Memories of a Masterpiece

The first of every month I swap out the majority of the quilts that are out and about in my home.  The beds, a few walls, the banister, the loft, they all get a new look.  I have some quilts that get used year round and are always out, Cooper has two.  It's a fun day and I look forward to it.  But I only piece the tops, I don't quilt them, and without the help and support of some amazing quilters there would be no quilts to play with each month, a fact I never take for granted.

This month I've really been enjoying Memories of a Masterpiece on the guest bed.  I was piecing this quilt this time last year, and now here it is all quilted and looking amazing.

Linda Hrcka at The Quilted Pineapple quilted this top for me.  Whenever I send a quilt off to be quilted, regardless of the quilt, I only have two words of advice, "no feathers".  Linda thought perhaps I should break my no feathers rule and she was right.  The design and size are perfect for this top.  

It only takes looking at this before picture to really appreciate the the difference quilting makes.

Linda is blogging about quilting this top on her blog today, pop on over to get her take on quilting this top.

This is Memories of a Masterpiece, Lifetime Quilt #243, click here for more detail.

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Number 5

This is the fifth year I've pieced a top to be raffled by my hometown library.  The library works hard on this raffle, displaying the quilt at local banks and grocery stores to generate interest and sell tickets.  When I decide on a project for the library's quilt I like to pick a pattern and colors that will have mass appeal and more importantly, won't break my heart if it ends up in the back of a pickup truck as a dog bed, lol.  Some people buy tickets because they like the quilt, some buy tickets just to support the library, I just never know what type of quilt owner will be the lucky winner. 

Social media is also a big help on selecting a pattern, if a quilt is popular online it will probably be popular in my hometown.  Last year I went with a Fig Tree block of the month, it was a huge hit.   This year I selected Sweet Escape.

This is Lifetime Quilt Number 271

The pattern is Sweet Escape by Camille Roskelley for Thimbleblossoms

It finished at 80: x 80"

The fabric is an assortment of fabric by Bonnie and Camille for Moda

It has approximately 1,216 pieces. 

The log cabin blocks finish at 10" and were a breeze to piece. 

Abby at Latimer Lane Quilting has already finished quilting this top, we went with a Baptist Fan pattern and I'm happy with the look.  For the binding I parted with the multicolored flag design from Happy Go Lucky, one of my favorite family of fabrics.

Fingers crossed this quilt raises a nice little sum for a well run and used library with a small budget.

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