Looking through the list of quilts left to document, the next category seems to be quilts made for specific people. This one is a bit long, but I'll try to keep the stories short.
These two patterns by Silver Linings were for two co-workers from Pier 1.
When my dad owned a large home he had a many nativity scenes inside and outside each Christmas. When he sold the house and moved to a retirement apartment, he gave away all of them to friends and family. He had always loved decorating for Christmas and several years won the prize for his yard decorations. He was sad that those days were over. So for his birthday, I made him a nativity quilt and told him it didn't take up much space when he put it away after Christmas. But he left it up all year and was very proud of the quilt. I hang it now each year in my own home.
Mystery quilt for Coleman. I wanted to participate in a mystery quilt along with friend on About.com quilt forum, so my son picked out fabrics and this was the result.
A dear friend in my VOS quilt group was going through serious health issues so we decided to send her some small quilts to let her know we were thinking of her.
My niece asked for a bed quilt in black & white with red. So I made her a Warm Wishes quilt with fleece backing - very cuddly.
My sister purchased a flannel quilt kit online and asked if I would help her make it on a visit. I ended up doing all the sewing and cutting and she did the pressing. While we talked and laughed.
A work friend jokingly commented that she wouldn't ever get one of my quilts because she didn't have kids. She however had several cats, so I made her this fun pattern. Desiree's Psycho cats
Kathy's Bowties. I wanted to try a scrappy pattern from a book by Bonnie Hunter. This is the result. I gave it to my freshman college roommate who is still a dear friend.
Rainbow Kitties. I made two of these quilts and had six blocks left over to make a small one for me. The pattern was brought to my attention on FB by a friend who "shows" Siamese cats and has even written a book called the Crazy Cat lady. I met this friend through another college roommate who loves cats but hasn't been able to have one for years. So I decided to make them both a rainbow cat quilt and surprise them. They had no idea I was sending them anything - I asked the other for the address and told them it was a secret. The reactions when they each opened their quilts were so much fun. I love making quilts when they are loved and appreciated.
Vickie's shadow cats. A friend at work knew I collected novelty fabrics and send me a link to a batik fabric with cats. The fabric was lovely but not really something I could use in an I spy. But it was such fun fabric I decided to purchase some and make my friend her own cat quilt. I used a very simple pattern to showcase the shadow cat fabric.
a close up of the fabric. I also used a little bit of mice in the corners.
My daughter wanted to make a baby quilt for a good college friend of hers. I helped her with the cutting & pressing but she did much of the sewing. She did not enjoy it and says never again. Oh well, I tried.
Alex's pinwheels. Alex is one of my daughters very best friends. We often call her one of our second daughters. In high school she asked me to make her a purple quilt. This is the result. The pattern was from a Kim Bracket book. I had tons of purple & orange triangles left over that I used in a couple of mini quilts but I still had left overs.
Alex's Owls. One of my quilting friends from About.com (Judy in Ohio) used to do very intricate cross stitch work. In cleaning things out, she asked if anyone wanted these lovely owls. Knowing Alex loved owls, I took the cross stitch and made it into a wall hanging for her. She was thrilled and has it hanging in her home.
Marion's Llamas. My daughter has been crazy about llamas ever since the movie Emperor's New Groove. About the time it came out, we moved to a new home and there were llamas in the area, including a couple on our street. The owner let my kids come feed them and ever since she has been collecting llamas. When I saw this pattern by Elizabeth Hartman, I knew I had to make it for her. Fortunately I like puzzles because it definitely was like putting a puzzle together with 1000 pieces.
A friend from church asked me to make his wife a Texas flag quilt for Christmas. She is suffering from dementia but still loves the Texas flag. It was fun collecting the various fabrics to put this together using 2" squares.
Rebecca's Braid. A young woman who was our church pianist and sang in a ladies group with me decided to devote herself full time to her piano career and so resigned. We had a going away party and I decided to make her a quilt which included music themed fabric (the borders). I had wanted to try making a braid quilt. She cried!
Tricia's Moose. A dear friend suffered for many years with brain cancer. She loved everything Moose. When I saw this pattern, I decided to try fused applique and make it for her. It was a fun process and she loved the quilt.
Loraine's homespun. After making the Texas Sampler for my father in law, I had a bunch of homespun scraps left over. His sister in law had visited him frequently when he was living with us during his struggle with cancer. She was always bringing treats. After he died, I decided to make her a quilt as a thank you for how much she had helped all of us.
Mrs. Pendley's quilt. As a class project for my son's second grade teacher, the kids each drew a picture which I then transferred to fabric and made into this quilt. We presented it to her at the end of the year. And she cried. You know it's a loved quilt when they cry. 😀
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