My Aunt, Ruth Barber made this wonderful quilt for her great-nephew, Tullis Tye. It is a nine patch variation that creates an eye catching pattern of diamonds. I quilted it in a twine design and it’s backed with our Blue Marbleicious quilt backing. It also has our Hobbs Heirloom batting inside which is just the […]
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We enjoy sewing and quilting and we want to help you enjoy the Fabric Arts! Lady Bird Quilts offers multiple classes each month on different quilt making techniques. We teach all skill levels from those who want to learn to sew all the way to making advanced quilt blocks. We offer skilled longarm quilting services […]
Gerald’s Granny Quilt
I made this quilt for my son, Gerald Danford who asked me to make him a quilt like his “Big Granny” (great grandmother), Audrey Maphis made. It’s simply all squares from a little of everything with one special block made by my granddaughter (his niece), Alisa Humphrey when she was 8 or 9 years old. […]
Christmas Gifts Quilt
This beautiful Christmas quilt was made by Patsy Willis as a gift for their pastor’s wife. I quilted it for her in Candy Canes and Musical Bells. The presents are so bright and colorful, they just beg to be opened! 🙂
Eight Point Star Quilt Restoration
James Mills brought me this quilt that his Grandmother made many years ago and asked me to restore it. I was able to save 10 complete blocks, which was as much of the original quilt as possible and made new ones from fabric I was able to recover from damaged squares and complimentary prints. The […]
Lisa’s Family Quilt
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 […]
Parasol Lady Quilt
Patty Ray asked me to make a quilt from these “Parasol Lady” blocks which she and her mother-in-law embroidered by hand. I stripped it together with Quilter’s Blenders Purple from our shop and quilted it tracing around the dolls and filling in with a twine design. It’s quilted in ecru thread on top and purple […]