Part 2 of " Quilts That I Have Made "

I made these quilts when I lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia between 1986- 1990 

 As I look back now. I realize that I had more energy then, than I had in later years. I guess one major factor in having time to do so many quilts was that I did not have a computer then. I didn't get my own computer until 1994. Another contributing factor was that I belonged a Quilter's Guild that had a couple of smaller groups called Bees .Those groups were a great encouragement and I learned a lot more about how to quilt.

• 1) Sunbonnet Sue- I made two of these for my girls just before their 3rd birthday. For some reason this seems to be the only picture of the quilt that I have. The girls look to be stuffing candy in their mouths in this picture. :-)

2) A Variation of what is called a "Drunkards Path "  This got donated to a womens's shelter .

3) The "Attic Window"     This was on my favorite quilts that I have made. We used it on our beds until it was totally shredded. Now if I looked this young again !  :-)

4) ) Churn Dash  - Another Quilt that went to the Woman's Shelter

5) Heart's Wallhanging -

Each heart contains the name of a lady that was part of the quilting group called the  City of Lakes Handquilters .

 6) Teddy bears and Patches - I made this for a little friend that my girls went to school with . It was interesting to find out that I had gone to school with this little girls step-Mom

7)  Rebecca was the firstborn of good friends of ours. She is now 20 years old and in University. As i was scaning this picture for this article I also sent a copy along to her Mom to see.

8)Wedding Ring - This was what is commonly called a "Cheater's Block" I wanted this quilt to be very special as it was for my best friends 10th wedding anniversary. I chose a pre-printed top because I didn't want to have crooked seams and blocks.  I spoke with her this winter about the quilt , she said it is so worn out that it is now placed in the trunk of their car for winter emergencies . ( time for a new quilt I think )   

9)The Irish Chain - I made this quilt for my Aunt Virginia's 25 th wedding anniversary . My Mom kindly provided the cash for the fabric.so it was a joint gift. My Aunt tells me she still has this on her bed .

10)Simple but Pretty blocks - Mom and I had the same arrangement for this quilt as well. It was for my Aunt Mariges ‘s 25^th wedding anniversary .

11)Just blocks- I was quite surprised at how nice this turned out . This is also went to a womans shelter

12)Rail Fence Blocks - I made this quilt up for my Mom's birthday one year !

13)Kangaroo Quilt - I made this quilt for  my cousin Angela's  little boy.

14) Precious Moments Wall Hanging - My friend collects

Precious Moments ornaments, when I saw this I knew I had to quilt it  for her wall .

15) Love ring ,  a variation  of  drunkards path All the curves in this quilt were hand sewn. It turned out ot be one of the most labor intensive quilts that I have made over the years. It is just about in shreads , but found a way on our bed to add to the winter layers that my husband likes. ( I ;ve since been told that lying on a quilt with blue jeans causes friction that wears out the quilt. I think frequent washing in a washing machine didn't help . :-)

  Incase you missed it,  Part 1 of "Quilts that I have made can be found here : 

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