California-Bound Quilts

My Town Green

This is what I see every morning on my way to work and why autumn and crisp weather is uplifting. I just had to stop and take a picture. Someday I will put all these wonderful colors together in a quilt.

Crazy Hearts

Good Vibrations

These quilts are for twin girls born last April, very early. Except for backing, both quilts were made with stash fabric. And although each has the same backing, the quilts are different, signifying individual personalities. Good Vibrations is aptly named because the photo makes the orange stripes "vibrate" (but not in person!).

In the Pink

This quilt is for their sister, who is 3. I just can't get away from that lovely lime green! I've been putting it in almost all the baby quilts I've made in the past couple of years. Quilts will be on their way to California this week. Hopefully, Mom will send back pictures of the girls with their treasures.

Slash-a-Stash: California Quilt #4

Oh, how I had fun with this quilt!

This quilt was started in a class at a quilt shop that is now, woefully, gone. I had one particular fabric that I bought in a great shop in Willimantic, CT, and had been dying to use it - a purple with electric green dots. This pattern fit the bill.

This bright, happy quilt was part of my living room inventory when Kim saw it. She loved it right away and asked if she could have it (the nerve!)... Of course I said "not a chance," but it wound up as a Christmas gift for her the following Christmas. One of her commenters on House of Prince wanted to know more about it after seeing a picture of it draped on the rocking chair in Kyle's room. Here's your answer!

This is a technique where you sew fabric around a central square, then cut that up and reassemle, using parts from different squares. It can be a nightmare trying not to repeat a sequence, but it's fun too! Then when you lay it out to sew all the blocks together, you have to be careful to hopefully not butt the same fabrics together! Aaagghh! But just look at the results!


I didn't have enought of the purple plaid for the back, so made do with leftovers from the front.

California Quilt #3

This little guy has nothing whatsoever to do with anything California - I just wanted to put him up here for your enjoyment. My hand was not steady and as a result Dominick has "stars" in his eyes - very artsy. He is 4 months.

Now back to my documentation project:

I don't think I have a name for this colorful quilt. It gives me a feeling of something Arabian, or perhaps Italian tile? This is one of many of my quilts that currently live in California.
Once I began putting quilts on the back yard wall, I decided to get creative. I've got a bowl of fruit and a vase of flowers on the wall holding the quilt top. The bougainvillea adds a special splash of color.

I had purchased the border/background fabric on a whim (what other kind of purchase is there?) because I loved the Eastern flavor of the design. Then it waited patiently for the right pattern to reveal itself. Inspiration came when I received one of my copies of my favorite quilt magazine and I was off and running. The bright clear colors, drawn from my focus fabric, were just the ticket.I love this quilt, and I know my California family loves it too!