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!

Pin Cushions

Posted on December 2, 2015 by treshabarger

A few pin cushions from Pat’s collection (she has more).

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.

Three fabrics in a Disappearing Nine Patch arrangement

The back of the quilt.

Keeping It Simple

Posted on November 15, 2015 by treshabarger

I discovered that I actually can make large quilts, as long as I use simple patterns. These are the quilts I made for my uncles. I made the quilt tops and backings and had them professionally quilted. I’m not into struggling to quilt large projects on my home sewing machine.

A big Thank You goes to the USPS: I mailed these quilts from Buda, Texas on a Saturday and both were delivered to my uncles (one in Colorado, one in east Texas) the following Monday.

Quilt for Uncle Rod

Quilt for Uncle Roger

Patterns: Black & White

Posted on November 14, 2015 by treshabarger

I decided to stay close to home for this challenge and looked at my sewing projects in black and white. Not all of them showed a lot of contrast without their colors, but a few did.