~Among Brenda's Quilts~

Abigail's Quilt - ABC Bunnies Mar 7, 2002

Insights: I bought what I thought was enough fabric for borders and backing - but bunny fabric does run one way so the borders had to be fussy cut leaving not enought fabric for backing. I stil have enough border fabric for another Bunny Quilt - I'll just have to buy the ABC panel. Don't prewash ABC they don't shrink square.

There are plenty of panel prints that would suit this style of quilt.

Pineapple Quilt - Summer 2002

Designed by Loretta Smith (Pineapple Quilt: A Piece of Cake), from the book 'Homegrown Quilts'. Made in Joan Robinson's class at Cotton by Post in Ailsa Craig; lap size (48x71") with Chinese fabrics. Given to Mutti when she was in hospital with pneumonia.

Town and Country, Spring 2002

Center panel from a Debbie Mumm design. I started this one as an exercise in drafting copying the centre panel from a photo and I just kept drafting and adding to it. The finished wall hanging (59x59") also showed at the Millenium Quilt Show in 2003, then hung in my office at 47 Front St. Strathroy for many years.

Windmill is pieced and applique; lighthouse is paper pieced. Lots of fun just to build on a central idea!

Whole Cloth Halloween 2001

A Debbie Mumm Print I machine quilted. This project was more work than expected.

Future: Should get some embellishments - buttons, etc. - to spruce it up. This is one of those decorations that comes out every year.

Formal Garden Quilt 2000 (92x116")

After not quilting for about 5 years I tackled this quilt which I had cut out but never put together. With little past experience behind me this was a challenge with about 3000 pieces. I picked something easier after doing this one.

Not a good colour for a home with a brown labrador retriever! I chose a darker quilt for the bed and made it a couple of years later (see Cottage Flower)

Cottage Flower (84x108")

A Thimbleberries design. The border fabric was the inspiration for this quilt (although the border fabric was purchased with stack and wrack in mind). The quilt was machine quilted by Patterson Quilters in Wabash with a varigated thread (beige, red, blue) and on the burgundy backing was visually very pleasing.

It was also shown at the New Millenium Quilt Show, Walterloo in June '03.

Confetti Quilt (82x93")

Designer Jan Bahr, American Patchwork and Quilting June 2002. This quilt was made as a fundraiser for The Strathroy United Church and purchased by one of the staff. The quilt was hanging in a public place on display. Unfortunately it was vandalized before the staff member got it home by someone with a indelible black marker.

• Lesson 1. Hang your quilts out of reach of children.
• Lesson 2. Have insurance.

Li’l Blokes’s Gollie Charm, 2003

These little dolls are called Gollie Wogs in Austrailia. Honestly, I don’t think they are “politically correct” but my sister-in-law asked for this to be made for her for Christmas so I did. Designer Lynn Hyland, Australian Patchwork and Quilting Annual Vol 8, #10.

Snowflake Stars 2001 (58x73")

This is another quilt inspired by border fabric, in this case a pretty print with "Silent Night" music printed upon it. There were some months spent collecting snow fabric.

Sunshine and Shadow March '03 Lap-sized

A Reversible Quilt. Made up of scrap bag materials with the addition of the beige marbled fabric used as setting strips and for the sunshine portion of the light side. This quilt was sold at the Strathroy United Church Talent Auction Apr. 6 '03 to Doris Robotham of Strathroy for $125. This pattern would make a fabulous Christmas quilt.

Sampler Block Quilt

This quilt was constructed using Georgia Bonesteel's's Lap Quilting method and was the second quilt I made (about 1987). it is hand-quilted and the top was machine pieced using dressmaking fabrics from my scrap bag.

Prairie Meadow 68 x 85” Spring 2002

From Australian Patchwork and Quilting Vol 8 #10. This quilt just looks so nice. My friend Sue Wales, who has a funkier colour palette in her head, helped pick out colours. I have tried to give this quilt away twice but so far no takers. Perhaps I’m meant to keep it…

Uncle Roberts 9 Patch Chain (Top Only, Spring 2003, Queensized)

Designed by Robert Callaham from Chatham. A Queen-sized quilt from McCalls Magazine. For donation to the Frosy Frolic Bazaar at Strathroy United Church. Brouwer's Fabrics donated the materials, I pieced it and Loretta Harris organized the hand quilters. Lots of community spirit is in this project.

Snowmen

Four Snowmen, wall-hanging. From a Debbie Mumm pattern. Each snowman has a different expression showing a full range of emotions. This one comes out every winter for our wall.

Trees and Barns

Another Wall-hanging. Paper pieced central blocks with log cabin surrounding them. This little quilt was taught to my sister in law Kathy and I by Shirley Bobier way before she dreamed of owning a quilting store.