Summertime Fun Quilts - Quilting Gallery

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Total submissions: 23
Total countries: 5
Total provinces: 2
Total states: 10

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	A Summer Day By: Shari, Australia Made as a guild challenge quilt. Raw edge appliqué. Adapted from a free design by Aneela Hooley. Quilt size: width: 8" height: 8"
	Arizona Summer By: Sally, Arizona, USA Pattern, Dessert Time, from Eleanor Burns was supposed to be from a layer cake and jelly roll but I couldn’t afford them so cut my own from stash. I quilted a fancy star in the Center after changing the layout to a modified ‘Barn Raising’. All the yellows, oranges and brown turned out very Hot, he Quilt size: width: 69" height: 84"
	Bij Moeke Mieke By: Jo, Belgium In Dutch “bij” is a bee, and with, moeke is mom, Mieke is the name of the receiver, Mieke has two grandsons and loves bees, happy receiver, thanks for looking Quilt size: width: 42" height: 54"
	Buttonwood Americana By: Lynn Wilder, California, USA What could signify summer more than red, white and blue with a little yellow thrown in! The baskets are just waiting to be filled with fresh summer fruit or flowers. Quilt size: width: 54" height: 54"
	Chili Rounder By: Daryl Perry, New Mexico, USA My friend Pam Wolf designed this Chili Rounder pattern a few years ago, which is like a table runner only for round tables. I was her pattern tester for the pattern. It’s a fun & colorful quilt & my husband’s favorite. Here in New Mexico chile roasting season starts in late July. Quilt size: width: 36" height: 36"
	Crazy Patchwork : Sun, Sea, Sand & Sky By: Sue Trevor, United Kingdom Crazy Patchwork Quilt. This Quilt although miniature in size is packed full of tiny embroidery stitches, buttons and beads, This quilt was worked on whilst on holiday in St Ives, Cornwall The thumbnail photo really doesn’t do it any justice, please visit my blog to see it in much more deta Quilt size: width: 12" height: 12"
	Did Someone Say Picnic? By: Janet / What Comes Next?, British Columbia, Canada Made for an online Flickr swap which had a Summertime / BBQ theme. I found a FQ of some ants at a picnic and was inspired! Tablecloth is woven, ants are fused raw edge applique, and quilting is free motion. Quilt size: width: 12" height: 12"
	Flip Flops By: Barbara Stanbro, Oregon, USA This is a fused applique quilt. The thongs on the flip flops are 3-D and made with ribbons with a flip flop button at the toe. It is free motion quilted. The back features a flip flop fabric. Quilt size: width: 60" height: 60"
	Gypsy By: Diamant, Australia Student granddaughter likes to wrap up in quilts when studying. Gypsy is a reminder of a lazy summer day of sun, sand and surf. Quilt size: width: 52" height: 52"
	Hocuspocusville By: Debbie, California, USA Hocuspocusville is a Crabapple Hill pattern two years in the making. Hand embroidered, machine pieced and quilted by myself. Heat backed Swaravski crystals are attached to highlight the details of the adorable spooky houses. I was born on Halloween eve and this quilt will hang in my house October. Quilt size: width: 72" height: 72"
	Let’s Go Fly a Kite By: Kim at Persimon Dreams, Wisconsin, USA Using just 50 rectangles and cutting them, fusing them, and quilting them, a kite was formed. This quilt formed itself – I started to put things together and all of a sudden I looked at what was happening and thought, “Oh, it’s a kite!” I wove wire with ribbon to create a flexible, formable tail. Quilt size: width: 18" height: 20"
	lotus flowers By: beaquilter, North Carolina, USA this was a pattern in a magazine I modified, made the blocks smaller and added applique on the borders. Quilt size: width: 60" height: 72"
	MaCowCowA By: Nellie, Michigan, USA I used a “wonky” perspective to portray this 3-story barn of a cottage that has a cow theme. My intent was to convey the summer fun atmosphere that pervades with a fairly constant stream of family and friends visiting us and the beach. We have a lot of fun, camaraderie, good food, creative projects. Quilt size: width: 20" height: 27"
	MuMu-Bijoux By: Krista – Poppyprint, British Columbia, Canada Here are free-pieced ladies modeling their beach MuuMuu’s. There are sea creatures quilted into the background for my children to “eye spy” and I wrote a story on the label about MuuMuu-Bijoux frolicking in the surf with her galpals. My late MIL made a new muumuu for every Hawaiian vacation. Quilt size: width: 38" height: 45"
	My Garden By: Sheila, Nova Scotia, Canada This was a BOM from Debbie Mumm in 2007 I believe , I used scraps from my stash to make this quilt and I love it. It was machine quilted . Quilt size: width: 55" height: 57"
	Night bubbles By: Jessica- Craftypickle, Oregon, USA This was the “reject” DQS#9 (9/2010) that I kept. I finished quilting it in March and I do not reject it any longer. I love the combo of embroidery/piecing/applique. Quilt size: width: 21.5" height: 18"
	sailing By: grace thorne, Maine, USA in 2000 i was homeless living in shelters. all my quilty stuff was in storage but i was desperate to sew for comfort, for escape and to quench my creative muse. i went to a quilt shop, picked up some fabric and notions and made this piece, one of my faves to this day. Quilt size: width: 24" height: 30"
	Seven Scenes of Summer By: Rosmarinus Designs, Virginia, USA This quilt came about from a row-by-row that I did with my bee. When designing the layout, lots of pink and green, alligators all over the argyle background, the striped grosgrain ribbon all reminded me of my high school summer years. Most of the bee were Pentagon wives, hence the unusual layout. Quilt size: width: 107" height: 100"
	Summer Love Pop By: Cynthia F, British Columbia, Canada A cute little mug rug for summertime fun! Cold lemonade anyone? Quilt size: width: 7.25" height: 8.5"
	Summer Quilt for Grace By: Leah, British Columbia, Canada This quilt reminds me of a summer picnic. It was made by my kids (age 5, 8, 10) for my cousin’s baby who was born last summer. Quilt size: width: 40" height: 40"
	Summer Sudoku By: Debbie Grifka, Michigan, USA This was such a fun quilt to make – summery fabrics in a sudoku grid plus wavy bias and appliqued dots :) Pattern available – see my blog for links to my shops. Quilt size: width: 36" height: 36"
	Summertime Fairys By: Shirley Bartee, Oklahoma, USA A fun summer quilt made for my grandaughter. Hatched in Africa designs machine appliqued. Machine quilted. A fun one to do that I hope to make for my next grandaughter. I actually giggled when makeing the blocks they are so cute. Quilt size: width: 54" height: 80"
	Wake Up and Let the Stress Begin By: Rosmarinus Designs, Virginia, USA The motto Wake Up and Let the Stress Begin really spoke to me as a mother of teenagers to get out of the house in the AM! Quilt size: width: 60" height: 60"

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