Quilting Makes the Quilt

It will always be summer at your house if you have a bright and cheery wall hanging like this one hanging! Pat got tired of making sampler blocks for a quilt so she used the blocks she had and came up with this design instead. As you know, quilting makes the quilt, and hopefully you’ll be able to see some of the beautiful hand quilting on this one – beautifully done!

Redwork Alphabet

Judy brought in this adorable redwork alphabet quilt. Too cute!

Baltimore Album Under Glass

Here is a way to truly enjoy your quilt piece and know it won't fade or need washing, pressing etc.  Terry S. took her masterpiece block to a professional framer.  The glass is museum quality.  You cannot even tell it is there.  It blocks 97% of UV rays and is ultra non glare..  Zoom in on the details.  Gorgeous!

Second Saturday Sampler 2010-2011

Show and Tell for today at the 2011 first session of the Second Saturday Sampler was inspirational.  2010 Second Saturday Sampler Quilts.  One customer, Julie B.  added more blocks of her own to make a queen size masterpiece.  Nancy C. redrafted the blocks to be 3" (NO JOKE!!) the quilt looks full size in the picture.  Trust me, the blocks are 3".
If you like what you see and wish you could have made these quilts, you can start with the Second Saturday Sampler 2011.  If you are a local customer, you can still stop in and get your first block for $6.  Make the block, bring it on March 12, between 9:30 and 11 and get the next block for free.  Out of town customers, sign up for autoship on the website and participate from afar.

3 inch version

Bee of Extraordinary Influence Quilt

It is an honor to show you this customer show and tell original.. It is to be a gift for her child's teacher.   Anna Maria S. used Photoshop and "cartooned" the photos of the children.  Then she transferred them to fabric. 
It is titled "Bee of Extraordinary Influence".  Isn't that the truth about what teachers can be? 
The design is remarkable and the quilting is inspired.

It's a good day when...

We love to see your finished projects here at Little Quilts and this particular day brought two great quilts to share!

Our favorite customer from Sarasota was passing through and stopped by to show us her finished quilt called Cherry Delight. The pattern is from Alex Anderson. Great job, Sue!

Dena also stopped by with her latest creation. She used a pattern from the Anka’s Treasures book “On A Roll Again” and William Morris fabric to make this beauty. Love it!

Civil War Tribute Block of the Month 2010

Ring the bells and wave the flags, Mary is the first person to stop by to show off her Civil War Tribute Block of the Month quilt top and it is absolutely stunning – way better than the picture!!! It’s the first one we’ve seen finished and it is magnificent. As you can see, it’s a very large quilt -almost 108” square and Mary did a beautiful job piecing it. Way to go, Mary!

A finished Second Saturday Sampler 2010 6" version

Really!?  Already put together.  Barbara S. brought her Second Saturday Sampler 2010 show and tell today.  She plans to have it quilted and bound by the end of the month.  Inspirational.

Long Road Home...

...is the name of this fantastic scrap quilt.  It is made from a Bonnie Blue pattern by Sarah.  She used 146 different fabrics - 31 shirtings, 25 neutrals and 90 medium to dark scraps.  A great result!



2010 Block of the Month

To prove we like it ALL..here is a photo of a show and tell from another shop (Patches and Stitches) 2010 Block of the Month Quilt made by Anna.



Flannel Quilt Warms the Soul

Made out of flannel, this is the perfect quilt for the cold winter days we’ve been having! Muriel made this as a wedding present for her niece using the pattern “Hopscotch” from the book “Six Halves Make a Whole” and a bundle of the half-yard cuts of Buggy Barn Flannels. Just pick a background fabric and a border fabric and you’re ready to go! Quilt measures 58” x 74”. The book also includes a bonus pattern for turning the left-overs into a 17” wall hanging or pillow. Great book, great quilt, and love those flannels!



2010 Buck A Block quilts set with the finishing kits

We sold two versions of the Buck A Block Sampler.  One using the Little Quilts' fabric line
Tanyard Creek and the other using English Pathways line of fabric. Here are the results, using our finishing kits:

One Productive Dude!

Marshall brought three huge show and tells in today.  He has been a'sewing!  The first quilt is a kit from The Elmcreek Quilter's series of fabric.

The next quilt is from the book "Scrap Basket Surprises".  What a great quilt design.  We have a kit (different fabrics/Whittier Crossing) available on our website.

This last one is HUGE!! See Marshall straining to hold it up.  He travels all about the Southeast and finds the most luscious kits.  Way to SEW Marshall.



Sweet Sixteen Block of the Month Starts Soon!

I would be the worst "blog Mama" in the world, if I did not share this picture with you in time for you to sign up for the "Sweet Sixteen Block of the Month".  The fabric choices are so clever and stunning you have got to get the kit.  No decisions to make, just sewing bliss.  Here is a photo of the first block that Kathie W. has sewn.  She will be making the quilt.  She sewed the 12 Days of Christmas applique block of the month too so review those and you know you are in for a smooth ride. Oh my gosh, what talent!  Go to http://www.littlequilts.com/ for more details.



OPEN OPEN OPEN

Yes, some have escaped from their ice palaces and are here working and shopping.

Stunning Quilt Show and Tell

Linda S. brought in this stunning quilt made with scraps of reproduction fabrics. The blocks are miniature – each 4-patch is 1" finished! Pattern came from the book “Small Blocks, Stunning Quilts", by Martingale Publishing.   She calls it "My Insanity Quilt".  Perfectly pieced.





Three different settings for the alternate blocks of the 2010 Second Saturday Sampler

Red and Gold Glory, in more Christmasy colors, was made by Libby Lowe and is a very simple setting idea . 60 x 75



For something a little more contemporary, Linda Rice made her blocks in the bright fabrics so popular right now. Her quilt, Modern Fantasy, is made extra special with a scalloped edge. 55” x 69”

Jackie Blackburn used pink and brown reproduction colors for her blocks. She used a great border fabric in a strippy setting for her quilt, Chocolate and Cherries. 77” x 82”



The Grande Finale of the 2010 Second Saturday Sampler

Wanda outdid herself this year with the Second Saturday Sampler quilt. A beautiful floral border and a pieced sashing make this quilt a stunner! 64” x 80” .

If you made the 6” blocks, you’ll love them in this strippy setting. 41” x 44”



Row of Houses Rug

Potwin Place is a hooked rug done by Lynda, good friend of Judy who dyes lots of our wool.  The rug is a design from Judy Cripps/Rustic Rugs.

Solid - arity

One of the newest trends from Quilt Market is fabric solids. We have bundles of six fat quarters coordinated to grab and go $9.75



 Here are a series of quilts, designed by Karen Mowery of Folk Art Children patterns using the solids to their full advantage.  The four quilts are a series made to highlight regional differences in Amish quilts.  "travel along with Karen in her four part series of classes to make these inspiring quilts - Thurs. Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 21 6pm – 8:30pm.  For more details - Winter 2011 classes

Or there is a one day class offered called Exploring Solids - offered either Sat. Jan. 29 10am – 1pm or Mon. Apr. 25 10am – 1pm....

 ....to create blocks from strips for easy to piece blocks and then arranged in many exciting designs from true Amish to the more contemporary look.