Top Borders of the Sunbonnet Sue Quilt

Working on the top borders of the 1936 Sunbonnet Sue quilt:

Memory Quilt #2, in Natural Light

Before shipping my customer's Memory Quilts back to her today, I took a picture of the fleece quilt on our back deck.  Quilts always look prettier in natural lighting.

This is the back -- a piece of fleece the child and her sister loved to cuddle under.

I came back up to my quilting studio to pack the quilts into a box for shipping.  Tiger came with me.  He snuffled at the rag-shag rug I have rolled under my quilting table in anticipation of taking it to the State Fair next week -- rolled, so I don't have to vacuum Tiger's fur off of it again.  He snuffled at it in a forlorn, pathetic mien, and then waddle-clambered atop the roll, turned around (with difficulty) a half dozen times, and then ker-plopped himself right down on the rubbery side of the rug.  😅  Poor ol' mistreated thang.

Memory Quilt #2

Today I quilted my customer's second Memory Quilt.  This quilt is for the older sister of the little girl who passed away last year.  My customer, Joyce, writes this about the various fabrics in the quilt:

"All the blankets were either baby blankets or clothing or a bathrobe.  The backing is a very soft fleece the girls shared and loved.  The parents wanted something special for her older sister that would have special meaning.  Embroidered corners on blankets were salvaged.  Even the pocket on the bathrobe was kept, for a character was climbing out of the pocket.  One thing I tried to use was some swans that were on a baby quilt.  Initially, I thought I could; but upon closer inspection, they were too frayed.  Since the swans meant so much to them, I reconstructed a pair of swans.  As with many things in life, it is our sentimental connection that takes them to a higher plain than just being an old blanket or hoodie or whatever."

The quilt measures 49" x 61".  Tomorrow I will take pictures of the whole quilt in natural light.

First Memory Quilt, Quilting Finished

I finished quilting my customer's Memory Quilt last night.  

The Circle of Geese blocks feature fabric from the clothes of a little girl who passed away last year.  The backing was part of the child's comforter.  The corners, displaying elephants, were cut from a nursing blanket the mother used when the family lived in Kenya and the little girl was a baby.  They are particularly fond of yellow and of daisies. 

Thus the Omni thread, by Superior, in a shade of yellow called 'Butter'.  The pantograph is called G'Daisy.  The quilt measures 73" x 88".  The last picture shows the back, which was a favorite comforter.  My customer will complete the binding.

More Quilting on Customer's Memory Quilt

Just a couple of rows left on my customer's Memory Quilt.  The Circle of Geese blocks feature fabric from the clothes of a little girl who passed away last year.  The backing was part of the child's comforter.  The corners, displaying elephants, were cut from a nursing blanket the mother used when the family lived in Kenya and the little girl was a baby.  They are particularly fond of yellow and of daisies. 

Thus the Omni thread, by Superior, in a shade of yellow called 'Butter'.  The pantograph is called G'Daisy.  The quilt measures 73" x 88".  I hope to finish it tomorrow.

My customer asked that I take pictures of my quilting machine, an 18" HandiQuilter Avanté, so she could show the family for whom she is making the quilt.  This is the machine Larry surprised me with for Christmas, to replace my HQ16.  The frame is 12' long.