Shirley Anne’s Heart

SAO Quilts and other Projects Finished in 2008

Posted By drsao on December 31, 2015

After finishing 17 quilts and multiple other projects in 2007, I didn’t slow down in 2008 – I actually made 19 quilts plus a few other projects!

Here are the 19 quilts that I finished in 2008.

#1 The “WILD IRISH ROSE QUILT” was made for my parents, J.B. and Marjorie Albertson. It is, by far, the largest quilt that I will EVER MAKE – and I can safely say that! It is double sided and I calculated that it cost me $950.00 to make. As it turned out it was TOO HEAVY for my parents to manage and so it went to live, for awhile, with my brother Fred in Kansas City, Missouri. Now I have it in Midlothian, Virginia. It is ONE OF THOSE THINGS that I can’t give away – because NO ONE WANTS IT. I am not a big fan of the colors myself. Maybe the blue and peach combo will come back in style someday and someone will want it.

#2 “AMANDA’S PURPLE BRAID QUILT” was made for my neice, Amanda Lynn Albertson Cook. She loves purple! This quilt was inspired by a pattern shared by Bonnie K. Hunter on her website at Quiltville.com. Amanda has the quilt in Olathe, Kansas.

#3 “THE THIMBLEBERRIES LODGE QUILT” was made while I was in the Thimbleberries Club at Quilter’s Corner. It lives with me in Midlothian, Virginia. This one has a throw pillow to match!

#4 “CAROLINA CROSSROADS QUILTVILLE 2007 WINTER MYSTERY QUILT” is my first mystery quilt designed by Bonnie K. Hunter that I did and I believe that it was her first mystery quilt as well. I gave this quilt to my husband Max M. Owens and it lives in Midlothian, Virginia. I think it might be my favorite of all the Bonnie Hunter quilts that I have made….I say I think because it is so hard to choose! I love the small 1 1/2″ squares! Pictured on the quilt is Cuddles the cat.

#5 “THE SCRAPPY BARGELLO QUILT” is another one that I found as a free pattern on Bonnie K. Hunter’s website at Quiltville.com. She offered it as a special SUPER BOWL project! I still have it in Midlothian, Virginia. It has never been used and I am saving it for a special gift.

#6 “THE VIRGINIA SNOWBALL QUILT” is king sized and I made it for my daughter, Christi Johnson Epps. It is on her bed today (Midlothian, Virginia) and while I like it, I have to say it must have been the most BORING quilt that I have ever made……all of the blocks are the same and the pieces are large! 🙂

#7 THE BIRTH OF A SAMPLER” is the result of a nine-month class that I took at Quilter’s Corner taught by Sherry Whitford. I learned a lot of different quilting techniques while making this quilt….and while I enjoyed making this quilt, it will forever be a ONE-OF-A-KIND quilt made by me. This is a king-sized quilt and lives in Newport Beach, California with my daughter, Jan Stark (pictured below with my Grandangel, Jannae.)

8# The “ALL THE RAGE QUILT” was a block of the month project at Quilter’s Corner and I gave this to my Grandangel Harry Johnson II who lived in Lake Forest and Eastvale, California but the quilt now lives with him in Frisco, Texas! Pictured with his quilt is Grandangel Harry!

#9 “SHIRLEY ANNE’S COTTON CANDY QUILT” is still in my possession, just waiting for a home! The back is made from 12 1/2″ squares. I thought that I designed this quilt (that is why I named it Shirley Anne’s Cotton Candy) but I have since seen that other people have done the same thing. I just combined nine-patches and snowball blocks!

#10 The “BEACH RETREAT QUILT” was designed by Susan Emory when she owned Quilter’s Corner. She designed it using yellow and blue fabric to represent the colors of the beach house in Corolla where we have QUILT CAMP every year. I made it as a sample of the Quilt Shop and got to make one for myself as payment. This is MY quilt and it lives in Midlothian, Virginia! Pictured below is the house that inspired the Quilt – The Tern of the Century in Corolla, North Carolina.

#11 The “HAWAIIAN OHANA LOG CABIN” was made for my brother, Dan Albertson. He loves Hawaii and picked the colors for this quilt. The quilt lives in Austin, Texas – but I wonder if it will retire someday in Hawaii. “OHANA means family.”

#12 The “FIRST LADY QUILT” was another designed by Susan Emory when she owned Quilter’s Corner. I made a quilt as a store sample and received the fabric to make this black and white one for myself as payment. I have this quilt in Midlothian, Virginia.

#13 “FIRST LADY CIVIL WAR QUILT” is a sample that I made for Quilter’s Corner. It was never mine to keep but I enjoyed making it with Civil War fabrics. It is shown below hanging in the shop next to a red and white one. The quilt came in black and white, Civil War fabrics, as well as in red and white, and blue and white.

#14 The “SWEETHEART QUILT” is another one designed by Susan Emory. I was a pattern tester for this one and it hung as a sample in the shop at Quilter’s Corner.

#15 The “ORANGE CRUSH 2008 WINTER QUILTVILLE MYSTERY” was my second Bonnie K. Hunter mystery quilt. This year I decided that I loved Bonnie Hunter’s designs so much that I would make TWO – so that I could keep one and give one away. The back is made with 12 1/2″ squares! My Orange Crush went to my Grandangel James Johnson and it lived in Lake Forest, California. I think this one may have been lost during a few moves because I haven’t seen it for awhile. I was literally “crushed” because last year when I asked James if he had seen his quilt lately he said he didn’t even know that he had one. LOL

#16 The “PINEAPPLE CRUSH QUILT” was my second Orange Crush Quiltville Winter Mystery of 2009 hosted by Bonnie K. Hunter. I made it at the same time that I made the Orange Crush. I made TWO mysteries thinking that I would give one away and keep one. Grandangel James got the Orange Crush and my nephew Dustin Albertson got the Pineapple Crush. The back is made from 12 1/2″ squares. Dustin is in the Coast Guard (pictured below with his quilt) so The Pinepple Crush Quilt has probably lived in Texas, Florida and now Charleston, South Carolina.

#17 “FRED’S BOXY STARS QUILT” is a Bonnie K. Hunter pattern and this one was made for my brother, Fred Albertson and it lives in Kansas City, Missouri. The back is made from my brother’s T-Shirts. He only wore white or grey ones so the color scheme is NEUTRAl! Pictured with me below is Fred and my sister-in-law Elaine with their little dog, Abby.

#18 The “LUCKY STARS DETOUR QUILT” is an adaptation of the pattern of Lucky Stars. It started as a group project with some fellow quilters (I can’t remember everyone who was involved but I do remember that Marla Hill and Ginger Whiting participated) at Quilter’s Corner but there was some error so I ended up modifying and finishing it. I appliqued “I LOVE THE USA” across the top. The quilt became a DONATION FOR THE United States Troops. I wonder who has it now!

#19 The “40 OT QUILT” was another one designed by Susan Emory using MODA FOR A CAUSE fabric. I made this as a Quilter’s Corner Quilt Shop sample.

OTHER PROJECTS IN 2009

I made this tote bag with prairie points!

I made back buddies for my mother (orange) daddy (red, blue and yellow) and Max (blue with a cutout heart of red.)

The Sunbonnet Sue Block was for The Country Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild when I was a new member. My grandmother made the block and I added the text to describe myself. It became part of a guild quilt representing all of the members.