Month: August 2016

Bright Summer Flower Strip Quilt!

Bright Summer Flower Strip Quilt! Bright Summer Flower Strip Quilt
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Jeanne Brown made this cheerful, eye catching strip quilt.  The bright strips of floral and geometric prints are surrounded by a frame of fuchsia and it just grabs your attention, I love it!  It’s backed with a deep blue tonal floral print and I quilted it with Butterflies & Roses using yellow green thread for […]

Dolls From Around The World Quilt

Dolls From Around The World Quilt Dolls From Around The World Quilt
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Pat Hammitt’s mother-in-law hand embroidered and painted these beautiful squares with adorable dolls from around the world then stripped them together with pink fabric.  I added a border of Tonal Vineyard Yellow and used Tonal Scroll Wine to make the back and binding for Pat & Mike.  The squares are quilted in scroll and twine […]

Sewing, Quilting, Creating!

Sewing, Quilting, Creating! New Home of Lady Bird Quilts
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Lady Bird Quilts is your source for the best in cotton fabric, longarm quilting and custom made quilts.  Our shop is conveniently located only 5 miles from I-10 in a beautiful country setting.  We offer a great selection, low prices and personal service.  If you have a question or don’t know how to do something […]

Lisa’s Family Quilt

Lisa’s Family Quilt Lisa’s Family Quilt
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I made this quilt for my oldest daughter, Lisa in 2014.  It is a quilt of love with squares made by her great-grandmother, Audrey Maphis, her grandmother Fannie Maphis, her great-aunt, Ruth Barber, her Aunt, Iris Tye Melvin, her daughter, Alisa Humphrey and me.  Their names are embroidered on their squares.  The quilt is stripped […]

Get a Jump On Quilting Season!

Get a Jump On Quilting Season! Quilt Backing
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Usually the “Quilting Season” or peak sewing activity of a lot of quilters seems to run from about the last week in August thru the beginning of June or about the same as the school year.  We’re almost there, so why not get a jump on “Quilting Season” and stock up on fabric now?  We […]