QuiltsBy.me

My cousin's son (George) and his wife (Ainsley) came to America to have their baby because she had a high risk pregnancy and they felt that the health care in Houston was so much better than in Belize (where they were living) or in Taiwan (where they were from). They left their family and friends and came to stay with me in an effort to secure the best start for their baby that they could. I thought a quilt made especially for the new baby was just the ticket to help them feel warm and welcome. I chose a stuffed animal applique and surrounded each block it with sashing strips. I used a stipple stitch to quilt and added backing and binding. It came out beautiful, and they were so pleased. Ainsley had never touched a sewing machine and was intrigued by how many different things you could accomplish with material and thread. As a baby gift, I purchased a small Singer sewing machine for her and she has been stitching ever since. Ainsley loves YouTube.com and is constantly watching sewing and quilting videos and trying them at home. her favorites are those Jenny Doan does on the Missouri Star Quilt Company website.

By DeborahAZVan

4 LIKES | 1092 VIEWS

Alice's quilt

My great niece Alice was born just before Christmas. I decided to honor her old-fashioned name with a baby quilt with reproduction prints. I used a disappearing nine-patch block, with some additional borders. Her parents loved it - and she will too.

By nancileigh

2 LIKES | 794 VIEWS

Twilight lake

I purchased a set of Jinny Beyer fabrics, with the accompanying pattern "Lake to Lodge". Prior to cutting anything, I tried to figure out a good flow of color from blue to red and back again. Once I was satisfied with that, I could start cutting and piecing. It came together really quickly. I did some simple quilting to emphasize the blue. I was pleased with how it turned out.

By nancileigh

5 LIKES | 849 VIEWS

Slug Bug!

My cousin Ben loves VW's and has restored some 1960's style bugs. He recently had a little girl and I had to do a quilt for her when I saw this fabric. Thank you Missouri Star for the tutorial and ideas you give all the time.

9 LIKES | 994 VIEWS

Made for daughter

1 LIKES | 1205 VIEWS

Made for nephew at Texas A&M

By kgirlmom

8 LIKES | 1367 VIEWS

His and Her UT Longhorn Quilts

My sister and her husband are both University of Texas grads and huge Longhorn fans. They are such wonderful people, I couldn't resist the opportunity to make them a little something.

By kgirlmom

2 LIKES | 1276 VIEWS

Around the World Variation

Made this one from a Civil War Fat Quarter Bundle just to see what I could do with it.

By kgirlmom

14 LIKES | 1260 VIEWS

Rail Fence Quilt

Made for my daughter's sweet boyfriend

By kgirlmom

1 LIKES | 1107 VIEWS

180 BABY

My department manager at the office sent out a message to our group suggesting a diaper drive for a young engineer (and his wife) who is expecting a baby soon. I am the only quilter in the group (only woman too), so when I saw the registry and saw that some modern triangles and stripes with these colors were on their registry, I could not help myself. Since I was headed to a MSQG for the MQG that very weekend, I decided to design and create a quilt as a gift. It was so fun! I call this 180 Baby, for what other event in life can cause a complete 180 in your schedule! The triangles are 8 1/2" 60 degree triangles cut using a Jaybird Sidekick ruler. The back was from some of those leftovers and yardage from Michael Miller, Basically Hugs, Robert Kaufman, Moda, Timeless Treasures & Cotton + Steel. Do you think I had the bases covered with designers! I laid the colors out ahead of time in EQ7 so that I minimized waste when buying fabric.

By LoveMyMachines

10 LIKES | 1179 VIEWS

My X and O quilt

I have a wonderful daughter in law who signs everything with x's and o's..I made this for her so if we don't see her often and she has a bad day, she can wrap herself up in it. I am a beginner but love Jenny's easy to follow tutorials..which i watch on my lunch hour at work!

By GammaCindy

2 LIKES | 864 VIEWS

Families are Forever Lap Quilt

Families are Forever is a panel which I've quilted in a heart design. This quilt is for sale in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BusyHandsQuilts

By BusyHandsQuilts