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Delores started this, her one and only quilt in a class about 30 or so years ago.  It is entirely hand pieced!  The class unfortunately did not see the quilt to completion, so it has just been hanging around for a few decades.  Delores' friend Naomi couldn't bear to see it unfinished so she picked out some issues and got a border on and brought it over.

Naomi and I opted for the Feathered Garden pantograph a mauve thread that complimented the fabrics.   There might be some broadcloth and polyester blends in the quilt, but who cares? It quilted ...

This beautiful sampler quilt was made by Marlene.  This is actually the first quilt that Marlene ever started.  She took a class from Marilyn Weibe in the late 1980s.  She was obviously an amazing teacher and Marlene was a good student as these blocks are perfection.  Oh, and the entire top was hand pieced!!

Marlene had begun the process of hand quilting this one, but other projects took priority and it never got finished. Maybe she lost motivation when she no longer lived in the house with the wall paper that matched the border fabric? So instead of letting it ...

Deann made this sweet quilt using blocks from the Alice's Wonderland Sampler Quilt Book by Alice Caroline.  The book contains 100 blocks, but Deanne decided that 49 blocks made a great quilt.

Deann used a lovely mix of old and new fabrics in the quilt.  Deann is a fairly new quilter, but her sister Eileen has enjoyed the hobby for years and has accumulated some fabric that Deann sometimes dips into.

Deann chose the Feathered Garden pantograph that adds a pretty finish.

I really love the Dear Stella Jardin print that Deann selected for the back too.

So... it appears that I haven't shared any quilts since April!  I have in fact been quilting, but spent a lot of time enjoying my summer as well.  So time to share some of the wonderful things that have travelled through my studio in the last 5 months.

First up is the lovely BQ4 quilt that Marion brought.  Her niece fell in love with the black print and had Marion make it into a quilt for her.  The BQ patterns from Maple Island quilts are a great way to show off a larger scale print.

We used the Dragon ...

To keep with the pretty colors and floral print, Ann selected the Feathered Garden pantograph.  It really jumps off the solids on the front of the quilt.  We used a shiny lilac Magnifico thread.

This pretty and delicate quilt was made by Audrey.  The pattern is the Cream and Sugar Block of the Month by It's Sew Emma.  Audrey used fabrics from her stash to pull this quilt together, and I think she did an amazing job.  I personally have next to no fabrics of this type in my stash, but I was really drawn to this quilt, and does it ever look good in my spare room where I often photograph quilts.

Check out the planning and the fussy cutting for the square in the centre of this star!

Audrey chose the ...

This batik beauty was made by Marion.  The two sizes of Crazy Curves/Drunkard's Path blocks add a lot of interest to the quilt top.

Marion chose the Feathered Garden pantograph and a copper colored shiny Magnifico thread for the quilting.

Reneta sent this fun and floral Ladder Cake Quilt.   This quilt seemed very different from Reneta's typical quilting style, so we ended up using a pantograph that is not her usual choice either.

Reneta is normally one of my "no feathers please" clients, but the Feather Garden pantograph seemed like the perfect fit with it mix of roses and feather plumes.  I used a cream colored thread that blended well across the prints in the quilt.

Joanne sent this beautiful Lazy Goose Quilt.  The pattern is available from Running Doe Quilts.

Joanne selected the Feathered Garden pantograph and a medium green thread,  Maginifico #2093 - Sorrento.

  

I think the quilting and thread choice tie all the fabrics and backing together perfectly.

Margaret selected the Feathered Garden Pantograph and I think it suited the quilt perfectly.