My Quilts of 2023

I like to keep a journal of my quilts at the end of each year.

Many have gone to new homes and some still live with me.

Looking back at a year of projects. 

I see I am in a bold color phase 

These are not in order of completion.

I loved this Moda Blockheads Stars by Sarah Thomas

 

It can be two sizes

 and

 I used Alchemy by Tim Holtz for this one!

Petal Palette by CherryWood Fabrics

 

It is a kit with all their hand dyed solids included in the kit!

Using Alchemy By Tim Holtz again...

I had to make this Storm Front by Lakeview Quilting 

It is a combination of  Storm at Sea with a Snails trail pattern

My entry for Cherrywood Challenge Monarch was accepted

This is the 6th time I have entered and have been chosen to travel.

Monarch debuted at the International Quilt Festival in November 2023

It will be at Road To California Quilt Show January 17-20 

and

 I hope to get there while we are in Yuma, Arizona!

My Lady Di and Graffitti are slated to arrive back home in January some time.

Lady Di even spent some time over in France!!

Man(or woman)...if these quilts could talk

The next challenge is Poppies.

It is due in May 

I am nearly complete!

That would be 7 times in a row!

Made a small bag to use as a make shift purse.

My Mexican Star Dance Quilt from a class 

with Pleasant Pheasant Fabrics 

This one was gifted to a little baby girl in Calgatry already!

This is a Mondo Bag

This fabric is called Color Block By Tim Holtz

Just loved how this turned out!

We finally got Justin's barn tinned

Installed the Barn Quilt Block I made him last year for Christmas!

It is huge!

8' x 8'

This next one is called Wind Drifter by Robin Pickens

It is Tim Holtz  Abandoned Fabrics

Comes in two sizes of quilt!

I went totally our of my comfort zone on this one

It is Tilda Fabric

TRACTOR PATTERN IS FREE!

I joined The Quilt show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims

This pattern was free to members.

Pattern is by Wendy Williams of Flying Fish Designs

 Plaid Umbrellas quilt by Me and My Sister Quilt Design

I used Happy Bloom by Sure Penn Designs

So happy and bright!

I made a ton of feathers this year.

This pattern is called Aviary by Madi Hastings

I made this one half the size of the original pattern

I used an ombre for this one

This feather was using a panel of Whispering Pines by 

I made Tula Pink's Butterfly before.

It is not complicated even though it looks like it would be.

I wanted to try with Tim Holtz Abandon Line

I also tried it with the Avairy Pattern.

My girlfriend gave me a bunch of tiny HST's

I made her and I a little notions pouch.

Cute as a button!

Justin's friend had their Fourth baby this year!

They deserve more than a little quilt

but 

here is Lyric's new quilt!

My Ontario friend started doing Diamond Dot in Covid

This picture was one of her first projects 

so

 when I saw the quilt I had to make it for them!

In our travels this summer,

We stumbled on Minnesota's Shop Hop

This fabric was available at the participating shops

Loves their project for this panel

Something a girl is just wanting to do something easy and simple

Let's Dance by Zen Chic

\I used one of my 2.5" strips bundles from Bali

Just for fun!

Seth Apter is a new designer for Free Spirit Fabrics in 2023

I used his Story Board By Seth Apter

To create this quilt

 called

 Jessica Dayton's Stars in the Cabin Quilt

\My grandson,Braydon loves to sew.

I cut out some big squares for him.

He sewed them together and I made it a bit bigger with some piano keys.

He loved getting it back for Christmas!

He's going to love the kit we got him for Christmas!

The year has wound down...

Made this no sew poncho for chilly camping nights

My sisters each received a shopping tote

Used a few ends of Widebacks to create these|!

My final 2023 project was this panel with log cabins on the last day of December

I hope you had a productive 2023!

I will be here for inspiration and creation supplies in 2024!

Stitch on!

Christa

2SQ

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International Quilt Festival 2018....part 1

You know winter is coming when you see the snow geese coming through...

So it was a great day for the three of us to hit the road to Houston!!

Sandi, Charlene and Christa

(Jymmi Kaye took the long way to Houston but finally made it a day late)

When you can be in this in the morning....

and this in the afternoon who wouldn't want to???

But if you ever go.... you will probably want a little of this.....

You need energy to hit the ground running!!

My first class was with Doug Leko of Antler Quilt Designs

He started in the quilting market when he was 11!!!

We teased him about being 17 now!!

I think he's a little older but amazing how far he has come already!!

He taught us about his new rulers and book on using fat quarters to make his quilts

in this new book, Stashtastic.

It has a scrappy version as well as an organized version of each quilt!!

It was great to meet him!

Festival is HUGE....

This is a glimpse of all the quilts to look at!!

Tula Pink had a fabulous and colorful booth...

I have been waiting to buy Alaska by Edyta Star!!

I LOVE... LOVE.... LOVE stars!!

I am such a fan of Paula Nadelstern

Her kaleidoscopes are amazing!!

I wanted to take her class on bedazzling some of her fabrics 

but 

they were booked right up....

Her colors are so brilliant!!

Might have to see if I can do it on my own....

I had taken a class on 30/60 degree quilts a few years ago.

I was blown away with her detail and had not touched it since.

Then I attended her lecture on this technique again...

I had an ah-ha moment and am ready to tackle this again!!

Sorry for the distortion....

This is Jymmi Kaye, Sandi and Charlene 

as

 they watched me stroll through Market

They could not come in so they were teased looking through the big windows!!

My next class was about the color wheel.

I know what I like but feel like I should branch out into some other colors...

June Colburn lived in Japan for awhile 

and

 is an excellent collage quilter

I think I got a few more hints on putting colors together...

The best part of this class was dyeing silk...

Who knew you get a different color....

 if you add blue to red vs red to blue???

or

yellow to blue vs blue to yellow???

or

Yellow to red or red into yellow??

Or adding a touch of black to primary color...

I learned alot!!!

There is free shuttle that takes to the show from the Downtown hotels.

The first morning we met Lisa from B.C.

and

almost every day we would see her!!

Hope Lisa had a great time!!!

till tomorrow...

Christa