The Little Mermaid

I just finished making 13 of these Little Mermaid blocks for our quilt guild friendship block exchange. The theme this year was fairy tales. I had several fairy tales to choose from, but I had all kinds of ideas about the textures and colors you'd find under the sea, so Little Mermaid it was. At first I was unsure if I could translate my ideas to a quilt block, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I'm excited to go to the exchange this morning and see all the blocks I'll be getting back!

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January Customer Quilts

I'm always still busy the first of each year with the "after Christmas rush". I don't know what it is about Christmas and people wanting to get quilts done. Maybe it's not Christmas at all, but just because it's so cold outside...

Two of the same 1930s print table toppers for Jolene B. Don't you just love 1930s reproduction prints? I know I do!

Two very similar fall table toppers for Jolene B. (The one on the bottom is a little bit smaller.)

And a cute country style table topper for Jolene B.

9-patch "sister's" friendship exchange quilt for Sandra K. (1 of 3)

9-patch "sister's" friendship exchange quilt for Sandra K. (2 of 3)

And the 3rd of 3 9-patch friendship exchange quilts for Sandra K.--She's been busy piecing, now she'll be busy finishing the binding :)

Confetti lap quilt for Marilyn G. (Actually done late in December, so it made the January post.)

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December Customer Quilts

Here are pictures of the customer quilts I did during the month of December. I was able to do all these and still get ready for Christmas. Yay!

This is a cute snowball block lap quilt for Jill G. I love this fabric--it's so bright and cheery!

Here's a closeup shot of one of the snowball blocks. Jill asked me to quilt a snowflake in the center of each one.

Another lap quilt for Jill G. This one is pieced in half-square triangles and I quilted an all-over swirl pattern.

Here's a picture of a darling autumn wall hanging for Ann L. I quilted this one with an all-over leaf pattern in the body of the quilt and pumpkins and vines in the border.

And the first of four queen size quilts for Shelly B. This one is a sampler in 1930s era prints. I quilted the body of the quilt in an all-over flower pattern, and quilted loops, leaves & vines, and large flowers in the borders.

Here's the second of the four for Shelly B. This and the next two are Underground Railroad samplers made from Civil War era reproduction prints. I quilted this one with a feather pattern in each block, loops in the sashing, and the same feather pattern in the big outer border.

And the third for Shelly B. Another Underground Railroad. I love the colors she chose for these. I quilted a feather pattern in each of the blocks, swirls in the sashing, and the same feather pattern in the big outer border.

And the fourth for Shelly B. She has obviously been very busy piecing such beautiful quilts. This one is my personal favorite, though. I quilted a feather pattern in each of the blocks, a double loop pattern in the sashing, and a feather pattern in the big outer border. I think Shelly may have inspired me to make one of my own! I guess I'll add that to my project list.

And last but certainly not least, here is a beautiful wall hanging for Peggy E. The picture is small, but it is all I have. This was a 50th wedding anniversary gift, and I quilted leaves & vines in the cream background, small stipple in the large blocks, and feathers in the outside border.

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