About My Quilts
Much work goes into making my quilts. Selection of the design, colors and materials are made. Then the pieces are cut, assembled and sewn together by machine. The quilt is made up of three layers, a top layer that contains the design, a middle layer of fluffy batting and a bottom layer of sturdy cotton. The quilt is finished with a binding that has either mitered corners or prairie points. Good white cotton quilting thread is used on most quilts to form patterns or follow the design of the top layer. Sometimes I use a colored thread made of a cotton/polyester blend if it better suites the coloring in the quilt
I especially enjoy making patchwork quilts. The stitching, called ’in the ditch’ follows the outline of the different patchwork pieces. A decorative design is sometimes stitched into the border of the quilt. This quilt —a gift to my daughter and son-in-law on their wedding—shows this quilt style. The pattern is called Log Cabin Star.
Sometimes I find really interesting panels, especially for baby quilts, that I stitch to show the detail of the print. Quite a bit of stitching goes into one of these prints. Another type of quilt I make is with embroidered panels and decorative or patchwork design surrounding them. The quilt below—a gift to my son and daughter-in-law for their wedding—is an example of this type of quilt. The quilt shown has patchwork blocks between the stitched blocks.
Another quilt I like to make is an overall stitched pattern – where the stitching makes the design. A label is attached to each quilt with the words: “A quilt sewn together Made especially for you by |
