Cherokee Syllabary Quilt, Quilted in Cherokee Syllabary

I may have posted this quilt before it was quilted.  What's unique?  The color hand-dyed panels contain Cherokee syllables made with batik wax or some discharge process.  But totally unique is that I've done what I believe to be the first modern-time machine quilting using sometimes Cherokee Syllables in the background, written in thread.  Have you ever seen anything like that?   It is for sale at my Etsy shop.

Kai's Fuzzy Quilt

Here on his daddy's Ju Jitsu mat, is a fuzzy soft quilt made for Kai Brinkley.  The fake fur looks wrinkled, but its actually colored and napped like that.  This was a joyous fun campy utility quilt, made in the spirit of grandmothers of days gone by, who would piece together warm flannel scraps with no particular pattern.  This one, I've seamed on the outside.  After washing, these seams will fuzz up and add a bit of loft to the quilt.  Then if it is laid on Baby Kai with the cozy flannel side down, it will give a little bit more room for an air layer.  It is larger than crib size, smaller than a sofa throw, and designed for playing on the floor or snuggling at night.

Note:  Shopping for fabric I noted that 3 of the most popular main chain stores are selling novelty prints with childrens' themes in fabrics that say "Not suitable for sleepwear."  You may have to look on the bolt end, the selvedge or inside the flat card to find the warning.  Don't use such flannels for quilts because they are flammable, even if these stores seem to theme the flannels for childrens' bedwear and bedding.  In my opinion, these should be removed from the shelves or the warning should be prominently displayed.

Family Topper Quilt for a Man

I'm working on a series of five quilts for the grandchildren of my mother, Bertie Carter.  We ended up with a huge stack of odd fabrics, so I've brought them to my house and blended them with a few pieces I already had.  My inspiration was a quilt Dennis owns, made by his grandmother in the 1960s or 1970s, with a Log Cabin variation called Sunshine and Shadows where the lights are all on one half and the darks are all on the other half of a block built with strips "going around". 

So, Nana had five grandchildren-- My sister's three girls and my girl and boy.  So we needed one quilt that would look a bit more masculine.  And this is it.  It has darker colors, less floral print, and more geometrics. 

These quilts will be toppers--- quilts just the right size to lay on top of a full bed, adding color and weight.  Any more size than that, and I wouldn't have had the tenacity to make a set of 5 quilts that are all similar.  I'd be too bored.  This is just a top and it has not yet been quilted.