priscilla's tops

Sibling block quilts, featuring Priscilla from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello! Louise here to share some quilts made from blocks donated by Covered in Love supporters. Today I'm focusing on what I call "sibling" blocks, which are groups of blocks in the same design. They are often donated by the same person in coordinating fabrics.

This first quilt is made with lovely autumnal log cabin blocks sewn by Priscilla. She sent enough to make several quilts and this is the first.

How about this fun zig-zaggy chevron quilt? These are also Priscilla's blocks.

I backed them with this bird fabric that I've been holding onto for at ...

added by Louise 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under priscilla's tops , sibling blocks

Beautiful donated tops from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello, friends! Louise here to share some really lovely tops that were donated to Covered in Love recently. I quilted and bound them and now they are ready to comfort families. First up is this bright, modern quilt pieced by Christine. The black centers of each block are a fun confetti design.

Next is this cute disappearing nine patch by Donna. Have you ever tried this block design? I've made several myself and it's so versatile.

For the back, I used this blue floral that was also donated. Zingy!

Next is this all-batik bargello pieced by Priscilla. I ...

added by Louise 8 months ago. under christine's tops , louise quilts , priscilla's tops

May Showers from Kat & Cat Quilts

April showers bring May flowers, so they say. But it's May now and we're still having almost daily showers! I try not to complain because I know we'll probably have a dry summer soon enough, but boy does it get steamy when the sun comes out after a rain.

All the quilts in today's post are tops made by Priscilla and quilted by volunteer long-armer Wendy, thank you, ladies!

The top quilt with the value HSTs has quite a few blocks turned the "wrong" way. There's so many that it must be on purpose. It ...

added by Kat 11 months, 3 weeks ago. under priscilla's tops , wendy quilts

Finishing touches featuring Priscilla and Stephanie from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello, friends! Louise here to share some lovely quilts that were donated as nearly finished tops and only required a little bit of extra sewing on my part. First up is this gorgeous sampler made by Stephanie.

The top was languishing in her UFO pile. So many fun blocks, several new to me! Check out this trapunto butterfly with metallic gold blanket stitching. You can see the pretty, shimmery pale blue background she used, too. I think it is Fairy Frost?

I love the colors in this quilt, and was thrilled to find this backing fabric donated by Christine. Doesn ...

added by Louise 1 year ago. under louise quilts , priscilla's tops , stephanie's tops

Bright Winter Quilts from Kat & Cat Quilts

Wonderful Wendy made the quilts in this week's post. Lovely bright colors to liven up the winter days! It's been properly cold here the past week, hopefully our one bad cold snap for the year.

The first one is Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trips Around the World design done with monochrome blocks.

I love these bright rainbow color schemes. Wendy had the perfect rainbow color fade border for this quilt.

Lastly, this is very large and cozy disappearing 9 patch top Priscilla sent in that Wendy quilted on her long arm.

Unfortunately my work schedule fell where I ...

added by Kat 1 year, 4 months ago. under priscilla's tops , wendy quilts

Pieces from Priscilla from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello, friends! Louise here to share some beautiful quilts pieced by Priscilla and finished by me. Priscilla is a generous donor, sending in many coordinated blocks and tops. Let's dive in!

This first quilt was donated as a small top, featuring rail fence blocks interspersed with nine patches and friendship stars. All it needed was a small border, so I added a navy blue animal print. Red flannel backing and simple stippling keep it soft and snuggly.

Next we have a vibrant star block quilt, also completely scrappy. Priscilla has a great eye for value so these stars have ...

added by Louise 1 year, 8 months ago. under louise quilts , priscilla's tops

Love 4 Longarmers from Kat & Cat Quilts

Jo's top quilted by Kay and Denise

Happy Friday quilters! I finally woke up at sunrise on one of my days off to take quilt pictures before the sun got blindingly bright and hot. It's full summer already and it's only June! This post is full of quilt tops that were donated and sent to longarmers to be quilted, so they are mostly very large.

Top by Karen M's friend, quilted by Kay and Denise

In this heat it's hard to imagine snuggling under a quilt, but I just delivered another 20 the one of ...

added by Kat 1 year, 10 months ago. under denise and kay quilt , johanna's tops , meloney quilts , priscilla's tops , wendy quilts

Quilt Top Round Up from Kat & Cat Quilts

Little bit of business up top:

I have had 2 mystery Give Back Box deliveries, please email at CoveredinLoveTx@gmail.com to claim them. One was a large Swoon block completed quilt, the other (has been claimed).

Secondly: Quilts for Uvalde info

Now on to Friday Finishes!

It's a quilt top round up! These are some of the last quilts from the batch of UFO tops I finished back in the Spring. This colorful 9-patch top came from Amy A.

Cyndy sent in this scrappy plus top. I really like the assortment if neutral fabrics she used.

This stunning ...

added by Kat 1 year, 10 months ago. under frances' tops , priscilla's tops

So much variety in your orphan tops and blocks! from Kat & Cat Quilts

Welcome to another post featuring YOUR orphan blocks and tops! Louise here, filling in the words to go with Kat's mighty fine photos. With everything Kat has on her plate, I'm so grateful that she takes the time to make these quilts shine in their school pictures.

The first quilt features a garden theme. The four sections look like they were sewn together by the

same person and were perhaps meant to be small wall hangings. Such pretty little panels!

I added a neutral background to combine them into a single lap sized piece and put more garden ...

added by Louise 1 year, 11 months ago. under frances' tops , louise quilts , orphan , priscilla's tops

Your donations, ready to go! from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello, friends! Louise here to share another batch of quilts made from your donated orphan blocks, tops, and fabric. The variety of what passes through my hands on the way to comfort families never ceases to delight me! Let's jump right in with these neutral hexagons, made by Julie S. Isn't this soft and soothing? Julie's top was just a smidge small when it arrived. She had already bordered it with scrappy 3" neutral squares and rectangles, so I pulled a few more from my stash and just added another round to bring it up to size ...

added by Louise 2 years, 1 month ago. under frances' tops , julie s's tops , louise quilts , priscilla's tops

More of your orphan blocks and UFOs from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello, again! Louise here with another batch of quilts made from the parts and pieces that YOU have sent in. Let's start with the one that was the closest to completion when it arrived. I think this style is called a "Baltimore Album." The central blocks and several borders were finished and I only needed to add the final 2 or 3 borders to bring it up to size. I'm pleased that I had fabric that coordinated really nicely with the greens and deep reds of the center. While these are classic Christmas colors, the design isn't ...

added by Louise 2 years, 3 months ago. under christine's tops , louise quilts , priscilla's tops

Presenting: Your Orphan Blocks from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello! Louise here, to share with you a couple of quilts I finished using YOUR orphan blocks. See one of your blocks in this post? Let us know in the comments! This first quilt started with the two sections of log cabin blocks in the center column.

Both came to me already sewn together, but not large enough for an entire quilt.

I love the soft blues and pinks of this one! It lingered in my studio until I gathered enough friends in similar colors to fill out a top. I grouped similar size and style blocks into three columns ...

added by Louise 2 years, 4 months ago. under louise quilts , priscilla's tops

Quilter Practice from Kat & Cat Quilts

Happy weekend! It's nice and cool here and I have some great big cozy quilts. You may recall that a little while ago I had a large split nine quilt from Priscilla that was finished off by Denies and Kay. Denies & Kay recently purchased a long arm and volunteered to finish some CiL quilts as they learn their new machine. It's a mutually beneficial exchange!

Priscilla also made this large (61"x81") patriotic quilt which Denise and Kay quilted with Baptist fans. I really like this simple design with the strings and the HSTs in the corner. I ...

added by Kat 2 years, 5 months ago. under denise and kay quilt , priscilla's tops

Great Big Quilts from Kat & Cat Quilts

Some big cozy quilts this week from the long armers! Wendy quilted this one that Sherrill pieced. Perfect for the falling leaves and fall weather.

These colors are similar to the ones in our latest drive and I am loving how those blocks are looking at they come in.

Priscilla pieced this pastel chain top and Pam quilted it.

And this blue and yellow top was pieced by Jeanine and quilted by Pam.

Pam has an uncanny knack for perfectly flat, smooth bindings. I'm terribly impressed.

Her bindings are so smooth I had a hard time getting my gravity ...

added by Kat 2 years, 6 months ago. under linda quilts , marianne's tops , pam quilts , priscilla's tops , wendy quilts

Bright Happy Quilts from Louise from Kat & Cat Quilts

Tammy is still hard at work on the May/June block drive quilts! Visit her blog to see the latest!

Louise sent me this batch of orphan block quilts a while back and they've been waiting their turn for a photo shoot. The blocks that started this quilt came from Cathy and Louise added some.

Some of the blocks appear to be from the book Farmhouse Vintage. I love the embroidered details on the mixer and the bee.

Louise blogged about these quilts on her site here. So you can read more details there.

These wonky stars and the ...

added by Kat 2 years, 7 months ago. under christine's tops , christy's tops , jan's tops , louise quilts , priscilla's tops

Rounding up the Strays from Kat & Cat Quilts

Happy weekend friends, I hope everyone is doing well! I had a very relaxing 2 weeks off and now I'm back to the hospital grind. School has started again and I have a new group of anxious future nurses to warp *ahem* I mean teach.

Pam recently took on my stash of leftover string blocks from the past 5 years of January drives. This quilt is made of the 12.5" blocks. There are several different designs, but they still go together really well.

These leftover string blocks from a pre-2019 string block drive were assembled and quilted by ...

added by Kat 2 years, 7 months ago. under pam quilts , priscilla's tops , split nine 19 , string block drive 20

Orphans, UFOs, and WIPs from Kat & Cat Quilts

Welcome back to another rundown of quilts Louise has put together from the unfinished projects and odds and ends that are donated to Covered in Love! This modern setting of orphan blocks with negative space is one of my favorites, Louise blogged about it here.

Louise also made this Jacob's Ladder from some charm packs. She wrote a funny blog about it here.

These present blocks came from Christine and made a quick finish, blogged here.

I tried to capture to metallic gold in the fabrics, but you'll just have to take my word for it! There were ...

added by Kat 2 years, 9 months ago. under christine's tops , louise quilts , priscilla's tops

With a Little Help From my Friends from Kat & Cat Quilts

Top by Beth, pattern "Wanda" by GE Designs, quilted by me

More quilts finished this week from tops sent in by generous quilters! Covered in Love is rapidly approaching 1000 quilts. Do you guys have any suggestions how we should celebrate?

Top by Beth, pattern "Hope" by GE Designs, quilted by me

When we hit 300 back in January of 2018 I had a giveaway along with the block drive, which seems like a good idea.

Top by Beth, pattern "Toni" by GE Designs, quilted by me

The pace of quilts this spring has obviously been much faster than usual ...

added by Kat 2 years, 10 months ago. under mina's tops , priscilla's tops

Louise and Friends from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello quilting friends and Happy Easter, Happy Spring, etc. I recently sent Louise a great big box (nearly 50lbs) of UFOs and other goodies, and she has already returned 4 quilts

This neutral top from Meg was in the box since it called for fancy quilting and Louise is much better at that than I am!

The top has piecing, applique, and other techniques to create texture with tone-on-tone fabrics. It was hard to take pictures of but it's a stunner in real life!

Louise added a thin flange of golden brown fabric and a neutral checked border. Her ...

added by Kat 3 years ago. under louise quilts , priscilla's tops

Hooray for Louise from Kat & Cat Quilts

Louise has been putting her time at home to good use finishing quilts for Covered in Love at quite the rate! For anyone who is unfamiliar, Louise and I have had an arrangement for a while where I ship her UFOs and orphan blocks donated to CiL and she recombines them to make beautiful finished quilts!

You can read more from Louise about how she put together the first 3 quilts on this post on her blog here.

She has a real knack for matching different projects and fabrics and I love her FMQ!

These Christmas Geese and coordinating ...

added by Kat 3 years, 5 months ago. under dyeing , louise quilts , priscilla's tops

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