Orange & White Quilt #1

Posted on February 2, 2016 by treshabarger

I made this quilt for hubby. I collected Texas fabrics and orange fabrics for a few years before deciding on a pattern I liked.

The front

The back

All the quilts were quilted by Mary Golden in Cedar Creek, Texas. Everyone in our immediate family now has a quilt. I used my serger to make most of these quilts. Here are the links to them, in chronological order.

Brother-in-law’s quilt

Brother’s quilt

Quilts for two uncles

Sister-in-law’s quilt

This quilt is not one of my UFOs; those are still in queue. If you inferred the “#1” in “Orange & White Quilt #1” implies there is an “Orange & White Quilt #2,” you are correct. It’s just a matter of time for it to appear (also not one of the UFOs).

UFOs in my Closet

Posted on January 7, 2016 by treshabarger

In the sewing and quilting universe, a “UFO” is an UnFinished Object.

Recently, I found six of them in my closet.

UFOs (3)s

I got to thinking about the Carpenter’s Star quilt I made and wondered if I had added a border already and if I had made the back for it yet. Unsuspectingly, I opened the closet in the sewing room and . . . BAM! The UFOs ambushed me (one of which was the quilt top I was looking for. It’s on the third hanger from the left).

I know what happened: I got all efficient when I bought the upholstery hangers (over a year ago?). I went through my fabric stash, found all the quilt tops I had already made (they were hiding with the unused scraps, fat quarters, and yard cuts of fabric), hung them up in the closet, closed the door, and forgot about them.

A perfect example of ‘out of sight, out of mind.’

So, my goal (I refuse to use the word ‘resolution’) for this year is to finish all these quilts: adding the borders where needed, piecing the backs, having them quilted by a professional, and sewing on the bindings. I will post photos as I complete each of them.

Two Quilts

Posted on January 5, 2016 by treshabarger

Pat is making two baby quilts. Same pattern, different fabrics. What a difference! Love them both.

Sweet!

Fun!

Keeping It Simple (2)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by treshabarger

Here is my latest quilt, for my sister-in-law. USPS will deliver it today or tomorrow to Texarkana, Texas.

This pattern is the Disappearing Nine Patch. There are about a gazillion ways to arrange the blocks. This quilt top is made with three Asian fabrics (which I adore).

A lot of people quilt their own quilts; I do not. I quilt “by checkbook” and have a professional take care of that part. Thanks to Mary Golden in Cedar Creek, Texas, for her expertise and her longarm quilting machine.