Glenda's Blog

    This one was inspired by a design called Second Floor WalkUp by Susan Guzman  in the March-April issue of McCalls Quilting.         Carolina Crossroads from Scraps and Shirttails by Bonnie K.Hunter

  Here are the quilt tops I finished in February 2014.    I did not make the blocks in the first three; they were a group project of DQG workshop nights.  I just assembled them.   I really enjoyed making the one below.  It was a challenge.  I was given the fireman fabric in many pieces.  I tried to assemble it into a quilt top.  We always need more quilts that are oriented for little boys. The fabric for this last one came all the way from my friend Betsy in Chicago.  I added the conversation prints in the center of each block.

Here are a couple of quilt tops from January; both for the guild's Covers for Kids:     This is the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt -- Celtic Solstice         And this is from a great book of scrap quilts I found by Kim Brackett:

Haven't worked on my quilts for awhile - relocated. Here are a few from December: this was from the Bonnie Hunter workshop in September - Virginia Bound   and here are a couple more that I finally completed     This was just a compilation of 2 1/2 inch squares: and over Christmas I used some red and green strips to make one more log cabin top

  June and July     Here are the quilt tops I made in June:     This is one I made with some fun fabric (with chocolate) that I had had for some time. I tried a red border first, but it overwhelmed the whole quilt.   I just designed and constructed this top from blocks that were made by others and the teddy bear panels.     I made this one at the same time from other teddy bear panels and other blocks that were previously made. And here are the quilt tops I made in July:   This one was so much fun because I could use up small pieces of fabric leftovers. And finally, this one was my Covers for Kids Challenge Quilt.  Unfortunately, I was consumed by a move and did not get to finish it.  The fabric was Nancy Drew book covers; however, I only used the green.

  I did not get many done in May.  The fabric in the purple one is really pretty.   Again, a non traditional pattern below - harder for me to compose.

And here are the ones from April: I have been experimenting with less traditional piecing, however, I'm not sure it is for me.   The next two are more my style.   This one is really wonky.   I guess I am more structured than that.  I think I like this blue one best.