Edge to Edge Quilting Favorites
This is day three of my week in the New Quilter's Blog Hop, and I'm having fun by sharing a new post every day. I introduced myself on Monday, and I shared some of my favorite custom quilting projects yesterday. Today I would like to share a few of my favorite edge to edge quilting designs.
Edge to edge designs are a great way to add interest and texture to many quilts. With so many great designs out there, it's easy to find one to suit whatever quilt you're working on.
Most of the quilts I'm about to show were made by my customers, and all of them were quilted by me. This is a picture heavy post, so I'm going to let the quilts speak for themselves. The vital information about the quilts can be found in the caption below each one.
Swirls and Circles
Quilting Design: Dizzy Izzy by Jessica Schick
Quilt Makers: Emily Stark, Julie Eik, Denise Stenzel, Linda Beck, Barbara Beller, and Bobbi Bridgeman (that's me!)
Quilt Pattern: Based on Up, Up, and Away from Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg of Crazy Mom Quilts and Cheryl Arkison.
Notes: We worked together to make this encouragement quilt for Jennae Liberty.
Quilting Design: Alex by Anne Bright
Quilt Maker: Barbara Beller
Quilt Pattern: Pleasantville by Kimberly Einmo
Quilting Design: Champagne Bubbles by Kristin Hoftyzer
Quilt Maker: Sharon Stoneberger
Quilt Pattern: Roller Rink from Modern Patchwork by Elizabeth Hartman of Oh Fransson.
Notes: This is the back of the quilt. To see the front, check out this blog post.
Fun Fact: Champagne Bubbles was the very first thing I quilted with my longarm, and it's still one of my favorite designs.
Quilting Design: Calliope by Patricia Ritter
Quilt Maker: Barbara Beller
Quilt Pattern: This is a modified version of Turning Twenty by Tricia Cribbs of Turning Twenty.
Stars
Quilting Design: Swinging on a Star
Quilt Maker: Barbara Beller
Quilt Pattern: Belle Wave by Faith Jones of Fresh Lemons Quilts
Quilting Design: Sparkle by Anne Bright
Quilt Maker: Bobbi Bridgeman (that's me!)
Quilt Pattern: Serendipity by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company
Notes: I made this quilt for a sweet friend and just recently gave it to her. I'm hoping to blog about it next week, then I will add a link here to view the quilt top.
Nature
Quilting Design: Excited by Anne Bright
Quilt Maker: Colleen Kimm
Quilt Pattern: Café Au Lait
Notes: I haven't been able to find this pattern to credit the designer. If you know who the designer is, I would love to hear from you!
Quilting Design: Greenhouse by Patricia Ritter and Tracey Russell
Quilt Maker: Debbie Schultz
Quilt Pattern: None
Holiday
Quilting Design: Gossamer by Hermione Agee
Quilt Maker: Debbie Schultz
Quilt Pattern: None
Notes: This quilting design is the perfect choice for any Halloween quilt!
Quilting Design: Heart to Heart by Patricia Ritter and Natalie Gorman
Quilt Maker: Tese Shekitka
Quilt Pattern: None
Notes: Tese designed this quilt for a wedding, and she pulled all of the colors from the bride's bouquet. You can see more of this quilt here.
Novelty
Quilting Design: Bicycles and Hills by Marci Gore
Quilt Maker: Bonnie Andes
Quilt Pattern: Disappearing Hourglass by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company
Notes: If you would like to see more, I wrote all about this quilt here.
Quilting Design: Modern Volleyball by Jessica Schick
Quilt Maker: Bobbi Bridgeman (that's me!)
Quilt Pattern: None
Notes: I made this quilt on commission for Nancy. She gave it to her daughter at senior night for her college volleyball team. You can read more here, and even see a picture of Rachel with her quilt.
Quilting Design: Paw Prints by Judy Vallely
Quilt Maker: Cathie Heier
Quilt Pattern: None
Notes: The fabric in this quilt is Miss Kitty's Colors by Marie Cole for Henry Glass.
So what do you think? I would love to know which designs spoke to you. On your own projects, do you find yourself going for custom quilting or edge to edge quilting more often?