Ferris Wheel by Nancy H. Sonneborn

This beautiful Ferris Wheel quilt was made by Nancy H. Sonneborn. The fabrics were given to her by a friend and Nancy will donate the quilt to "Quilts that Care" for a patient undergoing chemo. Very nice idea! This is Nancy's first Ferris Wheel quilt. She liked making it and is planning another one.

To see this pattern, click here: Ferris Wheel quilt pattern.

Shilo, the Art Quilt Model

Say hello to Shilo, a first art quilt made by Goldie Markham. Very nice job, Goldie!

See Wearable Art, Ethnic Clothes

Isn't this photo of a little girl in the Ukraine beautiful? 

See my collection of ethnic dress/wearable art photos on Pinterest.

This Pin board is feeding my creative spirit this summer.

Red and White Tumbler Wall Quilt

Do you know someone who's collecting red and white quilts? Here's my latest, a Tumbler wall quilt. It measures 33" x 38." You can see it in my Etsy shop. I haven't made a pattern yet for this quilt. I like the crisp points. Oops, the quilt is upside-down in these photos (which only matters if you want to use the sleeve to hang it.) 

Click HERE to see my post about Red and White Quilts.

Cynthia's Sunshine Quilt

This beautiful Sunshine quilt was made by Cynthia Meredith in Texas. Great fabrics and lots of Baptist Fan quilting. The backing, shown below, is a soft and quiet Amy Butler print. Great job!

Cynthia used the Sunshine pattern. 

Patriotic Quilt Show - Happy Independence Day!

I gathered these patriotic quilt photos from Google Images for our own little Selvage Blog quilt show.

Please help yourself to some virtual picnic foods and your favorite beverage.

Be sure to try the strawberry shortcake (no carbs or calories!). 

Unfortunately these images didn't have the names of the quilt-makers.

Bike Quilt by Martha Wolfe

Martha Wolfe of California calls her quilt "Weekend." She wrote about it on the site: Viewpoints 9.

Nice job, Martha!

Another Quilt Finish and a Useful FMQ Tip

Here's another wall quilt (33" x 39") that I made to practice free-motion quilting skills.

Here's a fmq tip for you: Leave the feed-dogs up and set the stitch length to "0."

It seems wrong but I tried it both ways and this is better! It's a big help. 

Old Red Door Quilt

Yes, this is a quilt! "Old Red Door" by Susan Brubaker Knapp of Mooresville, NC.

This quilt was featured on Pam Holland's blog: I Am Pam. 

The texture is so realistic looking. Remarkable!

Box Wall Quilt with Hidden Apples

My latest finish! I made this quilt top for the purpose of practicing my free-motion quilting, and I'm surprised that I really like it. You can see the quilting better in the close-ups below.

See more photos of this quilt here.

I bought some Fons and Porter quilting gloves at JoAnn. They're supposed to be rubbery so that moving the quilt under the needle is easier. But these gloves aren't very rubbery at all, so I don't recommend them. I ordered some Machingers online from Leah Day. Her online videos of fmq designs are wonderful (and numerous!). 

Red apples appear in only one block. 

Improv Wall Quilt is Finished

This improv wall quilt has no repeating block. It measures 40" x 44." 

I like the saw-tooth edge surrounded by border-less white (Kona Bone). 

This contributes to the modern look, I think. 

All my Kona solids made it into this quilt except the grays and dull colors. 

This kind of quilt is so much fun to make. Maybe I'll make another. :)

Aren't we lucky to have a hobby that never gets boring?

See listing here.

Vintage Pincushion

Charming vintage pincushion found on Pinterest, from Ruby Lane Vintage.

I've been collecting pincushion Pins here.

Friday Comics

Have a great weekend!

Elegant Daisy Chair

Trimble chair with a digitally printed Gerber daisy fabric from the Allan Knight Live Beautifully blog. This wouldn't "go" in my house, but it definitely would in my quilt studio! 

Do you want to see more incredible chairs? Click here.

Strip Ribbons Quilt

Isn't this a great quilt? I like the eye-catching photo with her gymnast son too!  The quilt was made by Gudrun Eria of Minnesota. She has the "Strip Ribbons" pattern for sale here. It would look good with some selvages too. Nice job, Gudrun!

Recycled Denim Toys

See how to make recycled denim bears here. Nice and soft.

Visit this site to see more recycled denim toys (above).

Lots of texture on this quilt! I bet it's heavy with all the waistbands and belt loops. 

The source site doesn't give much info, but a picture is worth a thousand words.

See more denim goodness here (my denim Pinterest board).

Colorful Car Quilt

Vintage car quilt by Danny Amazonas. Nice job, Danny!

I think my family had a car like this when I was little. Yikes.

(Unfortunately it wasn't this color!)

Classic Shoes With a Twist

Great shoes for a cocktail party! These are Sapatos. 

I would wear these. I prefer comfort to fashion, but for these, I'd make an exception.

Breathtaking Fractals

Click here to read about fractals.

To get an app to make fractals (on Mac, iPad, and iPhone), click here.

There are also apps for Android, but I haven't found a good one yet.

Extraordinary Quilting!

Have you ever seen such quilting? Amazing! I love this.

I found this photo on Pinterest. Searching for the source led me to a nasty site. 

If you know who did this awesome quilting, please leave a comment.