I’ve seen some fun quilts lately, all made by other people, so I’m sharing a few of them.

First, my friend Michele made these 3 tulips to hang in her exercise room.

This quilt has been in several shows in my area and I love it:

The Glass Ceiling Is Broken But The Ladders Aren’t Fixed, by Robin Thomas

This quilt has been displayed at the Grove Park Inn for years, but it used to be under glass. There is no attribution with the display.

I’m hoping they have (or will hire) a conservator and will hang it with protection again.

Charles Cameron has shown this quilt in his lectures and elsewhere, and I was pleased to see it in person:

And finally, my friend Kathleen made this version of Tim Holtz’s Curious By  Nature pattern.

Seen any fun quilts lately?

Here are some of the things we worked on at our recent retreat. Some are future donation quilts; some are for friends, family, or even ourselves!

One woman’s husband is manager of the local private airfield, so she is making several airplane quilts for various family members as well as for wall hangings at the airport:

And another spent the entire retreat working on Elizabeth Hartman’s Halloween quilt, which she will donate. Here is just one of the blocks, which took a full day to make.

One friend is recovering from a broken wrist, so she has been able to make slabs for several weeks but unable to do much else. Her wrist is recovering now, so she and another group member made quilt tops from some of her slabs.

In addition, many scrap quilts were made. Here are just a few:

And of course, a fine time was had by all!

I just had a get-together with one of my friend groups, the one that makes so MANY donation quilts. Here are a few for you to enjoy. They will go to either Ronald McDonald House or Flying Horse Farms, both organizations for children with serious medical problems.

There are a number of missing quilts because the woman who coordinates the donations didn’t bring hers to the gathering. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures of hers because the photos she sends out are taken by her iPhone, and that format doesn’t translate well to photo editors. So just know that there are even more quilts.

Next week: some pictures of what we actually worked on at retreat!

A while back I found this pattern by Triangle Frenzy (Bunnie Cleland) and it was just too good to pass up. I made the first quilt from an ombre floral. I don’t have a beauty shot of it yet, but here it is hanging at Studio Stitch to sell the pattern.

Then I found this abstract ombre print called “Playgrounds” and liked it even better. It’s a Moda fabric. So I made another Treble quilt, and here it is.

Studio Stitch has just gotten in some additional ombre prints (some of them wild!) that would work well with this pattern, so if you’re local, come on down. (You can also order both the pattern and the new fabrics from StudioStitchOnline.com)

Do be advised that this is not a beginner pattern because of all the bias edges! However, if you’re careful, it goes together pretty quickly. It’s also necessary to be able to read and follow directions; for most of us that required some experience.

I like this pattern and recommend it if you want a spectacular quilt. The instructions are well written and well illustrated. My only problem will be to avoid making a third one!