Simple Simon queen quilt

I made this Simple Simon quilt during a class given by Mark Lipinski at SCVQA.  It was machine pieced and then machine quilted at Prairie Queens Quilt Shop in San Jose, CA.  I use it on my antique bed during the fall months.

 

I made two pillow shams out of the leftover fabric. 

 

 

Below is a close-up of the allover quilting pattern done by Prairie Queens.

 

 

During December, I flip the quilt to the back since it looks more Christmas-like.

 



Jessica's Grandmother's Fan baby quilt

I made this baby quilt for my baby Jessica in 1990.  It was machine pieced and handquilted.  Back then I thought machine quilting was an abomination and was not really quilting.  Times have sure changed!  I love to handquilt, but since it takes so much longer, I usually end up machine quilting. 
This is my 4th quilt.  I had made a machine pieced, hand tied twin quilt in college.  My second quilt was a hand embroidered and hand quilted baby quilt for daughter Michaele.  My third quilt was made in my first quilt class.  It was hand pieced and handquilted.

This quilt either was in the crib or on the wall for over 22 years.  I finally retired it and hopefully will use it for a future grandchild!

Close-up of the handquilting.

 

Interlocking hearts were quilted in the sashing and the borders on heart printed fabric.

 



 

The backing fabric is the same as the border fabric.

Mariner's Compass Quilt

I made this quilt top in a class by Brenda Hennings at a Santa Clara Valley Quilt Guild class in 2009.  I finally machine quilted it in August 2012.  It will hang with its "sister" quilt, Cosmati Rings, in my staircase.

 

Morning light showcasing the quilting.

 

I made two different smaller compasses in opposite corners.  I used a pebble background quilt motif.

 



 

The other small compass is a pinwheel design.

 



 

I quilted lines coming out of the medallion compass and ending in swirls at each corner.

 

 

In the purple batik triangles, I quilted a different compass design.