Piece and Quiet

Boy Oh Boy

2009-11-24T09:08:00.000-08:00

The name of this pattern is, "Boy Oh Boy". It was designed by a woman in Draper Utah, and I really enjoyed putting it together. I think I would make this pattern again, I love the triangles! This bedspread is backed with flannel, and was machine quilted with details pulled from the focus fabric. I love how it turned out, and it looks great on my son Carter's bed.

Here is a shot of the great machine quilted details. I love putting together a quilt top, but don't like to hand quilt it, I think I'm going to have all my stuff machine quilted at the end. The machine adds so much detail...detail that would be impossible to duplicate if you were quilting it on a frame by hand.

I still have some fabric left to finish up some triangle throw pillows, that's a project for another day!

Focus Fun Patch

2009-11-24T09:07:00.000-08:00

This the quilt that I made for my son Caleb's bed. I actually used this same pattern for my sister in law Melissa's son. It is so easy to make, and I love how it turned out. I found the red, white, blue, and baseball fabric at several different stores. I collected stacks and stacks of possible fabrics, but finally settled on my seven favorite.

After I finished putting the top together, I had it machine quilted by a woman in Price Utah. She did a great job, and continued the baseball theme by sewing bats, balls, and mitts into the background. I also have to give some credit to my mother in law, Vicki, she sewed the binding on for me. Binding a quilt is my least favorite thing to do, but I really need to make myself do it more often so I can get better at it.

Here's a shot of the finished project. I covered the crib bumpers with Yankee fabric several years ago for my first son, Carter. I continued on with the baseball and blue theme so I could use them again.

Blue and Brown Squares

2008-07-09T07:27:00.000-07:00

I made this baby quilt for my sister-in-law, Melissa. She is going to be having a baby boy in August. She picked the fabric and the pattern, and I put it together for her. The pictures are just of the quilt top. She is going to have the entire thing quilted on a quilting machine (that's my kind of quilting) and Vicki is going to put the binding on when it's done. I really like just doing the top, and then handing it over to someone else to finish it up. Melissa and Devin have put a lot of work into their baby's nursery, click here to see the finished product and how this quilt will tie the room together.

I am also making the bumper pads to go in the crib, but they are not quite camera ready yet!

Puffy Rag Quilt

2008-05-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

I just finished this crib/throw size quilt for my friend Roz. She is going to have a baby boy in mid-June and I made this for her to match her nursery colors and animal theme. It's puffy rag quilt, so the ends of the fabric will fray as she washes it giving it a worn and cozy look and feel.

To make this style of quilt you cut 9 inch X 9 inch squares, sew them together and then stuff each one with fluffy batting. It's a very fun quilt to make.

Scottish Cross

2008-03-16T15:22:00.000-07:00

My brother Brandt served a mission in Scotland. While he was there he sent home several boxes of Tartan scraps. We didn't know what to do with them, but when I saw the Scottish Cross quilt pattern I knew I had to make it. This quilt is 100% wool, and because it frays like crazy, was the most challenging to work with.

Historically, the Scottish Cross was a quilt pattern used throughout Scotland by royalty and peasants alike. It's a great pattern because it allows you to highlight the intricacies of the Tartan in the foreground with a subtle cross in the background.

Red Flowers

2008-03-16T15:17:00.000-07:00

I love this quilt because it looks very hard and intricate, but it's actually really easy to piece together. I made one for my Grandma and Grandpa Cook and one for Christian's Grandma Glenna and Grandpa Gus for Christmas a few years back. Since then my Grandpa Cook and Christian's Grandma Glenna have both passed away. This quilt reminds me of them.

Bug Jars

2008-03-16T14:58:00.000-07:00

This quilt was designed for my friend's baby nephew. She asked me to help her put something together that would be different and cute for a baby. She picked the fabric and I modified my Bottled Roosters pattern to make the jar tall like a mason jar.

Bottled Roosters

2008-03-16T14:51:00.001-07:00

My friend Nicole inspired this quilt design. I was shopping at a fabric store and saw a pattern on how to make baby jar quilts. It consisted of small squares and triangles cut out of fruit and vegetable print fabric. When placed together it looked like small jars of baby food on a shelf. It was really cute, but I didn't want to buy the pattern. I went home and drew out a similar pattern and then brought it up to scale. At the time my friend had purchased her first home and had decorated with some cool funky rooster lamps. I put the two together, and came up with Bottled Roosters.

Purple and Green Log Cabin

2008-03-16T14:48:00.000-07:00

I loved putting together the crazy green and striped patterns. I gave this quilt to my sister-in-law Melissa one year for Christmas. Her favorite color is green, and I think purple is the perfect compliment.

Log Cabin Americana

2008-03-16T14:40:00.000-07:00

My sister Dory was the inspiration for this Log Cabin quilt design. She has always been into American history and had just finished reading a book about John Adams at the time.