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Jagged Edges Quilt
The polka dots are a great border for the wall size.

Jagged Edges Quilt
Quilted by KARS Quilting.

From the Jagged Edges Quilt Pattern

Jagged Edges Quilt
Using a stripe in the border gives another element of surprise!

Jagged Edges Quilt
Kay used a blurry stripe in the border which is beautiful


Jagged Edges Quilt

Cheryl’s lap size with the dots in the border is such fun.


BQ3 Quilt

Quilted by KARS Quilting.

 

From the Celebrate Quilt Pattern

Celebrate Quilt
Quilted by Mary Brandt

Celebrate Quilt
6 blocks plus a border will make this Scout feel great. Heide did a great job using this special fabric.

Celebrate Quilt
This is a lap size in soft blues and greens with a tone on tone stripe.

Celebrate Quilt
Heide’s variation on the 2 block table mat was to curve the corners and add a narrow inner binding.



Celebrate Quilt

Cheryl did 4 blocks with a simple border

Celebrate Quilt
A table mat by Cheryl

Celebrate Quilt
This is the crib size by Kay

Celebrate Quilt
This is the table mat from the pattern

Celebrate Quilt
This lap size used a beautiful darker tans/browns batik for the stripe.

Celebrate Quilt
Quilted by KARS Quilting.

BQ3 Quilt
Kay’s BQ3 also has variations, mixed sizes of blocks, dark near the center and borders.

BQ3 Quilt
This is the smallest size in the pattern, 9” blocks makes a crib sized quilt.

BQ3 Quilt
Quilted by Mary Brandt 

From the BQ3 Quilt Pattern

BQ3 Quilt
Kay’s jungle animals make a striking piece in the large blocks.
BQ3 Quilt
Kay’s flowers with the purple edges are just great.

BQ3 Quilt
There are many variations on Heide’s BQ3: Both sizes of blocks are used, 2 borders and the dark is near the center fabric. It’s a versatile pattern.


BQ3 Quilt

Quilted by Mary Brandt 

BQ3 Quilt

BQ3 Quilt

Cheryl did many variations of the 4 block size in both the larger blocks and the smaller blocks.
 

From the Ric Rac Rendezvous Quilt Pattern



Ric Rac Rendezvous Quilt

The big beautiful florals make such a statement. Leave short tails on the ric rac and use a button where they cross. The ends of the ric rac are glued under and stitched.

Frenzy Quilt
The ends of the ric rac are crossed and glued onto the back.

 


Ric Rac Rendezvous Quilt
A printed stripe dressed up with ric rac.

Ric Rac Rendezvous Quilt
Stripes that are variable sizes and colors are fun to use. A fabulous button covers the ends of the ric rac.

Ric Rac Rendezvous Quilt
Even without ric rac, the runner is fun to look at.

Carnival Quilt
Quilted by Patti Trygg  46” x 64” lap size

Carnival Quilt
Doesn’t this look fun done with ethnic prints from M&S Textiles 46x46.


 

From the Carnival Quilt Pattern

Carnival Quilt
By Kay Smith. The dark border really sets off the colors and the bright yellow catches your eye! 46x64.

Carnival Quilt
The softer tones still look great. Check out the circles that are cut from a different fabric; they make a great accent. By Heide Burger 46x64.

Carnival Quilt
Bright and fun done by Bev Dorsey 46x46.

From the Frenzy Quilt Pattern

Frenzy Quilt
The addition of cut outs to accent the stripe are fun. Made by Kay Smith.

Frenzy Quilt
A great stripe from Michael Miller. Use some of the leftovers as additions to the slightly wider border!

Frenzy Quilt

Frenzy Quilt

Frenzy Quilt
Frenzy 35.5 x 35.5. Fabric from Michael Miller Fabrics.

Frenzy Quilt
Made by Heide Burger. A softer stripe looks great. Fun border idea!

Frenzy Quilt
Frenzy 35.5 x 35.5 Fabric from Lyndhurst Studio.

Sidelines Quilt
Sidelines cover quilt. Quilted by Patti Trygg.

Sidelines Quilt
Sidelines cover quilt 42x48, quilted by Patti Trygg.

 

Sidelines Quilt
Made by Kay Smith, a mini sized project 36x42.

Sidelines Quilt
The mini half size blocks are perfect for a crib size quilt, 30x33.

From the Sidelines Quilt Pattern

Sidelines Quilt
 Made by Heide Burger 58x64.
Sidelines Quilt
Kay called this Animal Eyes. Lap size.

Sidelines Quilt
What a fun Christmas quilt. The centers were framed to get them to the correct sizes. Made by Heide Burger.

Sidelines Quilt
Sidelines 42x48, quilted by Patti Trygg.
Sidelines Quilt
Made by Kay Smith. Lap size.

Sidelines Quilt
There are many beautiful panel style fabrics which could be used for the centers of the blocks. 42x48

From the Wallet & Grommet Pattern

Wallet & Grommet Quilted Bag
If you love stripes, you can show them off!

 

Wallet & Grommet - Quilted Hand Bag Pattern
Bold Over Batiks fabrics www.boldoverbatiks.com

Wallet & Grommet - Quilted Hand Bag Pattern
Bag by Deb Steere

Wallet & Grommet - Quilted Hand Bag Pattern
This fresh looking bag made by Heide Burger.
Wallet & Grommet - Quilted Hand Bag Pattern
Australian fabrics from M&S Textiles
Wallet & Grommet - Quilted Hand Bag Pattern
Kay Smith made this great bag with animal prints.
Wallet & Grommet - Quilted Hand Bag Pattern
Made by Kay Smith with Westminster fabrics.

Wallet & Grommet - Quilted Hand Bag Pattern
Use your favorite black and bright fabrics.

Hot Shot Quilt
Hot Shot  44” x 44”  Quilted by Margo Moore. Fabric from Bold Over Batiks www.boldoverbatiks.com

From The Hot Shot Quilt Pattern

Hot Shot Quilt
Kay Smith used a larger print for the small squares and it looks so interesting.
This Hot Shot is a raffle quilt made by a group of Canadian quilters.
This Hot Shot is a raffle quilt made by a group of Canadian quilters.
Hot Shot Quilt
A great combination of colors by Heide Burger.
Hot Shot Quilt
Cheryl Forsythe split the block halves and added a fun inner border of squares.
Hot Shot Quilt
Isn’t this a great version of Hot Shot made by Gayle Camargo. Fabrics are from Robert Kaufman; the Aurora and Radiance lines.
Garden Party Quilt
Multi Black and White Quilt
Multi Blues Quilt
Here are three versions of the 9 block Hot Shot with the fabrics scattered. Garden Party fabric from Free Spirit, multiple blacks and whites and multiple blues.
 

From the Bent Pieces Quilt Pattern

Bent Pieces Quilt
Janet Stewart from Texas made her Bent Pieces table runner a bit longer to suit her table.

 

Bent Pieces looks very lively when bright nearly solid colors are used.

Bent Pieces Quilt

From the Piqued Quilt Pattern

Piqued Quilt
Piqued by Kay Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check It Out Quilt

Cheryl Forsythe – Multiple darks and lights and one large print floral for the frames made quite a change to the pattern. She also added a large border using the same fabric as the frames.

 

From The Check It Out Quilt Pattern

Check It Out Quilt

M&S Textiles, www.mstextiles.com 
Check It Out quilt with aboriginal fabrics-look carefully and see the kangaroos jumping around. 4-16” blocks and no border make a 32” x 32” piece that makes a nice size for a table mat. It looks quite different from the black and white version!

 

From the Splashy Squares Pattern

Splashy Squares Quilt
Splashy Squares by Kay Smith

 

 

Eating In Quilt Table Runner Pattern

Eating In Quilt Table Runner Detail

Specialty thread was couched onto the binding using a narrow zigzag with monofilament thread. It is an easy detail that looks good.
 

From the Eating In Table Runner Pattern

Eating In Quilt Table Runner Pattern

Eating In Quilt Table Runner Pattern

From the Jam Art Pattern

Jam Art Quilt Pattern
Jam Art looks completely different and very fun when a strip roll of print fabric is used. Isn't this great! Made by a Texas quilter friend, Lois Beauchamp.

Jam Art Quilt Pattern

Jam Art Quilt Pattern
Heide Burger did a variation of the border and has the quilt hanging horizontally for a completely new look.

Jam Art Quilt Pattern

Quilt of Valor using Celebrate quilt pattern
 

From the Celebrate Pattern

By Lisa Feor - made for Quilts of Valor and donated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center. For information on the Quilts of Valor foundation go to www.qovf.org

 

From the BQ2 Quilt Pattern

BQ2 Quilt
This version of BQ2 used all three block sizes by Kay Smith

BQ2 Quilt
BQ2 by Kay Smith

Over & Under Quilt
Cheryl Forsythe used the 13.5” block in the 30 block size, 67.5 x 81, multiple lights for the blocks, two different framing fabrics and two borders. It is a great example of putting your own twist to our design.

BQ2 Quilt
Kay Smith made 4-18” blocks and created this stunning wall piece, 36” x 36”. This size is not in the pattern.

BQ2 Quilt
This quilt was made for M&S Textiles; a Australian fabric company that does many aboriginal prints that are so interesting. 6-13.5” blocks, 27” x 40.5”.  www.mstextiles.com
BQ2 Quilt
Heide Burger 13.5” block lap size 54” x 67.5”. Heide added a 2” finished outside border using the same background fabric to set off her blocks and found a great wavy line stripe to use as the binding.
BQ2 Quilt
BQ2 18” blocks, lap size 54” x 72”

 

Poinsettia Quilt - BQ2 Quilt Pattern
Helen Greening made this beautiful version of BQ2-note the large border she added to make the quilt fit her bed perfectly.

Over & Under Quilt
BQ2 made by Heide Burger framed the batik squares to bring them up to the size needed for the 9 inch block.

Over & Under Quilt
I made this quilt as a gift for my cousin-isn’t this a great Christmas decorating idea?

BQ2 Christmas Quilt - Poinsettias in Red
BQ2 18” block 54" x 72"
BQ2 Quilt - Poinsettas in Green
BQ2 13 ½” block 54" x 67 ½"

This center square fabric is from Michael Miller Fabrics and is titled Scarlet Poinsettia. If you have thought about doing a Christmas quilt, BQ2 is a great pattern to use as it goes together so quickly. As you can see, the Poinsettia fabric looks good with either red or green to accent it.

BQ2 Quilt - Bev's Nurses
Using novelty prints in the 9” block size (6” center) makes a fun wall piece. Beverly Dorsey made this fun piece and added an outside border and slightly wider than usual striped binding.

BQ2 Quilt
9” blocks featuring flowers, multiple lights, 2 different frame colors which she also used as inner borders and 2 different borders complete this quilt by Cheryl Forsythe.

 

Check It Out Quilt

Cheryl Forsythe – Multiple darks and lights and one large print floral for the frames made quite a change to the pattern. She also added a large border using the same fabric as the frames.

 

From The Check It Out Quilt Pattern

Check It Out Quilt

M&S Textiles, www.mstextiles.com 
Check It Out quilt with aboriginal fabrics-look carefully and see the kangaroos jumping around. 4-16” blocks and no border make a 32” x 32” piece that makes a nice size for a table mat. It looks quite different from the black and white version!

 

From the Baby Grand Quilt Pattern

Baby Grand Quilt
Baby Grand by Kay Smith

Baby Grand Quilt

 

Baby Grand Quilt 
18” x 31” Langa Lapu specializes in these wonderful wax batik panels and batiks that are created through a sun process. This is a version of Baby Grand where I used a printed stripe rather than making my own. www.langalapu.co.za
Baby Grand Quilt
18” x 25” I used Langa Lapu’s botanical sun batiks for the border of this version of Baby Grand. www.langalapu.co.za

Grand Opening Quilt
Lois used the Grand Opening pattern as the setting for
these photos.

Grand Opening Quilt - Fabrics from Benartex, Quilted by Margot Moore

Fabrics from Benartex   www.benartex.com 
36” x 48”

Quilted by Margot Moore

From the Grand Opening Quilt Pattern

Grand Opening Quilt - Fabric from Bold Over Batiks, quilted by Margot Moore

Fabrics from Bold Over Batiks  www.boldoverbatiks.com 
28” x 48”
Quilted by Margot Moore

Grand Opening Quilt - Quilted by Kristie Predmore

28” x 48”
Quilted by Kristie Predmore

 

From the Long Lines Pattern

Letting Loose Quilt
Pilgrim Roy Challenge Long Lines Quilt
This version of Long Lines was made for the Pilgrim Roy Challenge. It will be touring the country with other quilts for the next year. When it arrives back home in Paducah in the spring of 2007 it will be auctioned off during the quilt show. The money raised from the auction of these traveling quilts helps to support the quilt museum.

Odds and Ends Quilt
Benartex Long Lines
22 x 28”
Fabrics from Benartex –The Matrix collection of fabrics
Quilted by Kristie Predmore, KP Quilting


Long Lines Quilt
Long Lines by Kay Smith

Bali Long Lines Quilt
Bali Long Lines Quilt

22” x 28” Fabrics from Bali Fabrics
Quilted by Kristie Predmore, KP Quilting

Bold Over Batiks Long Line Quilt
Bold Over Batiks Long Lines Quilt
22" x 28”
Fabrics from Bold Over Batiks
Quilted by Margo Moore, Moorehen Quilting

Quilt using BQ quilt pattern
Michele Byrum used BQ as the setting for her beautiful appliqué. This quilt was juried into the AQS show in Paducah.

Quilt using BQ quilt pattern
BQ in the 6 inch blocks by Kay Smith

Raffle Quilt using BQ quilt pattern
A Montana Quilt Guild used the BQ pattern as a setting for some great appliqué blocks. Great idea, isn’t it? This quilt is being raffled as a fund raiser.

From the BQ Quilt Pattern

Quilt using BQ quilt pattern
Lois Beauchamp used the BQ pattern to set these photos for an anniversary quilt.

Quilt using BQ quilt pattern
BQ using great big florals in the 18 inch blocks by Kay Smith







Quilt using BQ quilt pattern

BQ quilt by Gail Birrenbach.

BQ quilt
A great example using fabulous bark cloth and extra borders. 67” x 83”.
Pieced by Nancy Davis, quilted by Kristen Willard.

From the Over and Under Quilt Pattern

Over & Under Quilt

Over & Under Quilt

Over & Under Quilt

 

 

 

 

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