London Bird Quilt

The second quilt Pat Roche donated for the Small Quilt Auction was an English 1800's reproduction.

 London Bird 

Pattern from William Morris in Applique by Michelle Hill

 Blues and dark golds are soothing to the eye.

 William Morris (1834-1896) was an English textile designer

Another very generous donation from Pat, that provided a nice contribution to the guild.

If you are interested in purchasing the book William Morris in Applique, it can be found on Amazon.com

HERE.

Modern Day Amish Quilt

Pat Roche is an award winning long arm quilter.

She was not able to attend the Nimble Thimbles Small Quilt Auction last night, and asked me if I would submit two donated quilts from her.

Of course, I had to take a few pictures first before turning her beautiful work over to the guild.

 Pat generously donated this Modern Day Amish quilt.

 Pat's quilting is absolutely stunning.

 Flowers and bunnies in a circle motif create the center design

 With more bunnies running around the edges.

Thread changes and flowers in the corners.

The back is as pretty as the front!

Pat's quilt received the highest bid at last night's auction.

Rightfully so.

October Show and Tell/ Part 2

More fun quilts from the Nimble Thimbles Quilt Guild 



Summer may be over for most of the people in the United States, but we are just dropping below 100 degrees here in the Phoenix area.

Winter is our season to go outdoors and enjoy pleasant sunny days.

We will be able to picnic clear until May or June.





I fell in love with this wonderful Hexagon watermelon quilt!

Pinwheel quilts are timeless, and a favorite for all.

 From a distance, this might look like a panel quilt.

 

 But upclose, you can see a beautiful example of Broderie Perse, with the entire piece hand quilted.

wow.

Pink and blacks that will become a gift for a grand daughter's bedroom.



A lot of beautiful quilts shared by talented guild members.

October Show and Tell/ Part 1

The Nimble Thimbles have been busy. 

Below is part 1 of our October Show and Tell

I always love Show and Tell.  

It gives me new ideas for projects that can be added to my ongoing "to do" list

 

Halloween will be here before we know it!

Ruth is ready with a door hanger.

  Sharon has been playing with her scraps and snippets

 Suzie's Big Star showcases Christmas fabrics

 Gudrun has been stitching snowmen for a tabler runner to be given to her daughter

 Red and White scraps have been put together for a Charity Quilt

 I see a theme here.

Barbara also has been working with her scraps and improved her quilting skills by trying out a new ruler.

I will share a few more from Show and Tell tomorrow!

Wool Penny Rug

 The Nimble Thimbles Quilt Guild is hosting their annual Small Quilt Auction next Tuesday night.

As members, we are asked to make small quilt items.

We can donate small quilts, table runners, purses or craft items.

This is our Fund Raiser for the year, and it's a really fun event for all.

 I chose to make a Wool Penny Rug for my donation.

I haven't worked much with wool in the last few years, and it was fun to pull out an old pattern and put something together.

Penny Rugs originally started in the 1800's around the time of the Civil War.

Coins were used as templates in cutting out scraps of wool, which were joined together with a blanket stitch.

Penny Rugs usually aren't rugs at all, but are more commonly used as table toppers or on dressers and mantles.

I liked the funky folk art chicken motive for the center and backed the piece with quilt fabric.

Hopefully, it will bring a few $$ for the guild.