Signature quilts ideas

Yesterday, we gave our "Signature quilt" to our retiring President of the Quilt Guild here in Florida. She was overwhelmed by it all. It turned out so pretty once we got the machine quilting done on it. The squares were not all perfect, but, neither are we! The sentiments were written with Pigma pens, and that means it will last forever. One bit of advice for anyone wishing to make one for a friend, be sure that you use the Pigma Pens that state: Archival ink, acid free. Otherwise, some inks…

Canton Village Quilt Works | Help Me Make a Signature Quilt- Block tutorial!

A lot got done on this quilt yesterday morning – the machine was stitching away. All of the blocks I have are now on the wall – I’m not sure how many more are coming – I have a spot for 3 mor…

I've been seeing lots of quilt blog posts showing off their many finished quilts from 2014 and listing their goals for the year ahead. I am a little behind on reviewing the past year and making plans for 2015, but here goes! I was feeling like I hadn't accomplished much with my quilting last year, even though I spent lots of time sewing. However, as I review my lists of quilts started and finished, I am happy with my results and have made good progress on several projects. My biggest finish…

November is family story month, and this quilt's got my family talking. It's a signature quilt with the names of my relatives, a special way to celebrate

A very dear friend of mine began her journey with breast cancer a couple months ago. She had a successful surgery and is in the midst of chemo. She is a brave warrior with Jesus by her side as she walks this path. What does a quilter do to comfort, we make quilts, don't we? I desired for her to be wrapped in the loving arms of not only our Lord, but the special people near and far who love her so. With the help of her daughters I sent out fabric to be signed and the quilt is made up of 62…

Fresh For Spring Look what is growing in Temecula Quilt Co's garden. New notecards inspired by The Calico Garden Quilt by Florence Peto. "Pick" a few here.

Due to a wonderful turn out…Sign up’s are closed! Thank you! We are off to a great start for the Signature Block Swap! There is plenty of time to sign up if you haven’t and want t…

A few months ago, I was contacted by a family member to make a signature quilt for her wedding that was last weekend. Once we settled on the design or the quilt and picked out the fabric, the next step was figuring out which pens would give the best results. I set to the web to do some research. And I didn't find a whole lot. The one blog post that I found that was the most helpful was from Ebony of Love Bug Studios. I took her suggestions to test the ink on the fabrics, I bought several…

In October of 2012 a good friend of mine was getting married. For their wedding gift I offered to make them a guest book quilt. They graciously accepted and so I began to work on it. They were getting married outside on a Texas ranch and had a rustic theme to it so I went with a country themed fabric for the squares. I made all the squares with the themed fabric and the off white centers for the signatures and then ironed wax paper on to the backs to provide stability for the quests to write…