The Daily Reviewer | Sunrise Quilt Studio

Two New Quilts and an Award

Mar 13, 2010 2:59pm

My new wholecloth quilt is finally off the frame and ready to rinse and block. This photo is the back of the quilt. The front is full of marks from the water soluble pen as well as water-soluble thread. After it's blocked, it will be ready for binding and a...

Companion Quilt

Mar 3, 2010 10:33am

This is the other customer quilt made with 1930's reproduction fabrics. Very sweet!It's one of those quilts that makes you feel happy....

30's Reproduction

Mar 2, 2010 8:21pm

This baby quilt is made from 30's repro fabrics with unbleached muslin. This is a customer quilt and is one of two quilts she made from 30's repro fabrics. The 2nd quilt is still on the frame, but almost complete.A close-up of the quilting.DH and I are working on enlarging...

Sunbonnet Ladies

Feb 21, 2010 4:17pm

The Sunbonnet Ladies quilt is almost complete. This block has the background completed and just needs a little quilting within the applique. The sashing also needs quilting - that will be the last step.The outer border is almost complete. It is just lacking one side border to be finished. The...

More Totes

Feb 10, 2010 7:46pm

I finished the last 2 tote bags this afternoon. This one is in purples and greens. I quilted some line-dancing designs and feathers in the pieced block.I quilted feathers after dividing the piece into 4 triangles. I marked the spine of the feather with children's chalk, then quilted the feathers...

Wedding Gown Quilt Revisited

Feb 9, 2010 6:14am

I received a question about the wedding gown quilt that I worked on last year so I thought I would post about it again.This dress was pieced into the top by the customer. I'm not sure how she did it, but the objective was to keep the dress as whole...

Teaching Left-handed Needlearts

Feb 7, 2010 9:43pm

My husband and daughters are all left-handed. There have been challenges over the years teaching the girls to tie their shoes, write their letters, cut with scissors, and now - how to crochet and knit.My 14 y/o daughter decided she wanted to crochet a new hat. So yesterday we got...

Freehand Feathers

Feb 5, 2010 6:40pm

This is a current customer project. A set of 7 panels to make tote bags from. I quilted freehand feathers on this one with the black fabric using Signature 100% thread in Dusty Rose.This picture has better color. It looks like I'm needing a new camera :( This is the...

Snip, Snip, Snip....

Jan 30, 2010 11:03am

I'm trimming trapunto batting today and my fingers are getting sore :( The pain and suffering of machine trapunto! I'm finding it more difficult to trim the 80/20 batting than the poly batting, but I think I'll get the result I'm looking for.Now to find that box of bandaids so...

Plan B

Jan 28, 2010 10:32am

Yesterday, I measured the 2 quilts for AAQI to make sure they fit the size requirements, but this quilt with the butterfly and coneflower is 1/2 inch too wide. Rats! I'm debating on whether to take off the binding and cut it down, or make another quilt. I'm leaning towards...

Gir Jacket

Jan 26, 2010 4:48pm

DD#1 has a "Gir" jacket that she has worn out and wanted to replace. The price of a new jacket was more than we wanted to spend, so DD#1 decided to design one of her own.We purchased a hoodie jacket pattern and some polar fleece, added her own touches and now she...

2 More Doilies

Jan 17, 2010 7:21pm

These are the last 2 doilies - at least for awhile. I'm finally feeling well enough to get back to quilting, so crocheting doilies will take a backseat. The doily above started out from a pattern, but I could only get so far and then had problems. I tried 3...

Uncle Jim's Doily

Jan 11, 2010 1:11pm

Another project from Craftbits.I have no idea what I'm going to do with all these doilies, but I'm having fun making them. ...

Easy Crochet Doily

Jan 9, 2010 7:21am

This was a simple doily that gives big impact. I haven't added the final round yet, that will give a picot edge to the piece. This pattern is on Craft Bits, project 168.Ideas for quilting doilies applied to a quilt: I've done this once and it worked out well. I...

January Saturday Sampler Blocks

Jan 8, 2010 4:56pm

Back to quilting today. I made up the January blocks for the Saturday Sampler this afternoon. I braved the cold basement afraid it would be too cold to work, but plugging in the space heater took the chill off the room. So I happily cut and sewed until time to fix...

Doily Mat

Jan 7, 2010 6:09am

This piece is part of a set of doilies. I've only made 2 of the set so far. This is one of 4 small doilies, and there is a larger doily that I'll post tomorrow. The small doilies are 5 1/2" in diameter. I used #20 crochet cotton thread and...

Pineapple Lace

Jan 6, 2010 12:30pm

Made with #20 cotton crochet thread and a size 6 (1.8mm) steel crochet hook....

Irish Lace Thread Crochet Piece

Jan 5, 2010 7:24pm

I've been working on some thread crochet pieces in the evenings. This is from a vintage pattern and is an Irish Lace crochet pattern. I made it with #10 cotton crochet thread and a size 2.00mm hook. I tend to crochet with a tight tension and usually have to use a...

Placemats

Jan 4, 2010 1:02pm

I started these placemats as a Christmas gift, but didn't get them completed in time. So now I get to use them on my own table! I kept the design simple with quick background fill quilting.It's easier to see the quilting on the back of the placemats. I floated these...

AAQI Quilts

Jan 3, 2010 5:01pm

Today, I finished beading the AAQI quilts. They are ready to be mailed off as soon as they get registered. Only problem is finding a name for them. I'm open to suggestions.The quilt above is an all fused quilt with thread painting and hand-beading.This quilt has a pieced background with fused...

Happy New Year

Dec 31, 2009 8:08pm

Thank you to all my readers for the time you've taken to read my blog this past year. I appreciate the comments that you have posted and love reading your blogs in return.This past year has been a mix of successes and struggles - some have been resolved and some...

Saturday Sampler Blocks

Dec 29, 2009 5:46pm

As I have mentioned previously, I have signed up for the Saturday Sampler at the local quilt shop. The block above is the December block.This sampler is so popular that Linda, the quilt shop owner, decided to order another colorway for this sampler - "Black and Brights". I decided to...

Red and White

Dec 22, 2009 7:17pm

Two color quilts are always striking in my opinion. There is something about the contrast of the 2 colors working within the design that draws me.This quilt is a red and white quilt - perfect for Christmas or Valentines day. There are 2 star blocks set on point, side-by-side.Some line-dancing...

Christmas Time

Dec 12, 2009 5:07pm

This was my big project for the day. DD's were complaining that they couldn't get into the Christmas mood when the house wasn't decorated for Christmas yet, so I drug out all the boxes and got busy. Problem is that I haven't been in a Christmas mood yet myself. There...

Small Projects

Nov 30, 2009 6:00am

This is another small project I started over Thanksgiving weekend. I liked the coneflower quilt I started for AAQI so much that I decided to take the same idea and make it into a set of 4 placemats for a Christmas gift, although this is a single piece background. The...