Sweet Home Quilt Co.

Lots of show & tell to share with you today…enjoy!

This is Josie’s second quilt, made for her friend, Monica. Beautiful, bright colors!

Joyce shared her first quilt, Bugs, made for her granddaughter! I love it when new quilters are fearless and jump right in!

Joyce paid us a visit last week just after she’d picked up her quilts from her longarm quilter, Ardis Young. Love the stars…and that’s a LOT of flying geese!

Another one from Joyce, funky log cabins with a fun patriotic border!

Breathtaking…that’s all I can say! Beautifully pieced and embroidered, and Ardis did a great job of quilting it with snowflakes!

This quilt didn’t photograph well, unfortunately, but it, too, is a beauty. The center features a black and gold sparkly print, and the outside borders are a fun snowman print. Joyce pieced the back, too, so it is really reversible!

Here’s another one that didn’t photograph well (I really need to work on my photography skills!) Julie’s Crazy Quilt is really fun with pre-printed vintage postcard prints used in the centers of the blocks. I really, really want to make a crazy quilt…

Lynn made this quilt for her 11 year old granddaughter for Christmas. The striped fabric was her granddaughter’s “favorite” fabric in the whole shop! The green and orange/red really set off the stripe, and Elaine Poore did a great job with the quilting. Lynn gets to mark this one off her Christmas “To Do” list!

Shirley brought in her Queen and Her Court quilt to share, and it is beautifully appliqued…by hand! This was a BOM we did two or three years ago.

Last but not least, here’s Susan showing offer her project from our Beginner quilting class. Doesn’t she look happy? She should be…she did a great job, and even started a second quilt of the same pattern for her mother.

We love seeing your projects…stop by and show us your latest finish!

Melisa

Pretty quilts to share with you…

Annette made this great Snowball quilt for a family friend.

Cathy was on a roll during her summer break and finished off these great quilts that will be gifts for friends.

Joyce shared this fun quilt made with the Polka Dot Garden collection from In the Beginning Fabrics.

Margo shared this fabulous swap quilt that she made with her quilting group, The Crows! I know the Crows and they all do the most amazing work…this quilt was unbelievable!

Another block swap quilt from Margo.

Sally brought this quilt in to show me because of how much I love working with wool. This quilt was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! It is a Primitive Gatherings pattern, but Sally had truly made it her own with little personal touches, and her stitchery was to die for…words just can’t explain how marvelous this quilt is! Here’s a close-up of the zinnias block…my favorite flower!

Don’t they look real!!!!

Melisa

I was cleaning up some photo files this morning and came across a few customer projects that I haven’t yet shown you…enjoy!

Annette shared this beautiful, queen-sized scrappy neutral quilt. The pattern is Graham Crackers. Annette only makes queen-sized quilts because she uses them on all the beds in her home.

Jackie shared her scrappy Civil War Mini Trio. She said her husband was really concerned that she was sewing such itty bitty pieces because she has a tendency to sew her fingers, too! No mishaps this time, though.

Mary B. worked on this quilt during our Jingle Bell Workshop Retreat last year, and finished it in time to give it to her sister for her birthday last November. Mary says this was the first quilt she’s given away and “it didn’t even hurt!”

Mellie’s youngest son recently got married and this is the quilt she made for their wedding. Each block has special significance to the couple and the quilt is hand quilted!

Miss Bea’s granddaughter recently got married and she made this Double Wedding Ring quilt for her in the granddaughter’s favorite color — purple!

Thanks for sharing your beautiful projects, ladies. We love show and tell so bring your projects to share with us!

Melisa

We’ve enjoyed lots of amazing projects in the shop lately…sit back and take a look!

Carolyn’s latest creation…so much more cheerful in person (it was a gray, gloomy day outside so the light wasn’t the best for taking pictures!)

Debbie shared this wonderful Sampler Quilt that she and her sisters made for a niece…it is breathtaking! The Four Sisters have undertaken to make quilts for all the nieces/nephews in the family…I asked to be adopted!

Jeanette made this Family Album quilt for her aunt and uncle’s anniversary. The center is a panel to which she added the appropriate family names. The story behind this quilt is that Jeanette had the top finished and was giving it a final press before taking it to the long arm quilter; she spritzed it with Best Press, which reacted with the ink and caused all of the names to smear and run…disaster! Luckily, Jeanette was able to order another panel, but she still had to take the top apart and replace the center panel. Even after all that, the quilt is amazing! Jeanette is planning a trip to Arizona to personally deliver the quilt to her aunt and uncle…can’t say I blame her…I’d be too nervous to ship it, and besides, seeing the looks on their faces is the best part of making a quilt like this for someone special! Great job, Jeanette!

This is June’s Christmas Sampler…she used elements from our Christmas BOM, Comfort & Joy, and added her own twist by incorporating other blocks and panels to make a one-of-a-kind Christmas quilt!

I may have already shared Mary Lou’s gorgeous blue and yellow quilt, but I never get tired of looking at it so I hope you don’t mind if you’ve seen it before! The quilt is king sized so it was difficult to get a good picture of it…a masterpiece!

Nancy made this wall hanging for her former pastor. It is actually a signature quilt, but the photo doesn’t show the written sentiments. Nancy used fabrics from the Stonehenge collection.

We’d love to see what you’ve made, too. Bring your creations into the shop for show & tell, or send me photos (info@sweethomequiltco dot com) and I’ll post them here on the blog for everyone to enjoy!

Melisa

Ruthanne brought her Wild Thing quilt to share on Saturday. It is made with the fun and funky Polka Dot Garden fabric collection, and is one of two that Ruthanne made in a week…the other just needs borders! Pattern is Wild Thing by Villa Rosa Designs.

Page shared her first hand applique project and it is a beauty! The photo doesn’t really do it justice…the background is a yummy periwinkle blue and the strings and appliques are muted brights from a Moda collection whose name escapes me (I think it was a Basic Grey line)! Pattern is How Does Your Garden Grow? from Silver Thimble Quilt Co. Page is officially hooked on hand applique after this project!

Miss Bea (on the right) went with us on our bus trip to Paducah last year and participated in the black/tan nine patch block swap that we did on the bus. This is her finished “Paducah Memories” nine-patch…beautiful! Reminds me that I need to get my swap blocks out and do something with them, too!

Thanks for sharing with us, ladies!

Melisa

We’ve had some really awesome customer projects in the shop in the last few weeks…I’m a little behind posting because of Shop Hop, but that just means there are more to enjoy!

This is Kathleen’s crib size quilt from our Day & Night class…love the polka dot and the little sparkle of white! Great job, Kathleen!

Joyce stopped by during Shop Hop and shared this fun Halloween quilt…all hand appliqued!

Another hand appliqued stunner from Joyce…I love this quilt!

Donna made this paper-pieced beauty to raise money for Relay for Life…glorious colors!

Bea is back from an extended stay in her native Denmark, and she brought in a few projects she finished while there…there was too much snow to be out and about so she stayed in and quilted! This star quilt has fussy-cut cabins in the star center which gives it a warm, cozy feeling!

A couple more of Bea’s finished projects…do you see a theme going on here?

June made another Happy Holidays (Atkinson Designs) table topper and brought it by to share…love the colors of this one!

Debbie has been spending time lately organizing her fabric stash, and once she was able to see what she had she pulled fabrics to make this beauty! Everything is from stash…it is much more stunning in person!

Mary brought in this family heirloom to share…be still my heart! Look at the quilting! The quilt is in really good condition, with just a few minor age spots and a few splits in some of the red fabrics.

A couple of close ups…we decided that at least part of the background fabric was feedsacks as there is still some printing visible in a few places. I encouraged Mary to have this quilt appraised…it is a real beauty!

Hope you enjoyed the show…keep bringing in your projects to share!

Melisa

We’ve had some wonderful projects shared with us in the last couple of weeks…I know you’ll be inspired!

Barbara made this fabulous oriental panel into a work of art for a wedding gift. She used gold metallic thread to “quilt” it with several hundred French knots, some of which you can see in the close-up photo. It was stunning!

You know my first love is for scrappy quilts…Kay did a wonderful job with this Double T quilt which she recently brought in to share with us.

Pat F. shared her beautiful floral applique quilt all in 30’s prints…it just sings of Springtime!

Peggy A. shared this scrappy quilt with us…it was a Moda kit from a few years back…I think it was called Country Paths or something like that by Fig Tree. Peggy’s mother started this quilt before she died a couple of years ago and Peggy finished it up…beautiful! See the bits of rick rack?

Nancy T. finished up her One Block Wonder and it was “wonder-ful”!!!

Thanks for sharing your beautiful work with us, ladies. You continue to inspire me!

Melisa

Doris stopped by the shop late last week to share her Sister’s Choice quilt with us. The quilt is made with the ‘cool’ colorway of Stonehenge in blues and greens with a narrow black sashing…it is really stunning! And Doris’ custom quilting design is fabulous as well…I wish I’d thought to get a picture of the back so you could see her lovely quilting. Great job, Doris! I know you’re glad to have this one behind you, but the result was truly worth all the hassle!

June used the techniques she’s been learning in Groovy Girls to create her own designer look-alike tote bag. Great job, June!

Evelyn shared several quilts she recently finished including the cute trees quilt and an Asian-inspired quilt made for her son-in-law.  She also shared her beautiful completed Blooming 9-Patch with its backing pieced from the leftover fabrics (below)…love it!

Great job, ladies! Thanks for sharing with us…

Melisa

I’m a snow lover…unusual in the South, I know. Everyone tells me if I had to live in it that I wouldn’t love it, but I don’t think that’s true. While I do love snow, I do not like the ice that often accompanies the snowfall we get here in the Atlanta area. Last week was a perfect example! I thoroughly enjoyed the four days I spent at home due to the storm, but having to get out and try to do stuff made me very anxious! I ended up in the ditch on my first try (thank goodness for handy neighbors!), but finally learned how to “slide” out of my iced-over driveway out into the street…it was very nerve-wracking!

I didn’t get much quilting done while I was sequestered, but from the looks of the show and tell we enjoyed last Friday and Saturday at the shop, quilting was a favored activity for many people who were homebound by the snow and ice.

Ann finished up a flannel UFO top and a beautiful Christmas-themed Double Wedding Ring top.

Annette shared her queen-size quilt made with mostly Kansas Troubles fabrics…complete right down to the binding! The pattern is Graham Crackers by Pacific Patchwork.

Beverly is making this quilt for her Marine son who is returning from Afghanistan in February. The pattern was in a Fons and Porter magazine, and before you ask, the large star print fabric is from Cosmo Cricket by Andover…I think the collection was called Halfway Cafe.

This is Bonnie (and Cathy in hiding!) with just two of the small quilts she’s making for the nurses at her doctor’s office…see the nurses in the doorway of the houses? Soooo cute!

Carolina made this pseudo-Bargello quilt top during the storm from start to finish…it will be a gift.

Cathy worked from her stash to make this Chinese Coins quilt for a sick friend. The picture doesn’t do it justice…cute fabrics in frosting pink and brown!

Deborah shared her batik quilt top that was reproduced from an antique quilt in a friend’s collection.

Harriett finished her quilt of trees…

Jennifer brought in her very non-traditional 30’s quilt top in search of a border…she chose a bright red with white daisies print for the border, which will finish it off perfectly!

Jo Beth brought in the blocks she’d finished from a cute cartoon-like black and white project.

 Kathleen used up her flannel scraps to put together this scrappy flannel lap quilt.

Mary finished two projects…

Nancy shared her Mariner’s Compass which will become a table topper decoration for the upcoming Georgia Quilt Council Convention.

Sarah did a LOT of applique! She has five of the applique blocks from Comfort & Joy completed with the exception of some embroidery detail…beautiful! She’s working from her stash rather than doing the BOM.

Susanne finished this great star quilt top…I think this is a Calico Carriage design.

Susanne also made two of the most beautiful pillows I’ve ever seen! The backs were almost as pretty as the front with tab details and fun buttons!

There were some projects that we missed getting pictures of because we were just too busy, but not too busy to oooh and aaahh over every single project brought to share with us. Show and tell with our customers is one of my most favorite parts of my job!

Melisa