Emmaline’s Dresses

I made two dresses for Emmaline, my granddaughter, for Christmas. The first dress has a smocked panel of my own design.

The second dress has beading lace as a ruffle and hem with a detachable bow on back.

I made panties that matches both dresses.

Grassy Creek Quilt

 I participated in my first mystery quilt by Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville).

The colors and theme were inspired by fall colors she saw in the southern Virginia mountains where she lives.  Most of the colored fabrics were from my stash.  I had to purchase most of the gray fabrics, the green narrow border, and the backing.

It was pieced in winter 2021 and I had it quilted by Poppy Quilt and Sew in Georgetown, TX.  I plan to use it on my bed in autumn.  

Grassy Creek Quilt 95X95

Backing and close-up of all over quilting design

 

Grassy Creek Quilt

Grassy Creek Quilt

Square Dance

This quilt was the American Patchwork and Quilting 2021 quiltalong. I used Moda French General fabric as well as Kona solid. It was quilted free motion with a Baptist fan motif in the center and a wave in the border. It is for a birthday gift for my sister Susie.

Emmaline's Little Dresses Quilt

Emmaline Joy Ellis was born January 9, 2021 and is my fourth grandchild and first granddaughter.  I have made original designed quilts for each of my grandchildren.  This one is composed of little dresses, some of which were replicates of dresses I sewed for my daughters when they were children.  

Pink dress has smocked bodice
and lace embellishment at hem.
It is replicated from a toddler dress 
my girls wore.
Green dress has a Peter Pan collar
and smocking at waistline.

Lavender dress has smocked
bodice and hand sewn French
knots on collar and hem.
Pink romper is a replication
of outfit sewn for both daughters.

Red dress has smocked bodice
and machine embroidered
stars at collar and cuffs. Lace
edging is at hemline.
The pink rose dress was
a replication of dresses made 
for both daughters.

The top green dress has a smocked bodice
and lace at hemline. The collar has machine
embrodered design.
The yellow dress has a smocked bodice and
butterfly sleeves and ribbon tie.

I pieced the top and then placed 80/20 Hobbs Heirloom batting underneath.  I quilted the top and batting before placing the backing on it, as I used pink Shannon Cuddle fabric and wanted it to not be densely quilted on the back.

The quilt was quilted with a walking foot in a crosshatch grid and corner fans in the individual background blocks.  Then the sashes were quilted with a walking foot using a stencil design.  Finally, the borders were quilted both using a walking foot for cables and a free motion foot for feathers.

All individual blocks, sashes, and borders are 
quilted before attaching background.

Closeup of quilting