February quilt bonanza for Elllowyne and Linus!!

My niece Brittany Loudenback pieced this bright quilt 

for her 26-month-old daughter, Ellowyne's big girl bed.  

I chose a simple and sweet machine quilting pattern
that features hearts, flowers and circles.

The cotton flannel backing makes it so cuddly.

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My sister, Jo Anne Souza pieced

 a Duckling and Puppy quilt for 

her new grandson, Linus Franklin Loudenback 

born February 15th.

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Ellowyne enjoyed making a snowman 

during the ongoing snowfalls in Connecticut.

My sister Debbie Corcoran pieced 

this Tawny Scrawny Lion quilt for Ellowyne.  

The illustrations on the quilt are based on 

the Golden Book of the same name.

Ellowyne will receive both the quilt and a copy of the book.  

My family loves quilts which makes me very happy.

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I'm still alive and blogging again after almost a five-year hiatus!

Hello, friends!  

Several years ago I had an idea to make 

six different quilts featuring Civil War reproduction fabrics. 

 This photo is of the top half of one of these quilts.

I just finished piecing the blocks and 

sewing two sets of 25 blocks together tonight. 

Is it a pattern from the 1860's?  Who knows?  

I can't find the pattern in 

the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns 

compiled by Barbara Brackman.  

My friend, Lenor Davis suggested the pattern 

could be described as a modified fence rail.  

Good idea.

My friend, Kathy Brooks from near Chicago, Illinois 

had made a quilt using this pattern years ago.  

 I just know I liked the pattern and I had to make it.

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Here are photos of some of 

the other quilt tops and completed quilts 

 I have pieced in 2014.

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I purchased two kits named Hanky Panky 

at the Pine Needles Quilt Shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 

and made this large queen quilt top.  

It is one of the 45+ quilt tops awaiting my machine quilting.  

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I purchased two layer cakes of the "Collage" fabric line 

and pieced this couch quilt which was a Christmas gift 

for my niece and her husband, Brittany and Doug Loudenback

 who live in Connecticut.  

I used the Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial 

named "Cheerio" for my instruction.

I quilted it on my new Statler Stitcher and 

was pleased that it arrived at its new home before Christmas.  

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I had a generous selection of fabrics

 from the "Wordplay" fabric line 

and used them plus some of my other fabrics

 to piece two couch throws/wall hangings

based on the "Cheerios" pattern, too.  

After Statler Stitcher quilting, 

they were gifts this autumn to my sisters

Jo Anne Souza in Connecticut

 and Judy Steeve in Clarinda.

Well, it is time for me to retire tonight.

  My goal is to begin REGULAR blogging. 

 I hope you come back and 

find blogs every single week in 2015.

Merry Christmas! 

Carlene