Pat Durbin

Hope you have a fun day.

Early work –traditional

I went through the archives to see what I had for Valentines Day.

One thing is a very well used favorite quilt which I made in 1993.

Made from scraps of sewing clothes, this is unique, and shows early work.  We hadn’t quite perfected photographing quilts either:)

Another Valentine style quilt is made from a few Block of the Month squares I won at Redwood Empire Quilt Guild in 2006.  My Granddaughters made the alternate squares and put it together.  It’s kind of cute.

I enjoy this small painted quilt as a seasonal addition to my home.  It was inspired by a photo of a past plant and now has a longer life expectancy. 🙂

The surface is painted with So-Soft paints and then it is machine quilted to enhance.  I enjoy this type of quilt making –it’s quick and fun

I decided to make some easy ornaments for my friends.  These are made in “prairie point” style.  Pretty easy.

I used a 4 1/2″ square, a 3 1/2″ square, and a 2 1/2″ square.  I had a bag with left over Christmas fabrics to use–and found a tiny ribbon in a notions drawer.  I was set.  (You could change the size of the squares and even use 4 if you wanted).

• First I cut the squares from the fabric
• then pressed them using starch spray to stiffen a bit
• Folded each square diagonally – twice.
• I tied a knot at the top of the ribbon for a loop
• I used a bit of glue along where the ribbon would go–pressed it dry
• Then I zig zag stitched along the length of the centers – where the ribbon was.
• I just used a crystal at the top because I was in a rush.  You could embellish these with lots of sparkles.

Here they are–pretty simple, but would go well on top of a package.

Merry Christmas to all.

December – lots of celebrating.  When I designed this block for my guild (Redwood Empire) I thought it could be used for whatever kind of celebration a person wanted.

The instructions call for the background to be any seasonal print.  

I decided to make a skinny wall hanging with 4 of the blocks for myself and then one to take to guild of course. I finished it today and it’s the first of my Christmas decorations to brighten up our home.   

If you’d like a copy of the pattern, email me at stitching@suddenlink.net Once I have your email address I’ll send you a PDF.

This is one of the things that we’ll be doing at the Daytona Beach Show…

All-Star Review 

Years ago Gary took the inspiration photo.  I looked at it from time to time, and finally decided to make the quilt. – Kind of silly, but fun.

These are Danny’s Girls, Chris in the sandals and skinned knees–Amy with the swirly laces. Me with the bare feet. 

Happy to report that the American Quilter’s Society Daytona Beach registration is now open.

You can see a list of all of my classes if you follow the link…:)