Sharon's Gold Asian Inspired is done!

Sharon works at Thimble Pleasures in Chapel Hill.  I don't know her schedule, but if you're lucky, she'll be there when you are!  Sharon choose Dream Wool Batting, and it looks sooooo nice.  We expanded a feathered Sashiko design, and repeated it in alternating rows over the quilt in a gold thread.  Very happy with the final look. 

Linda's Latest....

This quilt has a double fleece backing (reversible fleece) with a silk batting, at Linda's request.  You can't believe the drape and the softness.  She calls this quilt "Seeking Serenity" and let me tell you...I felt serene working on it. 

The quilting design is called Arabian Knights by Tammy Finkler. Thanks Tammy :-)

It's all Kaffe for Kat, and it's a beauty!!

All the fabrics can be purchased at Thimble Pleasures in Chapel Hill, NC where Kat works.

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The quilting was fairly dense, but these fabrics and this pattern can stand up to it!!  After this quilt is washed, blocked and dried, it will look dynamite on any bed!

Christina's made another baby quilt!!!

This quilt is for a boy, and we couldn't resist this cute frog quilt pattern.  You can see the frog design on the back really well.  This photo was taken on the machine.

There's the frog..on the back

There's the frog on the back.  Christina uses a lot of Minke for her baby and child's quilts for a lot of reasons.  First, they produce a super soft instant fav of a blankie for the recipient.  Second, if you choose a solid color minke, you can really see the quilting design on the back of the quilt.  So it's 2 quilts in one!!! Yeah!



JoAnne's Brown Bear Paw is finished!

JoAnne Pieced this Bear Paw quilt in browns for their cabin.  We just LOVE this quilt.  It was custom quilted with a leaf pattern throughout.  JoAnne requested a dark brown thread.  Good choice!

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Yes, you can quilt over embroidery.......

.........and not be put in quilting jail!  Ha!  No really, lookee here...Nancy made this adorable Redwork embroidery quilt for little Daisy.  The overall Daisy design goes right over the embroidery, but does not take away from her work.  We used Sew Fine #401--a very thin thread in a light ivory.

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Lynne's Jinny Beyer Wall Hanging is Finished!

Time to catch up!  I'll be posting 9-10 completed quilts today, so enjoy! I'll start with a beautiful wall hanging that Lynne pieced for a friend.  We had a hard time choosing between an all over design and custom quilting.  We finally decided on an elegant all over feather design in a neutral grey/silver toned Omni thread.  I could not be more pleased with the outcome, and am so glad that Lynn and I spent the time we did talking it through!

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Valerie's Star Quilt is Finished

Valerie requested a simple, overall quilting design for this project.  At first, I wasn't so sure an overall was the way to go.  So after careful consideration, we decided on an ivory thread.  This way, the lighter fabrics recede, and the star design is emphasized.  The feathers look great on the border as well.  It really is a custom look without the custom price tag.  Thanks Valerie!  This idea will probably work for a lot of quilts!

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Valerie's Batik queen Size is finished!

We love working on Valerie's quilts.  This girl can sew!

An all over fern quilting design looked great!

King Tut thread by Superior really works well with Batik fabrics.  We can always find a variegated that blends with the colors in batik fabrics.  Plus, it's a heavier thread that can stand up to the stiffer hand of a batik. 

The Wedding quilt is finished.

Rhonda made this beautiful quilt in browns for a wedding gift.  It's big, 99 x 104, so it will fit nicely on a bed. It's just beautiful.  They will love it!

the solid white backing makes it a true wedding quilt.  Actually, they are getting two quilts in one, as the reverse is a beautiful white whole cloth quilt!!  Picture that on a bed with a few bright throw pillows.

Rhonda requested fairly dense quilting, as she knows the recipients plan to use this quilt.  I can assure, it is quilted to stand up to heavy use.   

Walnut Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

What's for Breakfast at the Cartwright House?  This morning I made a new version of an old standby.  This bread was a hit with the guests, and has now been added to the wall of fame.  We serve a full breakfast at the Inn, and there's always something new coming out of the kitchen.  Remember, you can always bring your quilt to Three Bears, and then stay a night or two at the Inn.  



JoAnne's Star Quit is beautiful!

These stars are floating against a dark blue background.  We quilted an edge to edge design that more or less connected all these stars.  Rainbows Thread by Superior is a high sheen poly that was used to quilt the top.  The Bears love to use specialty threads to achieve special effects.

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Melody in Fabric

Mary named this beautiful quilt "Melody in Fabric".  My guess is because it's a gift for their Choir director.  It was fairly densely quilted with a design called Gilded.  I think this quilt sings!



Pat's "Midnight Star" is finished!

I love the black background and the red inner border.  All of this just makes the star shine out loud.  It was custom quilted using a flat black thread on the black as well as the paisley border.  The rest was quilted in a burnt gold using Superior Threads Highlights. 

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