to that!? It was interesting working on this quilt, it was also difficult - there was a lot of puckering and places where only sewing it down seemed to help! My only consolation about how this was quilted is I know that the older people get the worse their vision is...I'm counting on Rachel's grandma having bad eyesight!
The last quilt of 2015 is probably my favorite...it's wonky and nothing really matched up - but I love the blocks and the colors and that fact that I finally finished it after it had been sitting around for THREE YEARS!