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January 27, 2022
Kelly’s Custom Quilts 27 from Virtual Quilter

A block design made up of squares and rectangles can be used as layouts for whole quilts, and I had fun designing a whole heap of blocks especially for this purpose. This project file is all basic pieced blocks used for the layouts.

I have used low contrast backgrounds for some of the blocks to make use of the block shapes to add a different design feature to the designs.

I like both of these, but like the first more than the second.

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June 4, 2021
Sweet Caroline Queen Quilt in Blue and Yellow! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a bright and happy Sweet Caroline quilt with you!  This is a Queen size quilt set with two pillow shams.




Four Quilt Sizes

The Sweet Caroline quilt pattern includes 4 sizes - Throw, Twin, Queen, and King.  It doesn't include the Baby size because the math didn't work out for that.  This is the Queen size, which is rectangular with a pillow tuck.  The pattern does not include instructions for pillow shams.  I use this book to make quilted pillow shams.



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April 24, 2021
Custom King Size Blooming Nine Patch Quilt in Kaffe Fassett! from Busy Hands Quilts

Finished by not blogged in 2020 was this stunning Blooming Nine Patch oversized king size quilt in Kaffe Fassett!  The quilt top was made by Joanne, and quilted and bound by me.



100% Custom

My customer knew exactly what she was after, and we worked together at every step of the process to make it happen.  She chose the size, design, the exact fabrics for the entire quilt, approved fabric placement, and then chose the quilting design.  

It is truly their quilt!



It's Huge!

They wanted a huge quilt, and they got it.  This one is 120" square.  Did ...

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April 20, 2021
Simplicity Throw Quilt Pattern - a Custom Quilt! from Busy Hands Quilts

I'm behind at blogging and plan to get caught up over the next few weeks, so stay tuned for news on some new quilts!

This Simplicity Throw quilt was made last year as a custom order for a little girl whose mom had taken her picture on a piece of fabric every month for the first year or so.  As a memory for these precious occasions, the mom had a quilt made with the fabrics, and I got to make it!  




This isn't the first time ...

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November 18, 2020
Ombre Gems Throw Quilt in Ombre Confetti Fabric! from Busy Hands Quilts

This week's custom order finish is an Ombre Gems throw quilt in Ombre Confetti fabrics.




The quilt top was made by my sewist, Kare, and quilted and bound by me.  The only way I can take custom quilt orders is to have one of my sewists make the quilt top; I'm too busy with the pattern design side of my business to make the entire quilt myself.  I have found sewists that sew even better than I ...

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May 4, 2020
Custom Rainbow Pixelation Throw Quilt! from Busy Hands Quilts


Pixelation is a striking rainbow quilt pattern that is entirely strip pieced for a quick finish.  The quilt pattern includes 8 sizes - Placemat, Mini, Wall Hanging, Baby, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King - with the squares growing larger as the quilt sizes increase.  You can get this pattern in my shop right here.


This quilt was made as a custom order, and my client chose the exact colors she desired from the Moda Grunge fabric collection.  These mottled, grungy fabrics take a solid color to a whole new level of fantasticness!  She chose a kelly green for the backing and orange ...

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March 26, 2020
Custom Fly Away Quilted Wall Hanging from Busy Hands Quilts

Another finish from 2019 that I haven't shown you is a Fly Away wall hanging, made as a custom order.  My client chose the Kona Cottons to get the look he was after.


A rod pocket was not attached as the client was hanging the quilt with a wooden quilt hanger that holds the quilt between two layers of wood.



Quilt Stats:
Pattern:  Fly Away, available right here.
Size:  48" square, resized from pattern.
Fabric:  All Kona Cotton solids.
Batting:  Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 cotton/poly
Quilting:  Maze design on Gratitude my Handi Quilter Fusion with ProStitcher


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October 18, 2019
Modern Prism Quilted Wall Hanging from Busy Hands Quilts

Ah, the Modern Prism quilt never fails to delight with its bright, planned simplicity.


The fabric is Michael Miller Cotton Couture, and I love the hand of this fabric.  It is so soft and smooth and frays very little, if at all.  It's such a pleasure to work with such high quality fabric! 


I had a Modern Prism quilt kit in my stash and knew that I would never make it without a deadline because I am always so busy with more pressing projects.  I had a request earlier this year for a small version of the quilt, 32 ...

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September 30, 2016
another finished memory quilt top from Simple Dream Quilts


Here is another finished custom t-shirt memory quilt top.  
More custom quilts can be seen in my shop.  

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