Baby Quilt + Modern Log Cabin

Susie would be the first to say this is not a typical baby quilt. She made this top for a couple having their first baby, a sweet boy. The mom-to-be is a Minnesotan currently living in New York, and the fabrics are Minnesota themed fabrics.

The quilt pattern is Nova by Gudrun Erla. You can see my version of this pattern here. 

Jelly Bellies For You

Mary brought me two quilt tops to be longarmed. This first is a super cute Christmas table runner. I love how the trees in the middle rows share trunks!

"Spring Thing" was requested--it just looks festive on Christmas quilts! 

Tracy's Two 🎄 🍂

Tracy asked me to quilt two quilts for her. The first is this adorable Christmas tree made from a jelly roll of modern Christmas prints. The pattern is "#1 Pine Tree Strip Quilt" from The Cottage Rose.

She had this green & white dot on red for the backing:

Think Spring 🌸

Julie asked for some "spring-like" quilting on this quilt top of hers. 

"Oma's Garden" quilting is exactly that, spring-like. March has arrived, and we here in Minne"snow"ta are ready for Spring!

Charity Quilts 6, 7, 8 and 9

My sister, niece and I delivered 13 baby quilts to Jack's Basket recently, an NPO that celebrates babies with Down Syndrome. This is my niece, Gretchen, with Carissa, the director of Jack's Basket and mother of Jack.

Here are six of the baskets ready to be delivered, full of fun items to bless and encourage the new parents:

Two Friends, Two Quilts

These two quilts were made by two friends, both of whom are involved in the Barnabas Ministry at their church, a ministry to families with disabled children. 

Wendy's Triple Play

Having three quilt tops prepped and ready for the longarmer is a great accomplishment, and that's just what Wendy had for me. 

This first quilt is Wendy's version of the 2017-2018 Scraptamer's mystery quilt, from Glad Creations Quilt Shop. Don't you love the pink/yellow/grey palette of batiks she used?!

A Pink Cloud ☁️ ...

Jenny made this pink cloud of a baby quilt for her granddaughter, about to be born in Kentucky! 

The quilting is "Butterfly Garden" in Cotton Candy colored thread:

Fit For A King 👑 ...

Fit for a king-size bed:

Gail made this quilt for her grandson:

Take Time To Smell The Roses...

And work on a quilt... This rose quilt is what Kim has been working on, made for her sister who loves birds and is a beekeeper.

The quilting design I used is "Climbing Rose", by Sophie Collier, a local designer and fellow member of Upper Midwest Machine Quilters. She will be teaching a class there from her book, "Around and Around She Goes", on March 10, 2018. 

Aren't these roses and rosebuds in the quilting design a beautiful mix with the rose fabrics: