Six Christmas Gift Quilts

A lovely group of ladies in a local quilting guild have been amazing teachers and encouragers as I embarked on my first steps of the learning curve on my quilting journey!  By making these 6 Christmas Gift Quilts I gained a little experience AND I got addicted to quilting!

These quilts measure 50" x 70" each.  I experimented with different battings, sent one out to be long arm quilted and learned a lot about piecing toppers in only a few months.  My daughter-in-law likes to decorate for Christmas by Nov.1 each year, so these quilts were presented to the 6 children of my son and daughter-in-law at Thanksgiving 2018. 

For Granddaughter, age 14

For Granddaughter, age 13

For Granddaughter, age 12

For Granddaughter, age 10

For Granddaughter, age 8

For Grandson, age 5

Here they are all wrapped up in their quilts.

Sew Much Fun!

A sensory quilt for Mom

My sweet Mom travelled the dementia path.  In 2018 I decided to make a sensory quilt to occupy her active hands.  Here is the result:

Each square started as 4 1/2 " x 4 1/2 ".  They are joined together with 1/4" seams,  quilted to a soft blanket backing then bound with cotton fabric.

Square #1 Corduroy upholstery fabric has a great texture.

Square #2 I used 2 zippers opening in opposite directions and a nice piece of lace between.

Square #3 I made a 3 dimensional pinwheel

Square #4 If you look closely, you may see that I stitched a "fish tail" on each side to attach the tulle to the background fabric.  This created a maze for pushing the beads around.

Square #5 The gentle noise of the crinkle-paper-filled shutters makes finding the lovely blue roses applique an appealing activity.

Square #6  Here I used a few layers of tulle and threaded a leather boot lace through random holes, pausing to add an interesting button about midway.

Square #7  Just some dice beads strung on some embroidery thread.

Square #8  This was made using 2 different widths of fabric which is gathered into a circle then anchored to the background fabric. A large textured button finishes it off.

Square #9  This belt buckle slides up & easily.

Square #10  Simply  twisted some fabric strips before anchoring them at top & bottom.

Square #11  A large button and 4 hair elastics created this fun block.  I double-stitched along the top to ensure that it could withstand a lot of yanking.  Still in great condition after several years!

Square #12  These are simply some good sized beads that feel interesting to curious fingers.

Square #13  This shaggy soft fabric was a perfect addition.

Square #14  Some ribbon and small plastic o-rings created a source on endless fidgeting.

Square #15  Each of these triangles are filled with stuffing for a puffy texture.

Square #16  This is a piece of soft fleece from fabric I used to make a baby blanket.

The finished sensory quilt measured 16" x 16".  A perfect lap size to provide hours of textural experience. 

Sew Much Fun!