April 17, 2016 – Keepsake Quilting Projects

From this…

CB Mom's Applique web

 

to these keepsakes.

CB Mom's Quilt web  CB Mom's Table Runner web  CB Mom's Quilt Stitching web

A friend had some of her mother’s applique work tucked in a dresser and asked how she might have it quilted. In reviewing the appliqued piece, we discovered that it was a pre-printed panel containing four sections.  It also appeared to be only half of the original project. Thus, the panel was separated into four sections and used to create a full size quilt and a table runner. Because the panel had pre-printed lines for quilting (that wouldn’t wash out), the decision was made to hand quilt the design in the cream colored sections and machine quilt the remainder of the quilt and table runner. The hand quilted designs of lines and feathers were stitched using ecru colored embroidery floss. The sashing, borders, blocks and checkered sections were machine stitched with So Fine Pearl thread. The borders were stitched with vines and leaves. The sashing sections were stitched with a feather design. The nine-patch blocks were stitched using the Pansy Park™ quilt block pattern (Thimbleberries by Lynette Jensen). The checkered borders were stitched with multiple corner arcs. This friend now has some wonderful keepsakes to honor her mother’s applique work.

If you need some ideas or help with some of your heirlooms, please contact us.

 

February 15, 2016 – Design Pattern Options

Loftworks Quilting has several patterns to choose from, which are routinely updated. However, if you are looking for something that we do not currently offer, additional patterns can be ordered from the following websites. When you find a design you like, simply let us know the website, design name, design number (if provided) and designer. We will be happy to obtain the pattern and use it in your quilt.

Digi-Tech Designs  www.digitechpatterns.com

Quilters Niche  www.quiltersniche.com

Apricot Moon Designs  www.apricotmoon.com

Urban Elementz  www.urbanelementz.com

Willow Leaf Studio  www.willowleafstudio.com

January 15, 2016 – Memory Quilt

Charlies tshirt quilt  Charlies pillow shams

 

When people think of t-shirt quilts, high school or college graduation usually comes to mind. The quilt above, however, was made for a couple who have been married over 50 years. The quilt was a gift from the wife to her husband for Christmas. T-shirts were from places of employment, vacations, interests, home state, children, and grandchildren. This was a very special gift, which commemorated an inspirational marriage and family. The quilt was made for a king size bed and measured 108″x93″. Matching decorative pillow shams were made using remnant squares from the t-shirts. The backing was a jungle grass fabric and the sashing was a dark green fabric. The quilt was quilted with variegated green thread using the Falling Leaves design by Dave Hudson.

 

December 28, 2015 – Winnie the Pooh Baby Quilt

Pooh Baby Quilt web   Pooh Block web

Pooh Dragonfly block   Pooh Tree block

Pooh Backing

This darling baby quilt was made by a customer for her grandson’s Baptism. The blocks with Winnie the Pooh quotes and baby birthdate information (blocked out for privacy reasons) were embroidered (by a friend of the customer). A light cream thread was used in quilting. A tiny meander stitch was used in the background of the embroidered blocks, a dragonfly was stitched in the Pooh fabric blocks, a tree was stitched in the brown squares, and a wispy swirl was used throughout the rest of the background in the quilt. The backing was a flannel Pooh print. What a special gift from a grandmother to her grandchild.

 

 

December 27, 2015 – From Sweatshirt to Pillow

NE sweatshirt NE sweatshirt pillow

Need an idea for a project or gift?  This sweatshirt was transformed into a pillow and two door draft protectors. The main body of the sweatshirt was used for the front and back of the pillow. The pillow was quilted with an overall meander stitch. The back of the pillow (not shown) was sewn using an overlap to provide an opening and was then secured with two buttons, allowing for the pillow case to be laundered. The sleeves were used to create two door draft protectors, which were filled with alternating layers of polyester fiberfill and plastic beads. The pillow size was 30″ x 30″. What a great Christmas gift!