Sio's birthday quilt photo op!! SMILE!
So after waiting and waiting for a year Siobhan's fiftieth birthday quilt is nearing completion. Only a year late but its one wonderful quilt...a case of her friends know TOO much about her...
Quilting's done...time for a nap!!
Ille Waters and I put out a call for 10.5 inch blocks almost two years ago along with a suggestion of things Sio likes...like Mary Englebreit, Scotties - her beloved Mac, Anything Halloween, Irish, Army, Boston or Repros of any kind...and these are the blocks we got...
Scotties did seem to be the overwhelming theme of the day...thank goodness they go with the heap of Mary Englebreit we had.
Ille presenting the top to Sio
Ille Waters and Marie Atkinson worked hard at miniretreat to organize and sew the WIDE variety of blocks into a cohesive top...Every time Ille asked if we like the fabric in the sashing "is it too much" we would tell her remember Sio LOVES scrappy...
I think she's happy we finally got the top done!! WOOHOO Marie and Ille!!
Yesterday I sewed the back together and put her on the long arm...and she's just about done...If I didn't put your block on here let me know and I will post it. I did take a pic of everyone's block.
An adorable Scotty block...Judy Lockhart
Quilting's done...time for a nap!!Ille Waters and I put out a call for 10.5 inch blocks almost two years ago along with a suggestion of things Sio likes...like Mary Englebreit, Scotties - her beloved Mac, Anything Halloween, Irish, Army, Boston or Repros of any kind...and these are the blocks we got...
Scotties did seem to be the overwhelming theme of the day...thank goodness they go with the heap of Mary Englebreit we had.
Ille presenting the top to Sio
I think she's happy we finally got the top done!! WOOHOO Marie and Ille!!
Yesterday I sewed the back together and put her on the long arm...and she's just about done...If I didn't put your block on here let me know and I will post it. I did take a pic of everyone's block.
An adorable Scotty block...Judy Lockhart
Scotty coffee cups...Sio does love her scotties and her coffee...made by Carolyn Breland, I think!
Kay Lawrence & CO. adorable Mary Englebriet scotty block made by Ille Waters
Sharron Walls...the patchwork queen...log cabin
Jolene Eakle's gorgeous repro pink pineapple that Sio loves!
Paula Royaker's cute pumpkin flower arrangement
Margaret Wesley's adorable featherweight with Sio's cat and dog and of course an Irish clover...
Betsy Cade...Massachusetts with artistic license...will have a star on it for state capital soon
Linda Yehle's Army Block
Sandy Duerkson's adorable scotty block..first block that arrived
Sandy Duerkson's adorable scotty block..first block that arrived
Shelvy Miller's 30s repros
Ille Water's beautiful House block...English cottage ...will have a cat added to it...
Maureen Massey's patriotic crazy quilt block...Sio's retired Army
Beth Brown's block?
Connie Burleson, the Moda Queen's Basket
My Tsunieko Inked Halloween Pumpkin...Sio made a witch's hat that looks similar to this one!
Sherrie Coughlin's Red Soxs block..from one Red Soxs fan to another!
Need a better pic of this one...oopsey...I love this one by Sue Carrick...
Kate Fisher from one Irishwoman to another
Rachel Watson's adorable Quilt Appraiser block...i think this is my FAVORITE!! which one is yours?
Marie Atkinson's sweet repro scotty
Pam Beeler's exquisite repro block! Awesome job Pam!!
Another one from Connie B
My other favorite...the perky scotty Mac by the great artist Rachel Thomas
So I wrote in the sparkle border...Boston her hometown!
Her birthday...uh we were a little late!!
Where it was made
Her name..now i am worried i spelled it wrong and will have to get out that seam ripper...oopsey...
And one more look at her awesome birthday quilt...25 blocks....now to get it to Marie to bind!!
I was hoping that we would use up all my old Mary Englebreit fabric i thought i had to have but NO there's still more leftover..sigh:>
