Dread Pirate Rodgers

2010-05 Charity quilt: Big Banana

< img src="http://users.value.net/pirate/quilting/2010-00-charity-quilts/2010-05-big-banana-border/thumbnail.jpg"/> Here is yet another crisis nursery quilt from Freecycle fabric. Bear Claw blocks alternate with plain fabric blocks, separated by sashing with contrast squares in the intersections and all surrounded by the most magnificent Big Banana fabric! Please click on the link to see more pictures, links and verbage for the back story on my web page.

2010-06 Charity quilt: Sashed Disappearing 9-patch

From more fabric obtained via my local Freecycle group and augmented with fabric from my stash, I made another quilt for the local crisis nursery I support. It is *amazing* the number of different layouts you can get with the Disappearing 9-Patch block! This sashed version is very different from the "normal" ones. Please click on the link to see more pictures and verbage for the back story.

2010-06 Charity quilt: Alternating 9-patch

From fabric obtained via my local Freecycle group and augmented with fabric from my stash, I made one (of many) quilts for the local crisis nursery I support. This turned out to be a really cheerful quilt and I hope that the child that choose it, is happy with it. Please click on the link to see more pictures and verbage for the back story.

2010-06 Pet Cage Liner Doodlings

I needed to doodle and practice some longarm quilting but didn't need the doodle cloths afterwards. With sturdy fabric as a backing, some thick loft batting and muslin, these doodle cloths made excellent cage liners for the cages at our veterinarian for the animals to lie on. Please click on the link to see lots of pictures of doodling, links and (my typically long) verbage for the back story.

2010-03 the Madeline Quilt

The focus fabric is a wonderful floral linear stripe, which set the stage for the machine embroidered centers of Economy blocks. The layout alternates columns of the floral stripe with columns of the embroidered Economy blocks, all surrouned by a border of the floral stripe. Although I made a variation, the original pattern is a freebie from the folks at Electric Quilt. Please click on the link to see lots of pictures, links and (my typically long) verbage for the back story.

2010-01 Rainbow quilt using hand-dyed fabric

This quilt was a kit, purchased circa 2000-2001 but didn't get sewn until January 2010. The quilting got completed May 2010. It's a luscious concoction of hand-dyed fabrics, silk batting and the use of feathers as an all-over quilting design. This quilt came out *so* wonderfully! It's soft and drape-able and cozy; I just *love* it! Please click on the link to see lots of pictures and (my typically long) verbage for the back story.

Foul ... er ... Fowl Creatures

Spring has sprung and that means new chickies, who will eventuall join the flock. Please note this is not quilting related. :-)

Tutorial: how to make a mitered hem in a napkin

Ever wonder how to make beautiful mitered corners on napkins? It's not difficult and they look a WHOLE lot better than the lumpy corners that are produced when you just turn the edges under. There isn't a webpage to look at but, if I've done this right, the link is of a PDF for you do download. Lots of verbage and text for instructions.

2010-03 Rainforest Rings

A set of 6 pieced & appliqued placemats and 6 machine embroidered coordinating napkins. LOTS of pictures and TONS of cool links!

2004-12 Machine embroidered Wine Glass coasters

Machine embroider some fantastic wine glass coasters ... for identifying wine glasses, as well as giving your party a very festive air. These were done in December 2004. A link is provided for the coasters.

2010 Nabi Garden (a variation)

This is a quilt inspired by the bonus half-square triangles that came from a previous quilt. Four different sources were used to create the different components of this quilt, resulting in a new design.

2010 Charity Quilts

I support a local charity that specifically helps families deal with taking care of the kids in a crisis situation. I make kid size quilts, which the kids can take home with them when they leave. The link will show a "table of contents" page, where currently 4 quilts are linked.

2009-11 Star Galaxy

Another long deferred project completed: this one from 1999/2000. A 15 month Block of the Month produced this spectacular sampler of star blocks.

2009-09 the Corvette quilt

Got Corvette? :-) My older brother does and now has a Corvette quilt. Not a quilt *for* the Corvette but a quilt featuring Corvette fabric. Look and weep that you don't have one too. :-)

2009-08 two little boy I-Spy quilts

Lots and lots and lots of boy-themed novelty fabrics prompted me to make some more boy I-Spy quilts. Gosh, toddler quilts are addicting: they're small, fast and get finished quickly! :-)

2009-12 Red, Black and Cream Double Wedding Ring Quilt

A long-deferred Double Wedding Ring UFO gets finished in time for Christmas. While it turned out very, very nicely, I gotta admit .. this was one boring quilt to piece! :-)

2010-01 Zippered Mouse Pouch

A doggone cute, flat-bottomed, zippered pouch to contain a wireless mouse and USB connector. Exceedingly easy to make. Add your own machine embroidery embellishment.

2009-12 Brrraaaaaaiiiinnnnssss!

Zombies crave brains. A brain decorates this book cover. Does it follow that zombies will crave this book cover?

2009-07 I-Spy a Disappearing 9-Patch for Alan Sanders

A personalized I-Spy quilt was made for Alan Sanders, the 2 year old son of friends, using the Disappearing 9-Patch layout. During the photo session of the quilt, I experienced the dreaded "photo bomb", which has also been documented. :-)

2009-07 a heritage quilt for Alan Sanders

This quilt celebrates the heritage of Alan Sanders of Texas, now 2 years old. It has machine embroideries of his Korean, Chinese and American backgrounds all put together in a wall-hanging quilt.

2009-11 "Dakota Snowstorm", a high school graduation quilt

A long-deferred quilt finally gets completed! :-) Paper-pieced, quilted with free-motion designs and templates. The most exciting part? Discovering I ran out of backing fabric while quilting. Ooops.

2009-11 A Machine Embroidered pillowcase

A very subtle machine embroidery design embellishes the band of a pillowcase. The webpage includes where the design can be found, as well as a link to download the pillowcase directions ... Practically Perfect directions, written by .. moi. :-)

An Adventure: Lunch in Crockett, CA

The Dread Pirate Rodgers and Mr. Pirate take a day off from pillaging, burning and plundering to have a day's adventure. Please note this is not quilting related. :-)

2009-09 Chocolate is cheaper than therapy

Where you aware that "Chocolate is cheaper than therapy"? It must be so because there is an embroidery design that says so! This 12"x18" box throw pillow was made for a clinical psychologist friend.

2009-06 Color-blocked fleece blanket

Big (and not-so-big) pieces of left-over fleece were joined together to make a 46"x54" blanket for the local charity I support.

2009-03 Butterfly ditty bag

Purple butterfly fabric from my stash prompted Lisa to ask for a ditty bag. Ultra-suede is the bottom and some hand embroidery embellishments finish it off.

2009-01 skull-n-crossbones bolster pillow

Who knew that there was PURPLE skull-and-crossbones fabric? A perfect basis for a bolster pillow.

2008-12 Christmas throw pillows

(3) 14" square throw pillows made for Christmas 2008 (yes, 2008!). I've only now gotten around to making a webpage for them. (better late than never?)

2008-07 shaggy fur pillow

I had some luxurious, shaggy green fur leftover from a project. What better use than to make a small throw pillow? :-)

2008-01 Moose origami purse

Got moose purse? Lisa does! (and uses it as a handy reticule for walk-around knitting projects)

2008-02 Twist-n-Turn

(let's try this feed again, shall we?) A charity quilt made from my scraps that seem to spontaneously reproduce at an alarming rate. Pieced in February 2008, quilted in June 2009, its webpage has finally been updated. :-)

2009-06 Memory quilt for baby Logan Lee

The infant son of my dear friends, Hank and Virginia, passed away 1 day short of being 5 months old. A memory quilt made from the sleepers that he had worn was made for Hank and Virginia. It was my pleasure and honor to make it for them.

2009-08-21 Kyoto quilt

Sorry 'bout the 404 ... fumble fingers strikes again! This top was completed in January 2009 and finally quilted in August 2009. A beautifully color-blocked quilt that is peaceful on the eyes.

2009-08-21 Kyoto pillow

More fumble fingers ... let's try again! This ginormous pillow was actually completed in February 2009 but the webpage was just now done. Whimsically done with My Little Pony fabric and a machine embroidered design.

2009-05-25 The Corpus Delicti Page

The latest score for Sneaker. Warning: possibly NSFW, small children or those with weak constitutions. :-) (this link should take you to the latest entry at the bottom of the page.)

2009-04 Fuschias for Eddie & Anne

An incredibly belated thank-you gift: machine embroidered fuschias on a scalloped edge quilt and a knife-edge pillow with more machine embroidered fuschias.

2009-03 Wonderful 1-fabric Quilt

A very complicated-looking quilt made from lengthwise striped fabric is actually very easy. If you know how do to a Stack-n-Whack,you won't have any problems with this technique. Also! a corrective tip when you mis-space your pantograph designs too far apart! oops. :-)

A Plethora of Pillowcases

There were Highly Voiced Objections to Other People receiving homemade items. It just wasn't fair that Someone got lots of something when Someone Else didn't get any! Life with kids is never dull. :-)

2009-03 The Cat and the Canary

A top made, from Patrick Lose's fabric, in time to bring to the 2009 Arizona Quilting Retreat, where Patrick Lose was the featured speaker. I used this as a vehicle to make a quilting sampler (practice! practice! practice!)

2009-02 India via Inverness

A tablecloth made in India and purchased in Inverness, CA makes a lovely quilt; a memento of a weekend adventure.

2009-01 Maniacal Puffer Fish pillow

Really. Exactly how disturbing CAN fabric be?

2009-01 Disappearing 9 Patch quilt

A queen-sized *commissioned* quilt made from the client's garment scraps. Pieced, *longarm QUILTED* and bound by me, me, me! woo hoo! (can you tell I'm excited?)

2008-11 Another flannel memory quilt

YAFQ (Yet Another Flannel Quilt) has been made from the prolific flannel leftovers and provides another Opportunity for practicing longarm quilting.

2005-04 Asian Clamshell

(my apologies ... incompatibilies between RSS feed rules and normal naming conventions are driving me nuts. Perhaps this third time will be the charm!) This curved seam top was a store display in 2004. It finally got quilted in 2008.

2005-02 Mystery Quilt

In 2005, this quilt was made as a mystery quilt at our annual Arizona Quilting Retreat. It needed to wait 3 long years before getting quilted ... but it's done now!

2004-11 Houston Quilt Show class project

In 2004, this quilt was made as a class project at the Houston International Quilt Show. This is another quilt that waited patiently to be quilted ... but it's done now!

2008-10 Stained Glass applique

Although still a Work In Progress, the hand applique part of this stained glass design is finished.

2008-10 4 Charity Quilts

A set of 4 baby-sized quilts, designed to practice longarm quilting techniques.

2008-10 Schizophrenic Buzz Saw

Sounds like a repeat: using velvety flannel strips leftover from previous projects, a throw-sized quilt was made and quilted on Lizzie.

2008-10 4-patch and Rail Fence flannel throw

Using velvety flannel scraps leftover from previous projects, a throw-sized quilt was made and quilted on Lizzie.