2012 Oklahoma City Winter Quilt Show

Don’t forget that the annual Winter Quilt Show is this week. We set up on Wednesday and the show runs from Thursday, January 12th through Saturday, January 14th. They offer plenty of $1.00 off coupons … you can get yours here.

Pretty Girl, Sockit

It’s a beautiful sunny day. Sockit is enjoying herself in my bathroom window.

Happy New Year!

I’m very happy about starting 2012 with two of my early books, Claire’s Cats Volume 1 and Grandma’s Bunnies, and one of my patterns, Sunflower Baby, scheduled to run in the next Keepsake Catalog. Be sure to look for them. If you don’t get this great free quilting catalog, you can request one here.

Happy New Year! We’re getting a great start!!

From the pattern "Sunflower Babies"

A Christmas Quilt

I made this Christmas Bunny several years ago for a block swap, and then I got busy and didn’t make it to the swap. He’s lived in my UFO drawer ever since. So I decided to dig him out and finish it up for the holidays…

The bunny and the paw print blocks are both in the book Bunnies & More.

Merry Christmas!

Bunny Boots

This little quilt is not yet quilted but I couldn’t wait to show it off. The applique is from my book “Bunnies and More” and the boots are from my friend Susan Master’s pattern “All American Boots” available at Sooner Quilts or Nancy’s Trunk. We got together and planned this quilt years ago and even made all the boot blocks, but then it ended up in a bag in a drawer. I’m glad it’s finally put together.

The windmill blocks in the corners have 3-dimensional prairie points. I plan to add buttons to the centers of these blocks after it is quilted. Those blocks are also in the “Bunnies and More” book. They are part of the Angora Rabbits quilt.

Singer 328k

This is my Singer 328k. I really like the way this machine zig-zags. It sews beautifully.

Snuggle Bunnies Baby Quilt

I finished this little quilt yesterday — It is a one-block version of the large quilt on the inside back cover of “Bunnies & More”. I added a fussy-cut folded facet hexagon to my bunnies rump which was the inspiration for making this quilt in the first place. I wanted to try Susan Master’s folded facet technique for myself. I think it turned out pretty cute but If I had it to do all over again, I think I would have made the second row of facets red.

Double click on the photo to see the details better…

Sunbonnet Sue Revisited

I’ve been thinking about Sunbonnet Sue quite a bit here lately. I keep finding photos of her that I’ve taken at various quilt shows. I might have to design something new and stitch her up to get her out of my system. The following are photos from the 2011 Guthrie, OK quilt show.

Embroidered Sue with just a little bit of applique.

A close-view of a crazy quilt featuring a Sunbonnet Sue fussy-cut motif.

Photos from the Guthrie Quilt Show

The quilt show held in Guthrie over the weekend was great! They had a mixture of contemporary and vintage quilts on display. In case you missed it, here are just a few of the quilts I liked best.

Guthrie, OK Quilt Show — Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2011

I’ll be at the Guthrie Quilt show today and tomorrow with my friend Susan Masters. We will both be doing demos. I’ll post pictures later, but come out and see us if you can!