Oh, I am sooo excited I can hardly stand it! There is a new Ghastlies print this year called The Ghastlies Family Reunion, by Alexander Henry. For those of you familiar with this line, you may notice that there are a few changes from the norm of the Ghastlies. {The little girl isn't wielding a hammer, for one.} Are they possibly hiding their true colors for the sake of impressing the extended family?! Haha.... I love it!
Stacey made this quilt from a jelly roll I had held on to for years called Pack Your Bags. She whipped this baby together a few days before Christmas for her daughter, Tasia. Ooo... been there, done that...
These are a pair of adorable How The Grinch Stole Christmas quilts Stacey made for her two youngest boys. I love the use of scraps in between the panels... it really adds character to the quilts. I quilted a whimsical bullseye pattern on them that echoes the craziness of Dr. Seuss' creation. We can hardly wait to get our hands on the new Lorax line by Dr. Seuss!
Stacey made the all adorable Little Bit Of Boo for her sister-in-law. I love the darling stitched blocks! (My personal favorite is the spider.) I think the silver spiderwebs on the solid black border really set this quilt off. I wish I was Stacey's sister-in-law! :)
I know Halloween is a few weeks behind us, but I've kept my Ghastlies quilt up because I just can't bear to put them away! They feel like part of the family. I love that this is so non-traditionally Halloween... I've never been a big orange and purple fan. This is my second Ghastly quilt and my favorite! I had this pattern drawn up in my head right down to the spiderweb quilting. Obviously, we were meant to be...
I am soooo proud of Stacey! She designed this quilt for her mother, for her birthday. Designed it! Before she really knew much about quilting! Wow! I have found when Stacey puts her mind to something, she doesn't back down! She has drawn each of her siblings families and had them color the families with crayons. She set the crayon into the fabric, added sashing and a border and DONE! This was also Stacey's first time machine quilting. She did all over loops and flowers! She has a gift, our Stacey!
This is Stacey's 'first' pieced quilt since she's learned how to quilt. She chose the fabric all by her self...an accomplishment, even for the seasoned quilter! The pattern is called Charming Fractions.....a perfect 'beginner quilter' quilt. I have a hard time calling Stacey a beginner....she's sewn since she was 6 years old! She quilted spider webs in the purple blocks and all over swirls. This was Stacey's second attempt at quilting. She did amazing!
Stacey finished her first quilt.....after 20 years! Yay Stacey! I love the squares turned on point. She made this quilt knowing nothing about quilting, yet she'd sewn clothing before. I think it turned out wonderfully! We quilted Cathedral Windows in the center squares and a medium meander in the outer squares...BEAUTIFUL!
