Winter Snowball Quilt is a Winner

 

                 Snowball Quilt

I taught this at my second beginner class project in abt February of 2025 at the NE Wellness & Community Center - OKC.   

I changed the HST to meet and greet.... as a quilter I knew I'd have to re-do the blocks to get this effect.   So near the end.... but it took a minute!

pieced and machine stitched:    size 64” x 78                                     

Beverly Huggins Kirk                  OKC, OK                   bquiltin Studio

Side-Line Quilt Start-up

 When have you missed a day of quilting?   Well, I fought the 3-day flu bug (longer) and I did not quilt.  OH MY!!

But my inspiration is still kicking.    I want to SIDELINE-START … the exploding heart quilt….   And another take on the Disappearing Nine Patch!    In fact it’s a Missouri Star…. But I REFUSE to pay pdf.  I’m thinking I’m good enuf (hmnnnn)😄😄😄 to recreate this beauty

I visited my longarm lady(I’m loving her!!!) and her design wall was my show n tell!  Then a couple of YouTube videos.   

I went ahead and///cheated in biting a 10” cake for $40!!

X's & O's Just for you ~ Hugs and Kisses

This,  

My darling -- measures 60" x 60" as a square.  

This quilt trip ---  began back in January 2024 @ the NE Community Wellness Center, NE OKC as I taught my (I'm possessive of this ladies....)... this wonderful group of first-time quilters.   Oh and did they ever learn!

The age-old Hugs and Kisses pattern was adaptable starting with the 7" square and the 4" squares being made into HST's.  

I worked at OK Quiltworks and the bolted fabric had several rows of varied oranges.... so it was a cinch to use.  The individual X/O's made a 13" block four across and four down.  

So here I am... a year later teaching a new SNOWBALL beginner quilt pattern for a new group of ladies!

Thus, I decided to take this quilt top and add the batting and backing!

The backing was my inspiration!!!!!  It was a gift of six yards of YARDSALE African fabric stash-give away!   Dropped off at my front door last month.

The Lord has a really really nifty way of bringing all things together.... for good, for joy and comfort!

African Elephants and Masked-Women ( I imagine) all with just the right tinge of orange   

Now... I'm pulling out my heart strings..... 

I love Ann.   

I love the quilt!   

PERFECT MATCH!   

Keep Stitchin' My friend!

 

Love quilt Triumphs Every Time

 “The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.” — bell hooks

UNTIRING As A Quilter

I’m reading… and I Found A New word …befitting me as a quilt artisan!

ˌin-di-ˌfa-ti-gə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

 noun

incapable of being fatigued : UNTIRING

I Feel the Quilt Story In Me

 Some late pm’s… I just have to cut and piece together one of my To-do wish list!

Well my intensity in learning this curvy log cabin!  I’m NOT buying a pattern-pdf-nada!  This was hung in a quilt show… and boy oh boy—- I studied it’’’’’ I took close pictures to count the rows, placement and center block—looked around online…

I love me!!!!!

Wha’ do ya think….  First four for the center.  Oddly… it’s a traditional quilt!

Mind you—-I have a “hankering” to go deep into African prints—into faces—and protest messages via hope n survival….    

But right now it’s structure and precision—-JUST HOLD STEADY GIRLFRIEND.  QUILT ON!!!