Delicate Stitchers Show and Tell, January 2023

This  T shirt quilt is a sample from Mary of a T-shirt quilt class she will be giving soon, maybe in March at Canyonlands Quilts.  Take the class and learn the many ways a quilt can be made from T-shirts.  They are so  much fun to make and wonderful keepsakes.

Placemat quilts shown by Peggy,  She bought them in Grand Junction.  Simple and fun way to use scraps from your stash.  These mats are raw edge applique - an idea for the placemats project our guild has proposed for charity.  Keep these mats in mind when you start making your placemats.

This 9 patch quilt was shown to us by Lori.  It 's a lap size quilt made from a very beautiful assortment of large aqua and pink squares.  The smaller picture is of the back of Lori's quilt.  Love the colors and placement, Lori.  

   

This quilt by Glenda shows her Halloween quilt made from a block exchange at Canyonlands Quilts.  The quilt is expertly done from the variety of blocks from the exchange.   It has a super cute Halloween print on the back.

Audrey brought these samples of Christmas Stockings made from old sweaters , clothing, and blankets - all wool.

When Diane held up this quilt, it took my breath away.  Beautiful.  Where did  you get this fabric??  I want some.

These quilts (and the one backing) are shown for us by Diane made from Dutch reproduction fabrics.  The History of Dutch Quilts Book inspired the quilts.  

 
 

This quilt was made from a Dutch reproduction quilt kit of fabrics.

This small quilt was made using scraps from other quilts, pattern from Magazine, Quilt Mania.  Diane used a knife edge to finish the quilt's edge.

Many years ago, about 30, I - Shauna - made a Crazy Quilt patterned flannel quilt for my son.  I  used crazy shaped scraps, basted onto an old sheet and then tied it , with batting inside to another sheet.  Last week my son brought the quilt to me and asked me to repair it a little - It has been well used!  As  you can see, the batting has completely fallen apart.  The material in the quilt is almost all rags.  Any material that still looks okay, will be in rags within another year.  I started sewing large pieces of flannel over  the most worn areas, then realized it was  useless.   

This is the top section of the quilt.

I scrapped the old quilt and made my son a new flannel quilt.  Here it is, with 2 1/2" squares, 3" squares and 6" squares - all very colorful.  Quilted, not tied.  Warm and cuddly, and should last at least 30 more years.  

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