Take a Look Back --- A Signature Quilt for Kathy

This is another post in a series of posts titled: "Take a Look Back".  

I am sharing photos of quilted projects from over the past 10 years that I have not shared before, as a part of the celebration of 10 years in the long arm quilting business. I plan to quilt another 10 more years at least!

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Several years ago, I made a Signature Quilt for Kathy. Kathy was battling cancer for the second time.

Joanne and Kathy and Marcia

I sent the individual blocks to Kathy's daughter and husband. They gathered signatures and messages. 

They returned them and I assembled the quilt, quilted it, and did the binding on the quilt. 

We surprised Kathy with her Signature "COMFORT" Quilt!

Here are several photos of Kathy's Signature Comfort Quilt.

This was the email Kathy sent to friends and family...

This gorgeous quilt was given to me this evening by Marcia and Joanne. I will treasure each and every one of the comforting messages on each square of the quilt!! When I need some warmth or just a comforting word or two, I will crawl under my "comfort quilt" signed by my wonderful family and friends and I will feel safe and loved.

I love you all,

Kathy

I also made a Quilted Tote Bag for Kathy. 

She carries her Signature Comfort Quilt in the bag, when she goes to her Chemo Treatments. She can also pack it with magazines and stuff to keep her busy while she has her Chemo Treatments. 

I free style quilted it with the Humanity Words as part of the quilting. Some of the words: Hope, Joy, Honesty, Loyalty, and including the words Best Friends! Names could be quilted on the bag too! That would make it more personal.

This post really makes me smile, when I think of the joy that the Signature quilt brought Kathy.  It gave her strength and comfort from all her loved ones. She is still battling cancer.

Taking a look back!

Marcia

Take a Look Back --- "Reconstruction Projects"

This is part of a series of posts titled:  "Take a Look Back". I am celebrating 10 years in the long arm quilting business. (And 10 more to come!)

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Reconstruction Quilt Projects

Do you have an old quilt that you would like reconstructed?

 Make it a new quilt!

In this post, I will be sharing some before and after pictures of a reconstruction quilt project, that I have completed several years ago. Since I did not date my photos in the early years, I am going to guess that this project was from 2004.

I want to emphasize that this is reconstruction, not restoration project! These reconstruction projects prove that even the rattiest quilts, which you might have fond childhood memories of, but are tucked away in a closet have the potential to be "recrafted" into beautiful new reconstructed quilts.

The Before Pictures:

Taking the quilt apart.

Starting to machine quilt the quilt!

After Photos: 

The finished reconstruction of the vintage quilt with machine binding!

Just a note:  I am taking a look back at quilts and quilt projects from the past 10 years.  This is the best full view photo I could find.

I am going to have fun taking a look back over the past 10 years of my long arm quilting business.  I hope that you will enjoy it too!

Taking a look back!

Marcia