Yummy Quilt

MaryAnn pieced this darling version of "Yummy" for one of her granddaughters.

She sent it to me for some machine quilting, I quilted an all over flower pattern.  I love how happy and cute it turned out. 

The machine quilting pattern is one of my new designs that will be available to long-arm quilter in digital and paper pantograph patterns in August. I can't wait to share more about that. :)

Pattern for Yummy is designed by Julie of Jaybird Quilts.

Kelly Marie Quilt

Kimberly from Main Street Market Designs designed this darling Kelly Marie quilt.

It's a fun quilt with a modern yet traditional feel.

Kimberly brought it to me and asked for some modern custom machine quilting, something to really make those white squares pop and give the quilt a more modern feeling.

I think it turned out really cool!

Take a minute to hop over to Main Street Market Designs to see all of Kimberly's beautiful quilts.

Scrappy Trip Along #scrappytripalong

I mentioned a couple months back that these Scrappy Trip Along quilts are on my bucket list. I still love them and totally want to make one.

MaryAnn made this darling version, I love the color scheme that she has going on here, even though it's scrappy it flows so nicely.

MaryAnn asked me to machine quilt an all over pattern, she loves circles so I machine quilted an all over circle & swirl pattern, I love the softness that it added to the quilt.

Thanks so much for letting me machine quilt your darling quilt MaryAnn!

Here is another darling Scrappy Trip Along that I machine quilted a few months back.

Creative Mojo!

I am so excited and nervous I swear I might have peed my pants a little!

Today, the MARK LIPINKSI called me and asked me to be on his Creative Mojo radio show tomorrow! EEEKKK!!!

If you have a moment I hope you'll tune in and listen to me chatting with Mark, I'll be on there at about 1:50 MST. :)

Transforming a Simple 9-Patch Quilt

This super cool quilt was pieced by my friend Jamie. She pieced this quilt as a gift for a friends 50th birthday. How sweet is that!

Jamie sent the quilt to me and told me that she wanted custom machine quilting, but basically I could do whatever I wanted. So I just did whatever I felt like at that moment. :)

I really wan't too sure how I was going to quilt it in the beginning, so I took a picture of it, sometimes when I see quilts in a photo then I can see the pattern better and get more ideas how to machine quilt it.

It's kinda cool to see the before and after pictures.

Jamie did ask me to machine quilt a 50 somewhere in the quilt. Since it is a birthday gift. I love how it turned out, it's there, but it's very subtle.

It was a very fun quilt to custom machine quilt.

I thought the back turned out really cool too, so I had to share a picture. :)

And if this isn't enough of a picture overload....here are a few from Instagram. 

Applique Flower Quilt

Terry pieced this beautiful applique quilt.

She sent it to me for some custom machine quilting, she really likes swirls and pebbles so I quilted all the background in tiny pebbles and swirls, I love how they made the flying geese and flowers just pop.

All of the background was pieced so I did add in a few little quilting designs in those areas, just to add extra interest.

I love how your quilt turned out Terry! Thanks for letting me machine quilt for you!

Car Quilts ~ Quilts for Little Boys

A few months back Becky had me machine quilt a couple of little car quilts for some grand-babies. I thought they turned out pretty dang cute and so did she, she loved them so much that she sent me 3 more!

I custom machine quilted these just like the first time. Seriously aren't they the cutest little quilts!

Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe

I shared a little peek into this new book, Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe last fall, but today I get to share again, and...... if you read to the bottom you'll have a chance to win a FREE copy!

Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe is a fabulous "modern" type quilt book published by Martingale/That Patchowrk Place.

I feel so honored that I was asked, among so many rockstar pattern designers to share one of my quilts in this beautiful book.

Knots is the quilt that I designed for this book, it's a fun pattern and with just one quilt block you get an awesome illusion of "knots".

You can read more or purchase this awesome book over on Martingale's website. 

If you'd like to enter to win a FREE copy of this book, click here!

America Makes Fast Quilts - I quilted 3 quilts!

My brilliant friends over at It's Sew Emma have designed some fantastic quilts....again!

This time they have 3 patterns in the Spring 2013 issue of McCalls Quilting, America Makes Fast Quilts.

I custom machine quilted all 3 of these quilts for them and it's always so much fun to see something that you've worked on appear in a magazine. :)

First up is Pick Up Sticks, designed by Sara Price for It's Sew Emma, machine quilted by Natalia Bonner.

Next is Funfetti designed by Jocelyn Ueng for It's Sew Emma, machine quilted by Natalia Bonner. Kits available at Fat Quarter Shop.

Odds and Ends is also featured in America Makes Fast Quilts. Designed by Jocelyn Ueng for It's Sew Emma. Machine quilted by Natalia Bonner. Kits are available at Fat Quarters Shop.

Summer Still Life ~ American Patchwork & Quilting ~ August 2013

Photo used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2013 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.

I am so beyond excited and flattered today to share our quilt today! Seriously, how huge of a compliment is it to have a quilt in American Patchwork & Quilting magazine, yes I'm blushing! :)

Photo used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2013 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.

Kathleen and I designed this quilt, Summer Still Life, a few years back, it's still one of our very most favorite designs ever. We just love the crisp, freshness of it. 

Summer Still Life quilt & pattern is featured in the August 2013 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Be sure to check out the pattern and photos, the staff over at American Patchwork & Quilting did an awesome job putting it together!

A fun fact about this quilt: this quilt was the first time I did a double batt when machine quilting, the quilt has one layer of Hobbs 80/20 batting and one layer of Quilters Dream Wool batting, so it has some really awesome texture and is also super heavy!

Another fun fact, for those of you that know me know how much I strongly dislike turning my applique, well, the applique on this quilt is all turned! :) But still sewn on by machine.