Modified Tropical Turnover

This quilt is called Modified Tropical Turnover and is made with one Capachino Bali Pop of 40 strips of matching fabrics. It is basically just a half log cabin put together on point with setting triangles around the edges. I did have to buy a matching fabric for the triangles as they were bigger than could be cut from the strips. I love the 3D effect it gives you so much I've already cut out the pieces for another one, only this next one will be made from the Kiwiberry Bali Pop fabrics (mostly blues and greens). I may work on it a bit at the upcoming quilting retreat.

A couple months ago I purchased a quilting design software for my computer which allows me to be all kinds of creative in my quilt making. I really love designing my own quilt designs and I am making them available for sale as soon as I get a sample of each one made and get them all organized. I already have about 35 new patterns designed so this will take awhile, but this one is done and can be purchased for $10 if you are interested. Just email me at Arlayne.West@mchsi.com and I will let you know how to go about purchasing it.

July Update

Greetings friends! Realized I haven't added anything to this blog for several months so thought I would catch you all up on what I've been up to. This quilt is one of my own designs called Cotton Candy Pinwheel. This one is a baby crib blanket and was all paper pieced. The pieces were very small so it took some time but it really catches your eye with the unusual geometric line design. This is not a quilt that can be assembled quickly, but the small pieces really make it a "labor of love" quilt. I've already sold this one so I'm going to make another one to keep when I have the time.

This next quilt is a wallhanging double wedding ring quilt that I made for a lady from my church out of her mother's old wedding dress. It is done in crazy quilting style in the circle centers. This was my first wedding ring quilt and was quite challenging, but I love it. My son, who recently got engaged, asked me to make one for him and his fiance out of Iowa Hawkeye and Cyclone fabrics because he is a Cyclone fan and his fiance is a Hawkeye fan. Fortunately, the two schools color blend well together. So I'm doing it with pieced Hawkeye (yellow & black) rings interlocking with pieced Cyclone (marroon & gold) rings on white background. Just started working on it yesterday. It's going to be a queen size so it's going to take quite a while to get done.

I'm getting excited because it's almost time for me to pack up my stuff and head for Highland, Illinois where I'll be having a quilting retreat with my 2 sisters and my daughter who lives in the St. Louis area. Should be a lot of fun and hopefully I'll get a lot done on the Cyclone/Hawkeye quilt too. We've got the run of a quilting shop in Highland for a 3 day weekend. Stay tuned for updates on the retreat and my next designed quilt that I am finishing up now.