Grandma's Choice.

I made this quilt for my bed and finished it last fall. It's very country. Still trying to discover what I like and dislike at this point. I think I've discovered that I do like the Modern Quilt style. Now I just need to make more "Modern" looking quilts :)

even more quilts...

Greyson's Quilt...

Jo Morton Quilt

Men's striped shirt quilt...

Hot pads for Rose Hurner...

more quilts...

Jacqueline’s H Block Quilt 2008

Jo Ann bought a quilting machine and asked me to set it up at our house for a while. I decided to make this crib sized, pink, flowered quilt. It was an easy sew but I think is nice to look at. The fabric was all from an estate sale my mother came across in Beaverton. I have an entire shelf of fabric which I bought for only $2.50 a large bundle. The quilter had her fabrics grouped by color and luckily my mom was one of the first to find the sale. She picked up all the maroon and purple and I took the red, green, brown, blue, pink, cream and black bundles! It has given me quite the jump start to my stash and has inspired me to do numerous quilts this year. I wanted a simple pattern because this was the first quilt I ever did the quilting on. I did small stippling and it turned out really great.

Rebecca’s Courthouse Steps 2008

I made Rebecca this twin-sized, pink, flannel Quilt. I used scraps from the previous baby quilts and some orange flannel Jo Ann had. The dark pink has shiny stars (see detail below) which are a bit scratchy so I won’t use this fabric in the future. I do like the way the dark pink and bumble bee print stair stepping across the quilt. This was the first quilt I used

Garden Window 2008

I think the name of this quilt is “Attic Window” but I call mine Garden window since there are flowers, rocks and grass through the window. I wanted to challenge myself to do something a little different. This was definitely harder than anything I’ve done before. This was sewn during the summer of 2008 and is hanging in  Kathy Murawski’s bead store (Beads Down Under) in Sandy. I need to get a finished photo of this quilt :)

 

Eliora’s Simple Patch Quilt 2009

I finally finished this baby sized quilt after it had been sitting in my office for at least 6 months. Janine Dale, a friend from Imago Dei commented that she liked the colors when I showed it to her unfinished. When I found out she was expecting a baby, I decided to finish it. She had a baby girl and named her Eliora. The quilt turned out okay, it’s one of David’s favorites. I do like the flower and stippling pattern on top.

 

3 Flannel doll Quilts 2009

I decided to get out the flannel blocks left over from earlier quilts and use them up. I made 3 doll quilts for

Rebecca, Jacqueline and our neighbor, Cacie Lee. The girls really love the ultra soft backing. I didn’t feel I needed any quilting on these small quilts.

Center Star Quilt

In November 2009, I was inspired by the cute butterfly/flower print then added fabric from my stash to make this baby quilt. It was eventually sold to Katie Clem at Village Preschool Auction in April 2010 for $45. I like this pattern. It was good practice for me to get the corners of the triangle to line up and be sewn just right.

   

History of my quilts

My First Quilt 2000

This is the first quilt I made. It was made in Denver in during the winter of 2000/2001, while married to Scott Surine. I was hoping to conceive a baby at that time. I designed the quilt on the computer with solid colors, then Scott scanned each individual piece of fabric to see what it would turn out like. I don’t know why I didn’t get a book and find a pattern for my first quilt. I didn’t even know one person who made quilts. I machine pieced the squares, not chain linking them or using any quick method like a rotary cutter.  I hand quilted it in diagonals. After a short year of marriage, Scott called it quits, not wanting to have a child with me or a move to Oregon. I moved back on my own. And when I crossed the state line, tears ran down my face. Happy to be moving home and starting a new life with my family but, sad  things didn’t go as I had expected.

Madeleine’s Basic triangle with sashing and corner stone Quilt 2001

In 2001 when I moved back from Denver I sewed a twin sized quilt for my niece Madeleine Grubb. I still didn’t have experience or the knowledge to make quilts the fast way. I cut every triangle and sewed each hour-glass individually. This was quilted by Country Manor Fabric and Quilts up in Battle Ground, WA.

Large patch Eddie Bauer-style Quilt 2002

I designed and sewed this plaid quilt along with two matching pillow shams (not seen in the photo), for Scott Horner. I hired a Lee Fowler, who is an incredible quilter to do this basic quilting. Scott Horner and I dated for over a year and a half but for reasons of his own, did not want to have children. I broke up with him, knowing children were in my future. Notice the sewing machine on the table. This was my first machine called Jeans Machine. I traded a day of  moving for the machine with this gal in Denver.

Clara’s Quilt 2004

I sewed this simple patch quilt for Clara Castellar, my cousin, Helen’s new baby. I hand quilted the top in simple square’s just inside the light green blocks.

Kevin’s Quilt 2007

I made a flannel, baby sized quilt for Anne’s new baby Kevin Emerson. I love the colors and finished it with simple hand-tied yarn.

Simple Flannel Blocks 2008

I made a two flannel quilts like the one below. One for Jacqueline and one for a gift.