Two Quilts, Same Pattern

I am sharing two of Jo Ann’s quilts in this blog post.  Both are made with the same pattern ( sorry she couldn’t remember the name of the pattern) but they look very different as they are made with different fabrics.   First one is made with Cantik Batiks Nunavut Gemstone bundle plus yardage.  I chose Ebb and Flow for the panto, used light beige So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

The second quilt is made with a purple fabrics and I used a feminine panto called Bountiful Feathers.   Light purple So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Summerfest Quilt

This is Melanie’s quilt and she used the Missouri Star Quilt Company’s Half Hexagon template to make this quilt with the help of a YouTube video.  She used a Moda Layer Cake of Summerfest fabric by April Rosenthal.   I picked the Rhapsody pantograph, white So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Good Vibrations #2

This is Eileen’s Good Vibrations quilt which is one of our Highway 10 Designs patterns.  Eileen used a Cantik Batik Gemfive called Twilight to make her quilt and the bright colours are fabulous!   I used Curlz for the pantograph design, peach So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Georgi Giraffe

This is Sandra’s Georgi Giraffe quilt and the pattern is by The Quilt Patch.  She purchased this as a kit from Fabriculous in Swan River, MB.   I quilted 3’s and E’s in the body of the quilt and l’s and e’s in the two teal borders.

Don’t you just love the Giraffe print Cuddle fabric?  She used it on the back too!

Lug Nuts and Some Exciting News!!!

This is Debbie’s Lug Nuts quilt using Moda’s Little Black Dress fabric collection.   I used the Allium pantograph, medium beige So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

Now for my news…..we are moving!!   We have lived in Northern Manitoba for 21 years, my boys were born and raised here and we just love the people and area but it is time for a change.    We have been talking about moving for a few years now but wanted to wait until our youngest graduated High School which happens this month.   My husband was offered a new job last week and he accepted it so he will be leaving at the beginning of July and the boys and I will stay here until the house sells and we have a new place. I’m hoping to be here over the summer and leave the end of August.   So much to do these next few months it is crazy!  Where are we moving to you ask?    1,100 km south east of here to Northwestern Ontario and to a little town of 1,200 people called Emo. It is right on the US border on the other side of the Rainy River.  The best thing is I will only be a 30 minute drive from the Canadian Shield and more beautiful lakes!!  So it won’t be out my door anymore but it will be close by for photo opportunities with my quilts!  Now this will mean I will be temporarily closing Tamarack Shack at the end of June and not sure I will be up and running by September.  But once I have a new place and somewhere to set up my longarm I will be back in business.  So wish me luck in finding a house that will have a nice spot for my longarm, otherwise Tim will have to build me “Tamarack Shack 2!”    I plan to keep blogging as I work on my clients quilt in June and hope to have some time to quilt a few of my own project before the move.  I can’t believe this is actually happening but we are all excited about our new adventure!

The Alphabet Quilt

This is Toby’s Alphabet Quilt and the pattern is by Amy Bradley.  If you follow this link it will take you to Amy’s website and you will see that the pattern comes with a colouring book as well!  So cute!.

Toby did a wonderful job on appliqueing these cute characters with a blanket stitch.  She asked for dense background fill so I did pebbles and I used 100wt white Invisifil.  I stitched in the ditch around each character and letter.  She also requested a meandering alphabet in the black outer border with a bright variegated thread so I used a Lava variegated thread there.  That was fun to do!

Here are some close ups of the blocks.

You can see the meandering alphabet in the next pictures.

It is very windy today so this was the best shot I could manage to get of the whole quilt top.

So nice to see the sun shining after a week of rain and cool temperatures. 

Farm Girl Finery Quilt

This is Marlene’s Farm Girl Finery quilt and the pattern is in Kim Diehl’s book Simple Appeal.   Marlene hand appliqued the wool pieces with a blanket stitch and pieced the top beautifully!  I used a beige Invisifil 100wt thread across the top and used Quilters Dream Blend batting.  I stitched in the ditch around all the applique pieces and around the stars.   Did Continuous Curves in the squares, pebbles in the applique background and feathers around the red star.