Mondo Bag

My daughter Sophie was bored yesterday so I decided to take a break from quilting quilts and make this bag with her. The Mondo Bag, designed by M.P. 'Mattie' Rhoades, is made using printed interfacing by Quiltsmart. It is Mondo fun and easy to make. We started it yesterday and finished it tonight!

There are twenty-one different fabrics in this Mondo Bag...

and it's a Christmas present for a beloved teacher. We had a lot of fun making this project together.

Dahlia's

Strips of fabric becomes...

a Strata. 

 A Strata becomes...

 a series of wedges. The wedges become...

a circular design unit. 

This particular technique will yield two circular design units.

I was inspired by Dahlia's.

A close-up.

As of this writing, I have four more Strata to make then cut the wedges and sew everything back together again. It is a bit tedious but I was so excited to see the results I couldn't wait to get all the strata sewn. I'm really pleased with the results so far. I'll post as the quilts progress. I have a great background picked out for one of the circles if the fabric is still in the quilt shop!

Orange and Green

I made this log cabin quilt (above) for my friend Barb for Christmas last year. 

A few years ago, my quilt friend Carl showed me many quilts he had made using the Radiant Suns Templates by Doodle Press. Being inspired, I bought a set of templates for myself. After completing Barb's quilt, I took the leftover fabric and the templates that had been sitting in a drawer for a couple years and made this quilt. The top was completed sans borders months ago and has just been lying around. 

This quilt top is now finished and waiting to be quilted. Do you see a theme here? You guessed it. I have a lot of quilting to do!

Newest Art Quilt

Reconciliation (working title)

Here is the latest art quilt I've been working on. I finished the top last week. I'm thinking of entering it in Paducah but haven't decided yet. This quilt is also waiting to be quilted.

Blooming Nine Patch

The two halves are complete but not sewn together in the photo above.

The quilt is sewn together, ironed and folded and is now resting on the shelf waiting for me to get it quilted. (The owners are also waiting patiently for me to get it quilted.)

Back in the studio!

I'm back from my summer of driving shuttle buses in Glacier National Park and ready to work in the studio. And what better way to begin than by doing a commissioned quilt for my friend Sherry. 

A couple of hours in the fabric store resulted in these beautiful batiks.

 The fabric has been cut and is ready to sew. 

Strip sets have been made and are ready to cut for nine-patches.

The nine patches are done and the blocks are ready to sew together.

The first four rows are sewn together for the upper left corner of the quilt. (Notice the rows are sewn together on the diagonal so the blocks are all on point.)
Stay tuned for more progress pictures in the coming days. 

The pattern Sherry chose is from the book Tradition with a Twist by Blanche Young and her daughter Dalene Young Stone. I told myself that I was never going to make the same quilt twice. However this will be my third Blooming Nine-Patch quilt. I love this pattern for the effects one can achieve with color. I did change the pattern by adding an extra row of nine-patch blocks therefore using nine fabrics instead of eight as called for in the pattern.

Inspiration

I haven't posted anything in awhile. I have been busy quilting quilts for other people. I do want to share some inspiration with you though.

There is an art quilt here somewhere just waiting to get made.

The roses were at my friend Cynthia's house. There are truly stunning. Right light, right moment, I really enjoyed photographing them.