As promised, I am including more close up photos of the quilts that I have completed. Due to the time crunch
in the past month, several other quilts were put on the back burner. I was commissioned in February to make a
Tie Quilt for Mary. Last week, it was finally completed and taken to Mary. She was estatic!
It was interesting to hear her story about the tie on the back of the quilt.
Mary’s Tie Quilt
There were a total of 61 ties. I made 20 blocks, consisting of 3 ties each. There was 1 tie left over
so I decided to put it on the back of the quilt, just so all of them would be used up. The tie meant
nothing to me and Mary didn’t tell me which tie was which. Even if she had, I did not remember
throughout that whole 3 month period. When Mary saw the purple tie on the back of the quilt, she
was so excited. It was the tie that her late husband had worn to their daughter’s wedding. Wow!
What a God wink. I thought it was pretty cool.
Here are few close ups of the ties in the quilt. Mary’s husband had quilte a sense of humor.
A literal mouse
Need a mouse with your computer?
Igloo anyone?
AFter the tie quilt was completed, I moved onto Lynn’s applique quilt. I forget the name but
Lynn is becoming quite an accomplished appliquer. And her fabrics are so much fun too!
Lynn’s applique quilt
Isn’t this quilt amazing?
I did alot of pebbling in the block areas and double wainscotting lines in the outside border.
close up of the pebbling
Aren’t the fabrics neat?
corner treatment
Of course, I had to put feathers in the corner areas. I think that it looks ok.
What do you think?
Besides all the quilting, our family discovered some baby birds nesting in the corner of our gazebo.
our extended family
Aren’t they adorable? They can’t even see yet but boy can they sure make noise!
The mommy bird is quite busy feeding these hungry foursome.
Well, happy quilting and see you next week.
Ruth
Stitching Impressions 
God wink! I like that! I may have to borrow that for the future!
HI Ann, I read that phrase on the InterNet too. I thought it was a great way to explain how some things happen and no one can explain. I don’t believe in coincidences.
Ruth
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wonderful quilting!!
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for the encourging comments.
Ruth
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Great quilt. How did you quilt it? Love the story too of the tie on the back.
Bunny
HI Bunny, I just outlined every tie. Mary didn’t want alot of stitching on it so SID was the way to go.
Ruth
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Lovely work…fantastic tire quilt…and I loved your quilting in the other quilt
Great tie quilt! I just told my mother-in-law not to throw out any of my father-in-law’s ties. I’ve seen quite a few nice patterns lately.
That is the nicest way to use old ties that I have seen! The appliqued quilt is stunning, your quilting really enhances it.
Fantastic. What a wonderful tie story.