Misha's New Year's Mystery Quilt 2011

If this looks familiar...it should! I took a picture of the unquilted top awhile back and it's been the header photo for this blog :) All the fabric on the top is from my stash of batiks, and I quilted it using Guttermann's variegated red & white thread which was generously donated to the project by Brigitte a few weeks ago.



The pattern is by Janet Wickell of the about.com forum. It was a mystery quilt, and the free pattern is still available on the website here. I ended up making mine 60" square because I'm fond of square quilts. You never have them oriented the wrong way! ;)



And here's a peek at the back...I took a chance and used a solid black backing with the variegated thread. I usually make the thread match the back! I machine bound it and later realized I'd missed catching a couple of sections of the binding on the back so I hand sewed them down. Shhh, don't tell on me!!



Cyndy's quilts have migrated up from SW Washington (via my fabulous Quilt Mule aka Dad!) and I will have them in my hands mid-week, so watch for another blog post in a few days. She made a super cute Buggy Barn quilt for the project!

Linda H and Ellen's Quilts Have Arrived!

 

Linda H (who many of us call Lindahoo) made three quilts for the Taylor Bridge Fire Quilts project...the first one is called Brenna's Heart and is 60" square.


The other two are Disappearing 9 Patch...one in masculine colors is 57 x 67"...




and the other is a cute two sided toddler quilt at 34 x 46".



The back (below) is as pretty as the front!




And last but not least, we have Clifford Saves the Day! A super cute 35 x 44" quilt by Ellen, with a bright red mock flange binding and a blue back that has little dog bones on it :)

 

Two Quilts from Sam and Nim!!

I totally stole this picture from Sam at Quilting Doberman, LOL! She was sweet enough to give me this fun and funky quilt for the TBFQ yesterday. Earlier this summer she took the quilt and her adorable dog Nim out to take some photographs.

I'm adding a label today so Linda B can pick it up with the others this afternoon!




She also gave me this cute quilt below . Both are backed with wonderfully soft fleece. This one is light grey and the Broken Dishes one is mint green.

Two Twin Log Cabins by Karen

My friend Kathy P received two twin sized Log Cabin quilts from a quilting friend of hers, Karen. They are almost identical, although one has a yellow back and the other is a neat looking Double Wedding Ring cheater fabric. Don't they look great!?

Mary Jane's Quilts and House Blocks

56 x 76" big block quilt from Mary Jane

Here's what was a the box from Mary Jane this week! Two almost twin sized quilts, and two cute house blocks. Thank you, Mary Jane!!!

55 x 72" blue and green puzzle quilt from Mary Jane

Four More Houses from Pam!

Pam was sweet enough to make 4 more houses for my 2nd sampler quilt. Thank you, Pam! She also sent me a stack of cornerstones to use for the same. I will post pictures of one of the sampler tops in the next few days after I get the cornerstones added...I already have the blocks and initial sashing sewn into rows.

Chris M's RWB Top and 2 Sets of Blocks

Chris sent in this cool Red/White/Blue top for us to quilt...it's 55 x 66 and was a BOM. Isn't it fun? She also sent in two sets of blocks. The first is another BOM she started.



Two of the twelve 18" blocks still need matching sashing/corners and then they'll need some additional sashing between the finished blocks. The rest of what she sent are her winnings from a 2010 Block Lotto on quilting.about.com. It's a variation on the Dutchman's Puzzle block. I didn't take the proper time to sort all the colors in the best layout just yet, but will probably divide up the teals to be on the ends.

Jewel Box Lotto Quilt - Finished!

It took me long enough, but I finally got my Jewel Box quilt bound, labeled and washed. I also finished making some blocks to go with Rita's Mountain Majesties top and will photograph that later this weekend after I get those blocks and some additional borders added.

I also received a box of goodies from Chris (chriswith3boys) and am looking forward to posting pics of that soon, as she sent a really cool Red/White/Blue top. I was born on Independence Day so I have a soft spot in my heart for Americiana stuff!!

Six Finished Quilts from Ann O. Nymous

Ok, I confess that's not really a name...but she didn't want to have her name on the label. Can you imagine? Such pretty quilts!!! I'm in a rush at the moment so will flesh out the descriptions later when I can. I think if you hover or click you'll see the Flickr descriptions which include the sizes for now.

Yardage from Marje!

Backs from Marje!

Can you believe that Marje sent me over 44 yards of fabric to use for backings?!?! I will spend some time tomorrow finding tops to go with these so I can create kits for our quilters. Thank you for your generosity, Marje, these are going to come in very handy!!!

Also, here's a little teaser of my Jewel Box quilt, undergoing some serious inspecting by Smokey!

Cathy L's Tops and Orphans

Wow, was I slacking this weekend? No, but I did fail to update the blog. I didn't get home until very late last night and went straight to bed, but on the way home I picked up 3 boxes of goodies that were at Mom & Dad's! One of those boxes was from Quilty Cat (Cathy L) and here is what it contained!

72" square NYMQ 2012 top

Cathy and I both participated in this year's New Year's Mystery Quilt, but mine is still a bunch of HSTs in a bag, LOL! She put hers together with some great fish fabric for borders. She also gave me 4 yards of the same fishies to use for backing. Yay! I love fish :D

45 x 60" Lime and Purple top

Here are a pair of tops that look super! I apologize in advance that the colors are not accurate. The top one looks ok but the bottom one just won't balance right. Maybe later I can get a picture in natural light.

45 x 60" green blue and purple top

36" sq peach and green Rail Fence top

Cathy L's orphan blocks

Tomorrow I hope to post some pics of the two boxes worth of backings that Marje sent. I can't wait to get the pieces measured and find some tops for them so I can make more kits for our quilting friends to help us finish!!

6 Quilts and 30 Tops

Not in photo: 14 quilts and 4 tops already delivered to Zerna plus 3 tops I sent to Kathy P to quilt!

Expecting to receive some finished quilts from Kathy P this weekend (from her guild friends!), and a box with some backings from Marje tomorrow. Woot!!!

Spent the day cutting borders, making labels, and generally scheming. I have no idea where the day went, but I was busy the whole time!

A Very Heavy Box from Wanda!!!

You guys are just blowing me away with your generosity!!! Here's another shining example...Wanda sent me 8 quilt tops, 5 of them with coordinating backings. And most of these are HUGE!!!

I had fun taking photos last night as it was breezy up here at The Pass, so any wonkiness you see is just from the wind blowing the tops around a little :)

A thousand thank you's, Wanda!!!

83x96 Postage Stamp with medium brown wheat backing

57x83 Kaleidoscope Circles top with black tone on tone dots for backing

78x94 Jewel Box in 30's prints top and green backing with white dots

60x70 blue and yellow string quilt - foundation pieced and blue/yellow floral backing

72x96 Broken Dishes top

70x94 bright and black HSTs top

39x46 circles top

43x63 Batik Sawtooth Star top with a large backing made of the border batik!

Marcia's Tops

Marcia recently completed a wedding quilt for the daughter of a very good friend. She had several leftovers and made these two great tops to donate to TBFQ. Thank you, Marcia!






And here are two cute Granny's Garden blocks she sent along. I love those blues!

Cathy L's "Tidal Pools" Quilt

This cute quilt was made by Cathy aka Quiltycat. It is 52 x 68" and has the sweetest little star stitches in the binding!

I folded it for the photo so you can better see the pretty fabrics. Mum saw this one and was sad that she couldn't keep it for herself, LOL!!

Thank you, Cathy! I know you mentioned there's a 2nd package (the NYMQ) and I'll let you know when it arrives.