A Thoughtful Grandad

I had a thoughtful Grandad bring me a couple of quilts to finish for his Grandchildren.
Their Grandmother had recently died and Grandad wanted his Grandchildren to have quilts that their Grandmother had made.
Grandad's only request was that one top be quilted with daisies for 'Daisy' and one possibly with lions for 'Leo.'
For Daisy's quilt I also found a backing fabric in my stash that also had daisies, so that was a win, win situation.

Leo's quilt was backed with a beige/cream fabric that had swirls reminiscent of a lions mane, and yes I found a lovely lion panotgraph to suit too. Both quilts were finished with a machine attached binding to compliment the tops...

Marion eventually has a finished quilt, I say eventually as this top has been in progress for many years, it's been a finished top for many years too, now it's a quilt. The quilting design used is 'Surf', lost on many of the busy fabrics but showing up well on the backing fabric. Marion requested that I add a half binding so that she could sit and hand sew to the back while reminiscing on all of those fabric hexies cut from many of the dresses that she wore in the sixties and seventies...

An Exquisite Baltimore Basket Quilt

I am so privileged to be asked to quilt for my clients. I appreciate each and every quilt but every now and then I'm in awe of the artistry and craftsmanship that lies under the needle of my longarm.
Vy's quilts are always inspirational. Although I know I would never have the patience to do such intricate applique work I acknowledge her special skills and determination to finish such a time consuming project. Not only a very large double bed quilt but also a runner for the bedroom dresser.

All of the applique work in each block is hand stitched, embroidered and then padded. to top that all four borders are also appliqued too

Quilted with cream trilobal thread in the background with teal thread in the sashings. Simply cotton 100% cotton wadding, cotton wadding is always my preferred wadding, it gives a wonderful finish on any and every quilt.

Lots of hours of hand sewing by Vy and then three weeks work of longarm quilting by me.

I had too  many photos to choose from so please just enjoy, there are loads here, starting with a few of the quilt top before quilting......

Enjoy!