Coin Quilt

Well, I finally completed the coin quilt. Recently, I saw on Moda Bake Shop a quilt that had a ruffle edge and thought I would add a ruffle to this quilt. I do not think I will do that again. It was a PAIN! However, I have learned how not to do it. Adding the patchwork to the back of the quilt seems to be quite popular. (I saw this on http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/). I used a pantograph for the stippling quilting. I cannot doodle. I tell the story that even as a child I did not color, because I could not make up my mind which color to use. I find the same problem with quilting so I tend to buy charm packs, or copy colors from a pattern, or I get someone at the quilt shop to help me out with color selection.

By the way, the pink material were scraps from two baby quilts I have made.

Pic 1 -- front of coin quilt

Pic 2 -- close up of front

Pic 3 -- back of coin quilt

One WIP Completed

Well, I have worked this week trying to finish up a couple of projects before Miss Josie Clare arrives. The first quilt is made from squares Josie Clare's grandmother, Charlotte, cut before her death. Charlotte was a beautiful lady who had a form of dementia and died at age 57. The original blocks were 9 patches. I cut the 9 patches to make a Disappearing 9 Patch. The quilt measures 58 X 58. I am not sure about the light border but I searched hours for some material to match and could not find anything I liked.

This next quilt is a coin quilt that I have seen on lots of blogs, and I have wanted to make one. SO--here it is. I am not finished with binding so will show the final quilt when completed.

Next, I want to show off a gift I received from a friend, Frances. She crocheted a beautiful table topper. I just love it and will treasure it.