Quilts with Just Squares & Rectangles

My daughter is somewhat enamoured of purple and pink so when I saw “Garden Path” by Meera for Camelot Fabrics, I knew I had to do something special with it. I came up with this design and draughted it all myself. This quilt was made for Rosie to celebrate being 5 and moving into a twin bed.

Quilt size: width: 59" height: 83.5"

I made this mug rug for a swap where I had to get to know the person by her flickr stream, and then design and create something she’d like. Our styles were quite different and this is what I came up with. The handstitching was really fun and challenging, and I’m so happy I took the time to do it.

Quilt size: width: 10" height: 8"

This is the first quilt that I made with Batiks. A friend gave me the pattern from one she made herself. It’s a simple quilt but very effective. It was quilted on a longarm by another friend, Robyn Fahy. It hangs on the wall in my kitchen and I love it!

Quilt size: width: 60" height: 60"

A beautiful heirloom quality quilt from of mixture of fabrics mainly from Robert Kaufman’s Dill Blossom collection plus a few from my own stash mixed in. The prints in this quilt vary from leafy to mini bursts to dill blossoms to flowers to stripes and more! Machine Quilted by QuiltsbyBarb.

Quilt size: width: 58" height: 76"

A friend’s daughter wanted a pink and purple baby quilt .. this was made from scraps from another quilt …

Quilt size: width: 48" height: 54"

A quilt I made for my fourth, and youngest son. A simple rectangle quilt. FMQ with loops and hearts. He is my special “rainbow” baby that was born in 2011 after losing my daughter in 2009. I associate these colors all the time and even based the colors of his first birthday party from it!

Quilt size: width: 30" height: 38"

This quilt is one of three that I made from the same layer cake. There are more close up photos in my blog. I really love the fresh bright colours of this fabric and would like it, one day, to be a reflection of the colours in my garden at home. Everyone can dream :-)

Quilt size: width: 51" height: 38"

I took a class on color and ended up getting excited about geometric shapes! This was a shocker to me, as I am VERY into nature and its organic forms. The body of this quilt is the orange flannel I had taken to class as my design wall. Unorthodox quiltlet and oh-so-much-fun!

Quilt size: width: 24" height: 36"

From a One Patch at a Time Designs pattern – wanted to use up some pre-cut batik strips.

It was donated to The Quilt Project and auctioned off for Breast Cancer Research.

Quilt size: width: 52" height: 70"

The Christmas Surprise for my Hubby. While i worked on it, i told him, this is a quilt for charity for a childrens hospice. I dit it two times and he believed in it…until Christmas Night. It is his first Quilt.
The Back is a soft and fluffy Minkee Fleece.
Quilted by Hand.

Quilt size: width: 55" height: 78"

My niece Fabienne’s quilt finished last month. It is Gigi’s Thimble Square Root pattern in Abbey Road fabric & Kona Tangerine. Machine quilted with Aurifil 40 allover squares on back & front. The binding is finished by hand. I loved making this as it is so vibrant. There are more pics on my blog. :)

Quilt size: width: 60" height: 75"

Pieced by me and my friend Berene for the VMQG Kona charm pack solids challenge. Pattern is adapted from a sewing machien cover in Malka Dubrawsky’s book Fresh Quilting. Quilted in concentric circles on my domestic machine. I sent the quilt to Japan for earthquake relief last spring.

Quilt size: width: 48" height: 58"

My sister sent me some floral fabrics and I had a bunch of my own, so I decided to go for a Kaffe Fassett, over the top look in lots of color. The quilt muse put a sixteen patch in my head. Quilted in a big stipple on my old Bernina using Aurifil 28 wt thread. It hangs in my booth at quilt shows.

Quilt size: width: 94" height: 72"

We found out our neighbor had a baby (without knowing she was pregnant – whoops!), and I wanted to make her a baby quilt to celebrate the birth of her 3rd son. This was the first time I had used this pattern, and I’m pleased with how the navy and white polka dot fabrics worked with the pop of lime.

Quilt size: width: 51" height: 52"

Batic-Fabrics are shining on the black Michael Miller Krystal; quilted by hand

Quilt size: width: 38" height: 38"

This was a quilt showcasing the ducks. It was given as a shower gift for a new baby.

Quilt size: width: 5" height: 4"

I sewed this quilt for a baby’s friend last summer. I love the colors, they are so happy and fresh, and the softness of the cotton is just perfect for babies!. I have heard she is still using it, so I am double happy!.
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Quilt size: width: 43" height: 43"

I made this quilt for a couple in New York.

Quilt size: width: 98" height: 108"

Adapted from Tricia Cribb’s Turning Twenty Again, I made this for a friend and former student as a wedding gift. I loved it and saved some (cheeky me) to make my own using more of the rose fabric that is in the border as an entire solid center block then appliqued roses to blend the border & center.

Quilt size: width: 64" height: 80"

Every year I make my child’s primary school teacher a quilt. For this quilt, I used the Quilts of the Gee’s Bend collection of fabrics (Windham) and a QAYG technique to create a modern quilt with a masculine feel.

Quilt size: width: 56" height: 56"

The squares were intended to make a quilt from two charm packs but I ended up using one of the charm packs to make a different quilt! I remembered that I had these squares all quilted up so I decided to turn them into a throw pillow sham! It is heavily quilted with swirls and pebbles :)

Quilt size: width: 20" height: 20"

I wrote this pattern for a baby boy’s quilt in order to incorporate some favourite large scale fabric prints into the designs without losing their impact in a small piece. It is inspired by the idea of framed photographs, both the central panels, and the columns on the sides. The recipient loved it!

Quilt size: width: 53" height: 60"

I always wanted to make a Postage Stamps quilt, and when I got an Accuquilt Go fabric cutter I finally made this one last year. A lot of my favorite 1930s reproduction fabrics went into it. I bought the solid blue and the backing in Denmark so this quilt always reminds me of a wonderful holiday.

Quilt size: width: 55" height: 76"

This was the first quilt that I ever made, because I decided that I wanted a spring/summer quilt for my bed. It taught me a lot about quilting and I drastically improved my technique on the next quilt, but I still love and use this one.

Quilt size: width: 88" height: 96"

As one who normally sews dresses and toys I have collected tons of scraps. A goal of mine this year was to learn more about quilting. I searched and found a few monthly sewalongs, to include minis, hst blocks and an all scrappy one. Featured here is my first completed scrappy quilt.

Quilt size: width: 35" height: 46"

This bargello style quilt was made for a wedding gift for a friend’s son and his bride. The story goes that the bride bought a red sofa that the groom hated. His mother told him to ignore it. I decided to help him cover it up instead. I used the quick quarter trip technique from Eleanor Burns.

Quilt size: width: 65" height: 80"

Quilt made according to a tutorial from “scrap therapy”

Quilt size: width: 47" height: 60"

I love Jenean Morrisons Silent Cinema, so I wanted to do something to use my favourite print. I like to say that it got its name from the Stained Glass look of the blocks, but in reality I spilled a whole large cup of coffee on it in the piecing – its been the “Stained Pink” quilt ever since!

Quilt size: width: 52" height: 64"

Fell in love with this pattern as soon as I saw it.
There’s more than 70 different prints in it.
Pattern is Sunday Best by Sweet Jane’s Quilting.
Since I used 30’s fabrics(my favorites!),
I’m calling it Sunday Stroll.

Quilt size: width: 39" height: 51"

This quilt took a few years as I worked on it during college, stealing little bits of time with my mother’s sewing machine when visiting my family. Now it’s in my apartment as a reminder of home.

Quilt size: width: 46" height: 46"

A simple squares quilt with my favourite fabrics. Lots of Terrain in it :)
Free motion quilted. See my blog for more pictures (including cute cats *lol*)

Quilt size: width: 90" height: 90"

My two year old loves trucks. He also likes to see the quilt projects I am working on. I showed him each step, from designing the pattern on graph paper to the finish product. The back is 4 city blocks (squares surrounded by rect) that he can race his cars around in the streets of his pretend city

Quilt size: width: 30" height: 40"

I enjoy solids, wonky/improv shapes and bright colors. This one started with me just playing around with greens and that odd print in the center. I was really digging what was developing, so I just kept going.

Quilt size: width: 30" height: 34"

I’m a new quilter who bought some Moda charm squares (Meadow Friends). It took me a while to figure out what to do with them, but this is the end product.

Quilt size: width: 48" height: 48"