Xs and Os

Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and free motion quilted. This is our guild’s 30th Quilt-In Anniversary Quilt. All of the signatures of participants are on the back, nestled in X’s. The song X’s and O’s was on the radio a lot while I was quilting it.

Silk River Redux

Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and quilted, made from leftovers of ‘Silk River’. I love using up every last bit of fabric – hence I make small quilts out of leftovers from big quilts. Design Source – Original.

Aussie Wonder

Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and quilted. This is a technique called one block wonder. All of the hexagons (except the cubes) come from one piece of fabric. I love the surprise each rendition brings.

Four Sheets to the Wind

Melanie Anderson

Fusing, machine piecing, beading and free motion quilting. I always love (and sometimes hate) a challenge. Wrestling other people’s fabric choices into something I can love is an embraceable challenge once a year.  

Cubed Sash

Melanie Anderson

I cannot let a scrap go to waste. This quilt is the use of sashing for another quilt that I ended up re-sizing the sashing for. Hundreds of one-inch strips? Voila! (Machine pieced, boro stitched.)

With Thanks to Gustav

Melanie Anderson

One Block Wonder uses a single fabric, cut into 6 repeats, to create hexagons. I enjoy the surprise element of working through a one block wonder. (One Block Wonder)