sao’s Quilts Finished in 2007
My daddy thought that it would be interesting to see all of the quilts that I made in 2007 - and I aim to please. I will add to this section - in bits and pieces as I get snippets of time…..!
So, here goes……and I am going to officially name them right now (I am new at this - and so the naming and quilt labeling hasn’t happened until right now….well, the naming is happening now and one of my PROJECTS for 2008 is to make labels for my quilts!)
Quilt # 1 - sao 2007 - TARA LYNN’S MAY DAY SNOWBALL QUILT
Tara Lynn was born on May day (May 1, 2007) and the baby quilt was finished on May 1, 2007 - and mailed to my little grand-neice in Kansas.
Here is little Tara Lynn with her brother, Preston, on the soft minkee back of the MAY DAY SNOWBALL QUILT.
Quilt # 2 - sao 2007 - CALIFORNIA BARN RAISING QUILT
Here it is (minus the binding) - the product of my first class from Chris (3/10/07) at QUILTER’S CORNER in Midlothian, VA.
Valerie (A NEEDLE RUNS THROUGH IT in Goochland, VA) is my wonderful long arm quilter.
This quilt now lives in Lake Forest, CA with my son Rob, and daughter-in-love, Lil.
Quilt #3 - sao 2007 - NANNA’S CIVIL WAR MYSTERY QUILT
This was a MIDNIGHT MADNESS MYSTERY QUILT from the QUILTER’S CORNER….and Midnight Junior (the cat) really likes it too!
I named it NANNA’S CIVIL WAR MYSTERY because it is made from Civil War Reproduction Fabrics and because without NANNA the quilt might still be in pieces.
I must have some kind of spatial dysfunction because getting these zig zags to play nicely together was a real struggle! Nanna (then age 10) helped me and so she claimed the quilt!
Quilt #4 - sao 2007 - GG’s KRAZY MOTHER’S DAY KWILT
This was a lot of fun to make - and it HAD to be orange - my mother’s favorite color. I gave it to her for Mother’s Day…..and it is a STASH AND SLASH KRAZY KWILT pattern. Out of all of the quilts that I have made, she still says hers is the prettiest.
Quilt #5 - sao 2007 - JBA’s CROW’S FENCE FATHER’S DAY QUILT
This is a QUILTER’S CORNER MIDNIGHT MADNESS MYSTERY QUILT and as soon as I saw the fabric, I knew that it would be for my daddy - the only color I ever heard him say that he liked is RED! I gave it to him for Father’s Day.
And here they are together, my mother (we call her GG because she is a great-grandmother) and my father, JBA, with their lap quilts.
Quilt #6 - sao 2007 - CHRISTI’S LUCKY STARS QUILT
My daughter, Christi, saw this Lucky Star’s pattern at the QUILTER’S CORNER and I liked it too……so it became our family room quilt - it looks great on the brown leather sofa. This is one of my favorite quilts. I never used to like brown until I made the connection that brown is ALMOST synonymous for CHOCOLATE!!!
Quilt #7 - sao 2007 - VINCENT’S DINOSAUR PARTY QUILT
This quilt was made for my grandangel, Vincent. He has LOVED dinosaurs his entire life (or at least for MOST of his almost 8 years of life.) 
When I saw Karen DuMont’s dinosaur quilt pattern - I knew it was going to one that I HAD TO MAKE FOR VINCENT!!!! As you can see from the picture below, Vincent LOVES it!
Here is Vincent, again, looking very grown up lounging on the BACK of his dinosaur quilt.
Susan - quilt designer at THE QUILTER’S CORNER - picked out the fabrics for this quilt - and she did a great job. I am not really brave with the brights - yet!
Valerie - long arm quilter at A NEEDLE RUNS THROUGH IT did the quilting. I love everything she has quilted for me! Although it is Karen DuMont’s dinosaur pattern I made my own setting design.
Quilt #8 - sao 2007 - SARAH’S CATS QUILT
Seven year old grandangel, Sarah, drew the cats on this quilt. I LOVED her drawings and HAD to make this quilt. The really neat thing is that Sarah went to THE QUILTER’S CORNER with me and SHE PICKED OUT EVERY PIECE OF FABRIC in the quilt all by herself! The people there were so nice - they brought out stacks and stacks of fabric that would go with Sarah’s INSPIRATION PIECE - the PARIS CATS.
Sarah’s Cats Quilt was quilted by Valerie at A NEEDLE RUNS THROUGH IT!
Isn’t it sweet - and it looks so girlie on Sarah’s bed!
It just HAD to have a pillowcase to match! Sarah LOVES her quilt and she is really appreciative too. In fact Sarah LOVES every quilt that I have made! She might be one of my biggest fans!
Quilt #9 - sao 2007 - COOPER’S RACING CARS QUILT
Four-year-old grandangel Cooper’s first memorized commercial phrase was “HOT WHEELS, BEAT THAT!” He loves cars and the CARS MOVIES. Since I could not find a pattern for appliqued cars, I drew my own…..so here is Cooper’s ONE-OF-A-KIND Racing Cars Quilt.
He is using it for his bedspread - and here he is with the matching pillowcase!
It was fun drawing the little cars - here is a close up!
The little green one is a BMW - Cooper’s dad and uncle are both BMW fans - and so the BMW had to be included in the quilt. Maybe the BMW folks will see this and come out with a green polka dot version someday!
The back of the quilt is perfect - look at all of these cars!
Quilt #10 - sao 2007 - LEANNA’S INVITATION TO AN ANT PICNIC
In 5th grade, for a book report, Leanna had to make an invitation to an event as a connection with the book that she had read. Leanna’s book characters sent an invitation to a picnic. I was SO AWED BY Leanna’s drawings on her book report that I decided that it had to become a quilt…..so here is the ONE-OF-A-KIND LEANNA’S INVITATION TO AN ANT PICNIC QUILT. Leanna chose the combination of fabrics for the blocks and I was thrilled to find the ant and watermelon fabric at QUILTER’S CORNER.
I LOVE THE ICE CUBES AND THE STRAW IN THE GLASS BEING CARRIED BY THE LITTLE ANTS!
Here are a couple more of my favorite close ups - including one of 10 year old grandangel, Leanna - the artist and creator of LEANNA’S INVITATION TO AN ANT PICNIC QUILT
Quilt #11 - sao 2007 - SARAH’S FLYING GEESE QUILT
Seven year old, grandangel, Sarah was admiring one of the blocks that I was making for the ALL THE RAGE BOM QUILT from QUILTER’S CORNER. In fact she LOVED it and requested that her bedspread be made from that pattern - she specifically wanted yellow, blue and white! That girl knows exactly what she wants - together we chose the fabrics…….mostly MODAS in blues, yellows and an assortment of white-on-white fabrics.
The back is a dreamy cheerful yellow with pink and blue flowers - and the pillowcase goes with the bedspread!
Here is Sarah (7) hugging her cat, Oreo CHIPPIE Cookie and then hugging her quilt.
No quilts are ever loved quite like Sarah’s quilts are loved!