My customer had a beautiful Fox Jacket that she bought years ago. Unwilling to part with it, she decided to turn it into a beautiful Throw. You can watch the progress here: Fox Jacket to Beautiful Throw
Size: 45 by 58
I was contacted by my client, who was looking to transform her Grandmother's Mink Fur into a Lap/Throw Blanket. The original lining was stunning and was incorporated into the project. I used both the lining and new black silk lining. Custom quilting was used to attach lining material and batting. Both fur layer and backing were then sandwiched together to complete the throw. Original tags and labels were sewn onto the backing. A lovely heirloom to give joy to the family for years to come.
Feathered Star Quilt by Judy Niemeyer is a discontinued pattern. The quilt size: Queen Size Quilt measuring 96 by 96. I have been working on and off this project for over 10 years. There are hundreds of pieces, ranging from tiny to large. I finally competed it!! This video is a very simple overview of the paper piecing process.
This Memory Pillow was made with the deceased Grandfather’s shirt. Made a Heart that goes into the back pocket. You can order one here: Memory Pillow
I was asked to make a soccer quilt incorporating a Texas Soccer Team. The Austin FC’s. I hope they like it!
Just completed this beautiful Custom Princess Quilt. Isn’t she lovely!
I was asked to use the lining of a coat to make two fur pillows. The lining was made of New Zealand Opossum. They wanted to use both the fur and the jacket lining. A very sharp Exacto knife was used the cut the fur. As you can see the manufacturer used very small left over pieces to make the inside lining of the coat. Enjoy the process.
Lovely little quilt measures 50 by 54 inches. Center panel custom quilted. Added tie-dyed batik fabric as the accent.
While one of my customers was browsing the internet for a baby gift, she saw this quilt pattern. She contacted be about making her one. I purchased the pattern from Nursery Magic Quilts. The original design was square. My customer wanted a larger more rectangular quilt. The finished quilt measures. 50 by 68. The top and bottom border are quilted with cowboy hats, stars, boots and horse shoes. The side border is embroidered with running horses. I added a thought bubble to the center block. He is dreaming about ridding a horse. Custom lettering for the name in the inner border. Close-ups of the quilt can be seen in the video below. Enjoy!
Working on these cuties today!
Today I finished a very important project. I hope this quilt, pillow and bear will bring comfort to the family.
Memory Pillow made with the Grandfather’s shirt. Such a lovely gift. I have made this pillow once before in pink. Added the heart and used the pocket to store it!
Such a fun baby quilt. I really enjoyed making this one. Enjoy this quick video.
Working on this quilt now. One baby quilt, two memory pillows, one memory quilt and one memory bear to follow.
Today I just finished a Memorial T-Shirt Quilt. The quilt will be gifted to the father of the deceased young man. Theme: Star Wars. The prominent colors of the shirts were red and black, so I used that color scheme for the borders.
It went from a pile like this to this!
To This! This is a big quilt! Measures 87 by 107!!
First I cut out each shirt larger than the block size. I used Pellon Feather Weight Fusible Interfacing 911FF to the back of each shirt. I cut the pellon larger that the shirt size too. This way all of the t-shirt is stabilized. If you skip this step you will have lots of puckers if you do an overall quilt pattern on top or freehand work. I put the interfacing on in sections. I love my stream press for this.
I photograph each piece and "lay" them out in my EQ8 program. Great program because not only can you preview your quilt, but you can change the size, color & layout of your quilt. When you are done you can print out the quilt and templates if you like. Sure beats moving 30 pieces around the bed!
FOR more close-up and construction details go to:
http://luv2sew-dinahsquiltsandembroidery.blogspot.com/2020/07/star-wars-theme-t-shirt-quilt.html
Check Out the Video ——- From start to finish —— Enjoy the process.
A friend's husband has recently became a double amputee. His wife asked if I could make him a Mets quilt for his wheelchair -- with his motto embroidered on it. “Stronger Than Yesterday”. This quilt measures 42 by 42 inches.