SAO Quilts and other Projects Finished in 2016

Posted By on October 15, 2017

 

I am hoping to finish some of my UFOs from prior years – that is my 2016 resolution.  To help in the process I have relegated some of my UFO’s into another category entitled “ABANDONED UNTIL LATER.”  This actually means “PERHAPS ABANDONED FOREVER BECAUSE I HAVE LOST INTEREST!”  In the past I have put these abandoned parts into other quilts or onto the backs of other quilts – I like to recycle!  So here goes my list of things that I actually completed in 2016.

 

#1     STRIPPY HIDDEN STARS  While I was spending some time in the Courtyard Inn in Langhorne, Pennsylvania I finished my first quilt of 2016. It is Strippy Hidden Stars and I made up the pattern – although I have seen many such variations using strings made into half square triangles….so I don’t claim this as a unique design.  The back is made from 2 1/2″ strips – all scrappy because that is what I like!  The quilt measures 60 x 84.  I sent this to my cousin, Rudy Riley, on January 27, 2016, in honor and memory of his wife, Julia, who just died of cervical cancer.  He is going to donate it to the George Ray Cancer Center in Kirksville, MO.

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Strippy Hidden Stars

Strippy Hidden Stars

I wrote the label information on a strip on the back!

I wrote the label information on a strip on the back!

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Back of Strippy Hidden Stars

Back of Strippy Hidden Stars

 

#2     ALBERTSON LOVE is made from my parents’ clothing and is a Bonnie K. Hunter design – “Basket Weave.”  It is a small lap quilt (55 x 62) and was quilted by Sara Parrish, in Midlothian, VA.  Amy Albertson claimed this for Dustin Albertson’s memory quilt and it will be living in Goose Creek, SC (as long as the Coast Guard has them there.)

Albertson Love - a JB and Marjorie Albertson memory quilt

Albertson Love – a JB and Marjorie Albertson memory quilt

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#3       Talking Turkey is my first red and white quilt – I love this combination and hope to make more red and white quilts!  This is designed by Bonnie K. Hunter and I actually took a class with her for “Talking Turkey” when Bonnie was in Virginia.

Back of Talking Turkey

Talking Turkey Quilt 2016

Talking Turkey Label 2016

 

#4    Big Sister Fair and Square for my great neice Camryn at the birth of her baby sister Elliott Albertson March 2.  54 1/2 x 69  quilted by Sara Parrish and designed by Bonnie K. Hunter.

Big Sister Fair and Square Quilt 2016

Big Sister and Little Sister Fair and Square Quilts 2016

 

#5     Little Sister Fair and Square Quilt is a Bonnie K. Hunter design.  This is 40 x 50 1/2 and quilted by Sara Parrish for my great neice Elliott Albertson, born March 2, 2016.

Elliott’s Little Sister Fair and Square Quilt

 

Little Sister Fair and Square Quilt 2016

Little Sister Fair and Square Quilt Label 2016

 

Eric, Susan, Camryn  and Elliott

 

 

 

#6     Albertson Ping Pong Balls was made for my son, Rob Johnson, from the clothing of my parents, J. B. and Marjorie Albertson.  This pattern was inspired by Bonnie K. Hunter’s Cheddar Bowtie Challenge and was quilted by Sara Parrish.  Ping Pong is a family game – a tradition whenever we gather together!  My daddy was a ping pong champion in the Navy.

Albertson Ping Pong Balls Quilt

 

Label for Albertson Ping Pong Balls Quilt 2016

Rob with his memory quilt

 

Rob enjoying his PING PONG BALLS MEMORY QUILT

 

#7       Andrew’s Albertson Boxy Stars Quilt was a memory quilt made for my nephew Andrew Albertson from clothing belonging to my parents, J.B. and Marjorie Albertson.   This is a Bonnie K. Hunter design (78 x 90) and was quilted by Sara Parrish.

Andrew’s Albertson Boxy Stars Memory Quilt

Andrew with his memory quilt

 

#8       Albertson Tumblers  is a memory quilt that I made with my parents’,  JB and Marjorie Albertson, clothing.  I put camel minkee backing on it.  It is 54 1/2 x 70 1/2 and was quilted by Sara Parrish.  It includes 1400 2 1/2 ” tumbler blocks and was inspired by the Bonnie K. Hunter 2015 Tumbler Challenge.  I let my Grandangel Chris use it on her bed until her pet rat, Achilles, ate MULTIPLE HOLES in it.  I repaired it with yo yo’s and put on a new binding (which was almost totally chewed off!)  It is now on MY BED!  🙂

 

 

Albertson Tumblers

Achilles the Rat who ate the TUMBLER QUILT

Tumbler Quilt REPAIRED

#9       Joey’s Albertson Lozenges Memory Quilt    was a Bonnie K Hunter Leader Ender Challenge and was quilted by Sara Parrish.  It was a gift to my nephew Joey Albertson and was made from my parents clothing.

Lozenges Quilt in Progress

Daddy’s PJ Fabric

 

Joseph Albertson with his Lozenges Memory Quilt

 #10     Leanna’s King Size Pillow Sham is also made from the Lozenges pattern.   It measures 20 x 36.   While this isn’t a quilt I am including it with my memory creations.  Leanna used it in her University of Mary Washington dorm apartment on her trunk as extra seating.

Leanna’s Albertson Lozenges Memory King Size Pillow Sham (The back is Navy minkee.)

 

 

11#       Eric’s Albertson Stars Memory Quilt is a quilt that I designed.  It was quilted by Sara Parrish and gifted to my nephew Eric Albertson.  I absolutely LOVE this quilt.  It lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

Eric’s Albertson Star Memory Quilt (The back is also made from JB and Marjorie Albertson’s clothing.)

 

#12       K9 For Warriors Quilts.  This year I finished the binding for 4 for service dogs who were assigned to vets who had PTSD.

K9 For Warriors Quilts

 

K9 for Warriors Quilts

 

#13     Allietare 2015 Quiltville Mystery Quilt was designed by Bonnie K. Hunter and quilted by Sara Parrish.   It measures 83 x 96 and I love this quilt!  It is my first quilt with a scalloped edge.  I may never make another one but I am glad that I made this one!

 

#14   Giraffe’s Log Cabin   is a 35 1/2 x 46 1/2 baby quilt with a flannel giraffe back.  It was made as a donation for the Pregnancy Crisis Center via The Swift Creek Church.  It was quilted by Sara Parrish.

 

Giraffe’s Log Cabin

 

Other Projects completed in 2016

Not a quilt – but a quilted project was a cute little black cloth box that I made with my Swift Creek Quilter’s Group.

Quilted Black Box

 

 

 

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