Parade of Quilts – Part 1

The change in seasons always makes me want to clean and organize all the little corners of my home. Our 1957 midcentury ranch has lots of built-in storage, including a wonderful cabinet in the main hallway that’s perfect for storing part of my quilt collection. As we swap out quilts through the year, the cabinet gets a bit unruly, so it’s time to tidy up and air out these beauties. Today, I’m sharing a few quilts from the cabinet that I’ve made over the years. Check back in a few days as I’ll be sharing part of my antique quilt collection, too!

• Between the Lines Quilt: I made this quilt about a decade ago within my first year or two of quilting. It’s a pattern by Denyse Schmidt, and I recall it being a fairly easy, beginner-friendly pattern. I backed it with a favorite C+S XO Basics print and quilted it by hand.
• Sister’s Choice Quilt: Years ago, I used to occasionally make quilts for manufacturers to show at Quilt Market. Andover Fabrics contacted me the year that Alison Glass debuted her “Seventy-Six” collection, and I was asked to make something for Market. I chose a favorite quilt block pattern called Sister’s Choice. (It’s a public domain pattern, and a simple Google search will yield free instructions.) It’s backed with an Alison Glass print and features a combination of machine and hand quilting.
• Pink Patchwork Quilt: This sweet, little quilt is a family favorite. It’s been used for years and years, washed a dozen times and has the softest crinkle of all of my quilts. It features Kim Kight’s “Yours Truly” collection paired with a variety of blenders from my stash. It’s backed in black and white gingham and machine quilted with wavy lines. In my opinion, patchwork isn’t just a simple, basic pattern. It’s a classic and timelessly beautiful.
• Halloween Haberdashery Quilt: Many of my early quilts were made with my daughter in mind. This sweet, Halloween quilt was made for her years ago, so it’s a bit smaller in size but still a perfect lap quilt. The pattern, called Halloween Haberdashery, is by Melissa Mortenson of Polka Dot Chair. It’s backed in a black and white star print and machine quilted.
• Sugar Plum Quilt: This Christmas patchwork quilt was made for my daughter and features Heather Ross’ “Sugar Plum” collection. It’s backed in one of my very favorite C+S prints, from their “Tinsel” line, and machine quilted.
• Hearts and Stars Quilt: Here’s another sweet quilt that was made for my daughter years ago. For a time, she absolutely loved hearts and stars, so I found a pattern of each online and put them together. Both patterns are made using FPP, but I can’t recall now who the patterns belong to. The quilt features Heather Bailey’s “Hello Love” collection and is machine quilted.