Red and White Tumbler Wall Quilt

Do you know someone who's collecting red and white quilts? Here's my latest, a Tumbler wall quilt. It measures 33" x 38." You can see it in my Etsy shop. I haven't made a pattern yet for this quilt. I like the crisp points. Oops, the quilt is upside-down in these photos (which only matters if you want to use the sleeve to hang it.) 

Click HERE to see my post about Red and White Quilts.

Shoofly Quilt Pattern

I just finished making this little Valentine quilt for a member of my guild. Even if she sees this post, she doesn't know who it's for. We picked names from a hat. 

So of course I made a pattern too. This quilt measures 14" x 19," but there are directions for a twin size quilt in the pattern too. One nice feature of this pattern is that it shows new quilters how to make triangles that won't ever have the tips "clipped" off. That comes in handy for future quilts too.

This little wall/doll quilt goes so fast you can still whip one up before Valentine's Day. 

Houndstooth Quilt and Pattern!

The binding is done, photos taken, and the pattern is hot off the presses! No, I didn't start this quilt after I finished the Honeycomb quilt! Haha! (But it does go fast.) They were done simultaneously.

This quilt is 61" x 82." It goes together so fast, you will love this method!!

Machine quilting by Linda Aquavia of New Hartford, CT. I like the overall stippling.

Once again, if you Pin, would you please Pin this for me? Thanks.

Red and White Quilt by Shoko Sakai

This quilt is called "Composition II" by Shoko Sakai of Japan. This beautiful quilt has been exhibited in France and in Japan. To see more photos, visit Redwork in Germany. Wow!

Thelma's Red and White Quilt!

Thelma of the Cupcakes and Daisies blog made this fabulous red and white quilt a while back, but I just saw the photo for the first time and want to show you in case you missed it too. She was inspired by the exhibit in New York City a few years ago: Infinite Variety. This is a sampler quilt of sorts. The quilts overlap, except for the tree in the middle. I love this quilt! Beautiful work, Thelma!

*** You can now see the Infinite Variety exhibit on YouTube! ***

Cozy's Red and Whites - Family Antiques

Do you follow The Cozy Quilter blog? Take a look at her post about three red and white quilts that were given to her by her mother-in-law and father-in-law. They were made by his great-grandmother, and they are so beautiful. Gail lives in Ontario, Canada, and she grew up sleeping under her grandmother's quilts. That does sound cozy.

Would you like to visit the cafe with me?

Let's have a seat and view the scene from the comfort of our table. Wasn't this a wonderful gift that Joanna Rose gave to quilters (and maybe future quilters like the little girl in the foreground)?

I can imagine someday hearing her say "When I was little I saw an exhibit that inspired me to make my first quilt." Do you think there will be a renewed popularity of red and white quilts? Are you planning to make one?

You know the feeling you get in early winter when you go outside and discover that it's snowing big fluffy flakes? It's quiet and the lighting is beautiful. That's what it was like for me.

Happy 80th birthday Joanna Rose!! Thank you for sharing your gift with us. I think I'll send her a note telling her how much we enjoyed it.

Red and White Star Quilts

There were so many beautiful star quilts. If I had to pick a favorite, it might be the one below.

Or maybe this incredible Mariner's Compass. I call myself a quilter? I'm a toddler compared to this quilter!

This combination of stars and stripes is stunning, don't you think? Notice the red fabric is a print rather than a solid.

Red and White Pieced Quilts - Part 5

I think the simple quilt above is curiously charming. It reminds me of a Tetris game.

The crowd was drawn to this retro style toy airplane quilt. It's such a classic.

Wow, this quilt would be quite a challenge to piece! The hand quilting is outstanding too. 

I call this the pretzel quilt. And look at all that echo quilting. Nice!

I guess the maker of this pineapple quilt still had a lot of strips when it came time for a border! Makes for a quilt with big impact.

Another quilt with a beautiful edge. Nice fan quilting and a tiny binding. Wow!

A double-masted sailing ship. No wonder they called this exhibit "Infinite Variety!"

Tomorrow we'll look at the stars quilts. You'll love 'em.

Red and White Pieced Quilts - Part 4

This zig-zag (above and below) reminds me of the designs you often see in Navajo rugs. Today I'm flying to LasVegas and meeting up with my husband and we're going to the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley in Arizona for a week. Can't wait. I'm bringing red and white applique to do in the car. I'm going to make a ton of "berries" using the yoyo method.

Look at the outer edge of this bow tie quilt (above). What a nice touch!

I peeked behind this quilt to see if there was more written there, but it was plain muslin. These are all hexagons. I wonder why all the "N's" are backwards. Another quilt with a nice edge. It would be nice to sleep under this quilt, wrapped in prayer for God's will to be done.

Red snowballs on white, an interesting concept. There were several quilts with circles like this one. I like this photo because you can see the circular arrangement of the quilts, and feel what the room was like.

LeeAnn in Seattle, this last photo is for you! Want to see LeeAnn's eyelash quilt? Here it is.