Kevrey's Signature Wedding Quilt

A few weeks ago I showed you the 

Signature Wedding Quilt

I made for our daughter Aubrey and 

her husband Kevin

Aubrey requested a quilt that could be signed instead of a guest book.

We decided upon a scrappy

X Plus Block pattern

We placed the quilt on a table right at the entrance

of the yard where the reception was held.

With nieces and nephews taking various shifts

to watch over the quilt

we encouraged the guests to leave 

their happy thoughts and congratulations.

For each block, I made a blue "Plus" center

as a nice spot for the messages

Micron pens

with permanent ink

were available on the table.

The pens do not bleed

are archival quality

and worked perfectly.

I've now touched them up with a hot iron,

which also helps set the ink.

These messages will bring such happy memories

in years to come.

The couple has received such love and support

as they begin their lives together.

Now they have a preserved memory

of children's signatures

from an age when they were learning to write their names.

And signatures of an older generation

who will someday pass on.

Aubrey and Kevin were very appreciative

of family and friends 

who traveled from long distances to attend their wedding.

Both sides of the family

came together in support of this marriage.

We like to call him "Kevin Heaven"

and 

they adore our Aubrey, too.
Now when they walk in the door, we call them
by their blended nickname
"Kevrey"

Last night after a family dinner

and with the help of nephews

we placed the quilt over a chair

so Aubrey and Kevin could read their messages.

The top will now be sent off, along with the backing 

to the long arm quilter 

as the next step in

preserving these treasured memories.

Tone It Down Quilt

 Months ago in the

February 2014 Edition of American Patchwork and Quilting

I saw Lissa Alexander's (Moda Lissa)

Tone It Down Quilt pattern 

and knew I wanted to make it.

And then when I saw various versions and fabric combinations

contributed by 10 top designers

for a Quilt Along  

I knew I had to play right away, too!

I started collecting fat quarters of 

Low Volume and Text Prints for backgrounds

to make a real scrappy look.

I'm so happy with the result :)

My

Tone It  Down Quilt

is now finished !

 As you can see,

each  block is quite scrappy.

I followed Lissa's original color pallet of using

aqua, orange, green, yellow and navy 

with red as the predominant for the chains

 The 15 inch blocks were fun to make,

 and actually were much easier

than the over all quilt appears.

Lissa gives good instructions in the magazine.

 It was fun to mix the colors up a bit.

20 blocks total

Add in 9-Patch Corner Stones along with sashings 

and the final quilt measures a large

75 1/2" X 93 1/2"

(Twin size with an 18 inch drop)

Now, it's off to the quilter :)

Scrappy Crossroads Block

 I've been taking a little 

Blog Nap

the last few days :)

But, you can always catch me on 

Instagram under "nedrasorensen"

if you want to see the latest.

I have been working on various quilt projects.

My latest start (notice I didn't say finish)

is a 16- inch

Scrappy Crossroads Block

Free Tutorial by my friend

Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet

HERE

 I'm always looking for ways to use up my scraps

and this was a perfect project

to cut up little bits of left overs

into 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" squares

This is a good time of year to cut up and organize

my scrap bins.

Although, I've barely made a dent :)

For the background fabric

I'm using 

Dark Turquoise 

by

American Made Brand Cotton Solids

This is my first time to purchase this fabric line

and I'm in love!

It has a high thread count, and is solid to the touch.

50 colors available (I want them all!)

and you can't beat the price at $6.99 a yard.

100% US Grown Premium Upland Cotton

I purchased mine at 

3 Dudes Quilting in Phoenix

where they  have a good variety of colors.

Jeff told me the other day they have 22 more colors 

arriving soon.

Yay!

Those Mesa Ladies September

 Wednesday was my favorite day of the month

as I met with

Those Wonderful Mesa Ladies

for our September meeting.

Jamie's latest finish.

The ladies always bring the cutest 

Show and Tell !

 Love her border fabric

The always beautiful

Christine Cook

You may know her as cc.quilts on Instagram

 Christine is expecting a baby boy #4

in the next few months

and brought along this one to finish binding.

 The backing is a soft navy polka dot minkee

 Many of us are grandmothers making quilts for our grandchildren.

Steph brought two baby quilts to bind.

 Left Over Tater Tots

cute name!

 Love her printed labels

 For The Love of Aqua

Also made from leftover scraps.

 Love love love the blue against the crisp white.

 And especially love her creative border

Vicki and Janet 

treated us to the most amazing gourmet lunch.

These ladies can cook!

We meet at the church

where everything needs to be brought in

 and yet the ladies decorate 

as if they were hosting at home.

Even though we are not known for rain in Arizona,

the umbrella represented our recent

 Record Breaking Downpour

that made National News :)

Aubrey and Kevin's Wedding Signature Quilt

 We have a daughter getting married next month

and she requested a 

Signature Quilt

to be signed at the reception 

instead of the traditional guest book.

Our daughter Aubrey met Kevin

at a Church Singles Camp Out

in the beautiful mountains of Arizona.

It was 

love at first sight

and they have been inseparable since.

A year later, he very romantically took her up to this same 

mountainside to propose.

Their reception will be held in Kevin's Aunts backyard

and they have chosen an informal 

Camping Theme

for the occasion.

Wildflowers of various colors will decorate the tables.

The pattern I chose 

(with her approval)

was a scrappy

X Plus Block

The center blue plus will be the place

for guests to leave their signatures and well wishes.

 Twin Size

 Scraps of fabric

made me think of the the colors of Wild Flowers

 This has been a fun project to work on the last few months.

It brings a smile to my face to see my daughter

so happy 

and in love.

She has waited a while for the right guy to come along

and Kevin is the perfect match for her.

 With each stitch I have pondered how well suited they

are for each other.

 We wish them all the happiness in the world.

 One of the reasons I chose the X Plus block

is the secondary patterns that form.

Notice the "X" for Hugs

And the "O"s for Kisses  :)

The quilt top will be draped over a table 

with an attendant to supervise the guests 

as they sign with a 

permanent

no bleed 

pigma pen

*yes, I have tested the pen

Afterwards I will touch each signature with an iron

that will set the ink.

The quilt will then be ready to be paired up with a backing

and sent off to a long arm quilter.

 While taking pictures 

of the finished quilt top 

I felt a little bit like

Peter Pans shadow :)