Baby Quilts, Girl and Boy, 2011

My friend, Sandra, asked me if I could make quilts for twins someone in her family  was expecting.  So I  made up the favorite pattern in the blue and pink.  It was fun.

Throw Size, for Son of a Friend 2011

My friend's son got married, and as usual, I was looking for someone to make a quilt for.  I suggested bright fabrics and she suggested more neutrals.  I started with one pattern that did not work as I expected, so it worked up into this.  It got a lot of oohs and ahs at the guild, so I think it turned out well.

Throw Size, Two Quilts for Special People, 2010

This first quilt was for Vere's brother DeVern who died suddenly, in his sleep.  It is from new T-shirts from the company where he worked.  I cut off the logos, ironed on the stabilizer and sewed them together.

My friend Sandra had a great friend who died suddenly.  I suggested I could make her a snuggle quilt from his t-shirts.  She said he never wore t-shirts, but he had lots of flannel shirts that would make a good quilt.  This is the result.  I used the best material of a whole lot of shirts.  

2 Quilts for Kids in Crisis material from Kits Made Up from Laura

Two more small quilts for Kids in Crisis.  Laura, at the quilt guild often makes up these kids and hands them out at the guild meeting for a volunteer to take home a sew up.  With all this fabric she cuts up and prepares, I figure it's the least I can do.  Made in 2011.

Small Wall Hanging, Guild Challenge Using Flowers, 2010

The challenge this year for the quilt show at the Moab Museum was anything with flowers.  Someone could have just taken a pretty piece of flowered fabric and quilted it if they wanted.  I have this wonderful picture of Mimi sitting in her mother's garden.  I pieced greens and flowered pieces of fabric around her in the garden, painted the picture of Mimi sitting there, and pieced the white picket fence from their back yard.  The big green leaves were supposed to represent zucchini plants.  Mimi had said, "I want to stay in Mama's Garden"  So cute.

Wall Hanging, or Throw Size, "SpiderMan, Christmas 2010

Parker, Val's son, was into Spider-Man this year, thus his on air name "Parker".  I was just going to find fabric and make him a quilt, but found this panel.  I had tons of fabric to match to make 2 1/2 inch squares for the border.  That's Mimi posing next to it on Christmas.

Crib Size, for Kids in Crisis, "Stacked Coins" 2010

I have seen several quilts made like this, just rectangles of fabric between strips of another fabric.  I didn't like it as well when it was made, but it was worth a try, made of flannel, nice and soft for a small child.