Modern yet traditional for Dorrie

A Modern Maple Leaf quilt 

Made with large HST blocks which make up four maple leaves. 

We decided that the quilting needed to reflect the same... traditional yet modern. 

Sew the quilting has straight line combined with feathers 

split between the HSTs as well as the solid blocks. 

The feathers came together in a nice mirrored design in the center of the quilt 

which was one of our goals for this quilt.  

I also quilted the feathers on all of the edges of the quilt 

to create a scallop effect. It worked out great!

Great fabrics! 

A second quilt for Dorrie...

This quilt is made from a Jaybird pattern named Hugs & Kisses 

This quilt has a very different feel with a soft pallet of fabrics in pinks. 

Mostly prints with roses so...

this one is quilted with Zen Roses

Pink thread, wool batting and a pink backing.

A very sweet romantic quilt 

Thank you Dorrie! 

Dorrie and I took the same classes at Sister's this month 

for A Quilter's Affair. We had so much fun. Both classes were wonderful! 

One with Scott Hansen of Blue Nickle Studios and another from 

John Q. Adams aka Quilt Daddy

More on the quilts we made later :0) 

Enjoy your weekend 

Stay cool! Tot ziens, Jo

Goldie Girls ;0) ASQG 2015 quilt show

Vintage Valentine by Sandra E

Vintage Valentine by Sandra E

Gorgeous work Sandy! Lots of love went into this one :0)
Thank you Sandy for your kind words

Sandy's beautiful applique!

Changing gears to Sandy's love of scrappy...

Scrappy Balls!
Quilted with Crazy Swirls as a custom e2e
laid out in the blocks/the negative space between the balls. 

Scrappy Balls by Sandra E

Plus Sandy's love for Australian fabrics... 

Aboriginal Spirit by Sandra E

Quilted as a custom e2e with the design, lined up to Sandy's blocks.

Two of Phoebe's quilts

Summer Breeze 

Summer Breeze by Phoebe W

Quilted with Zen Roses e2e

and Tilt-a-Whirl

Tilt-a-Whirl by Phoebe W

Also quilted with Crazy Swirls in a custom e2e 

this time lined up with the sashing intersections.

Thank you to my two favorite Goldie Girls!!!

More tomorrow... off to fire up the longarm.

Helena got a tune up, maintenance and a good cleaning yesterday

sew we can frost a few customer quilts for the holidays!

Tot ziens, Jo

"We will be known forever by the tracks we leave"

Quilting for Sandy and Phoebe

Today's catch up post with quilts made by Sandy E and Phoebe,

quilted in May. First is Phoebe's scrappy quilt...

made with her favorite block, pinwheels

 Quilted with Zen Roses

an e2e by One Song Needle Arts

 that complimented all of the floral prints and colors

that Phoebe put into her scrappy quilt

This second quilt is made by Sandy E.

using up pieces of her Australian print fabrics

Quilting design is an e2e from Apricot Moon

lined up and repeated within the blocks

I choose the quilting design

to work with these great aboriginal prints

with lots of color

Beautiful! Thank you Phoebe and Sandy

You are the best Scrap Happy Girls! 

Roses for Janie

Framed Roses made by Janie. 

Soft pastel colors, all rose print fabrics
framed in solid greens. 

   Quilted with Zen Roses, an e2e from One Song Needle Arts and Digi-tech

with wool batting and a variegated So Fine #40 thread in soft greens,
#707 Wagga Wagga, funny name :0)

The wool batting has such nice loft.
The binding will also be a darker green to create a frame around the
entire quilt. It's actually not as dark a green as it looks in the pix.

After binding is added, this quilt will be ready for Janie

when she returns next week to work on Amaretto Cottage,

a quilt we have been working on together for a year. 

We are almost ready to add the final two borders and then quilting this beauty.

Also in the works are the Snowman quilts

Two customers worked on and finished this block of the month
Merry Merry Snowmen

with machine applique and hand embroidered details.

It's really cute and fun to work on :0)

 There are several snowmen peeking out of the blocks.

 This guy is up in the cornerstone of the border and will have beads added for eyes

and more embellishments will be added once the tops are quilted.

I am very happy with my Innova and how nice it handles hand guided

as well as doing ruler work. 

Enjoy the weekend

Make the time to take some stitches, Jo

 "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave."
Native American Proverb

Quilting to finish out the year 2014

It's been a tough two weeks, loosing Crystal suddenly, the holidays 

and getting the last quilts finished for the year. A wrap up...

 Sandy E's quilt

A scrappy modern quilt which I did my custom e2e

Crazy Swirls

 We were both happy with how this one turned out

The texture of the design, quilted with a silver/grey Fantastico thread

brought this beautifully pieced scrappy quilt up a notch

Thank you Sandy

T-shirt quilt for Linda S

Pieced for a customer, all made of her husbands T-shirts

from years of attending the Reno Air Races

 From 70s, 80s and 90s events

 Some classics

 Quilted with Star Spangled Banner

Thank you Linda

More airplanes, these cute airplane blocks pieced by Donna

in a quilt made for a new grand baby coming soon :0)

Quilted with a cute airplane e2e

Wool batting and a teal minkee backing

Thank you Donna

Below, the wall hanging for Joyce

 now quilted with echo, crosshatch, SID

 and floral designs added to triangle and square set on point spaces
created around the large Churn Dash center

Thank you Joyce

Five for Cindy G

Loved the colors in this quilt made by Cindy

 Quilted with a Dogwood e2e

 made with a great backing too!

A scrappy flannel quilt quilted with Woven Wind e2e

Three more that were posted here

A second scrappy flannel quilt, this one quilted with a leaf e2e

The kitty quilt, quilted with Catrina, an e2e

The first one quilted for Cindy was a wedding gift for a friend

not finding the pix however it's been posted here.

Thank you Cindy!

A store sample for Honey Run Quilters

 This beauty is pieced by Anne

 A large log cabin made with great fabrics available at Honey Run Quilters!

 Quilted with pink thread in a new design

Zen Roses

Thank you Ronda, Anne, Kelly, your sample will be quilted soon!

and the whole crew at Honey Run Quilters

That does it for the year

It's been a good year, with lots of changes, some good, some not so much

Moonbear Designs and Quilting will be closed for the remainder of 2014

Thank you to my wonderful customers! 

I appreciate you so very much

Michael and I have a customer appreciation day planned for summer 2015

Enjoy your Holidays!

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy, Peaceful New Year

from Jo and Michael

In memory of Crystal who enjoyed greeting everyone

I miss my beautiful girl '0(