with a K quilting website

i have started a blog solely for my longarm quilting. 

withaKquilting.blogspot.com is officially opened for business! 

if you are interested in having me help turn your quilt tops into completed projects, then please take a look. 

After nearly 3 months...I finally got back to quilting!

Black/Pink/Gray...Single Irish Chain quilt. 


Freehand roses with leaves in the large open areas... 

Smaller roses and leaves in the embroidered area of the quilt. 


Terry Twists in the double nine patches.


Not too bad since I haven't touched my machine for nearly 3 months. 














I am still coaching...although Baseball 11/12 yr old All Stars this time. We are headed to Tournament. The boy have worked hard. Let's hope they can play well and have fun while doing it!  

Been Quilting! Three Finishes! Wish they were mine!

This quilt belongs to my friend Carol.


She is such a doll and lets me "play" on her quilts. I decided on an overall, that I have named 'Bubble Gum'. It reminds me of the Dubble Bubble chewing gum. ;0)

And besides, it is easy to get into a rhythm if you are chewing gum at the same time as quilting it! 

The back...who knew solid white could be so much fun!
















This one belongs to Tina. I just did an allover medium stipple meander. She loved it! Thanks Tina for the pleasure of quilting this for you. 












This last one is Cindy's. She made it for one of her girls. The pattern is Between Friends and is in the Happy Hour book by Terry Atkinson. 


I used a variegated white/gray/black thread. Look hard...can YOU see the stitching? Me either. I did a medium stipple meander...in case you were wondering. And that black swirly print is really hard on the eyes. Her teenage girl is going to just love this! 

Sneak Peek for Carol

Recognize this quilt? You should. It is on the frame and finally getting quilted! Thanks for letting me 'play' and trying out something new! 

blue and white quilt on the frame...PLUS an update

There is a story behind this quilt...let me start with it if you may.

Madeline made All Stars as well as Sven and Eric. However, since there are no District or State Tournaments...we were looking at going to Regionals...in Vancouver Washington. Now, it looks as though too many parents are not wanting to commit to traveling so far for a couple of softball games. Let me say..we are not those parents. We were willing to travel!

Well, I made this quilt in anticipation of raffling it off to help raise funds for the team. Now, I might just sell it and donate a portion of the proceeds to the local Little League for future All-Star teams.

Anyway, I thought I would share just a peek of the quilting on this scrappy quilt. As my friend Shannon likes to say...'whatcha think?'

All the quilting is freehand. I am using a variagated blue thread for the blue areas and a cream thread in the white. I try not to do alot of stippling...but thought it looked 'fitting' on this quilt. ;0)

I hope to finish it within a day or two. I WILL post pictures when it is done!


UPDATE: The White Pine All-Star 9-10 year old boys played very well in Caliente. They owned the scoreboard for the first 3 innings of both of their games. However, sadly I must say, they did lose both games. I was very proud of the boys as a team as they played well. The heat was a contributing factor in their losses...as well as the fact the other teams had some awesome plays that hurt us. Sven assisted in at least 8 outs, and Eric 5 in the two days of play. My boys did great. This Mama is very proud of them both!

They were sad to be eliminated from Tournament...but thankful for the opportunity. They have still not put their ball gear away. They throw ball every day and can't wait for next season.

Finally...back to quilting! For a good cause too!

My friend Pat made this top and gave it to me to finish!  Together we are going to donate several quilts to the Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City on Sven's behalf. When he was in the hospital...Sven wanted his own quilt to cuddle with. Good thing we brought it too...as the quilts on the beds were really little. More for toddlers than older kids.  Just thought I would share some pics of this bright quilt.  I used my Quiltazoid Regal template for the pieced blocks and also for the corners of the turquoise border.  The remainder of the quilt is freehand.  I did a swirly vine in the background...and feathery thing for the outer border. I also did some straight line quilting to give it something extra! This quilt is double batted with Winline thin cotton batting for added warmth. I can't wait to wash it...it should shrink up nicely! I just know somebody is going to love this quilt...I do! It is so pretty I think. I just love the colors Pat used!

Baby Quilt for a Friend's Newest Grandson!

I finished this quilt yesterday and even got the binding on and washed/dried it to give to my friend Pat. Her son is expecting their first child very soon. I couldn't resist putting something together for them and the new little one!

I used a combination of 10" squares of black and white prints that I cut apart and swapped sections and also a book panel to get the bright colored learning squares. After all, Pat was a teacher for many years...I thought her Grandson needed something fun that he could use while growing up and yet learn too from his little quilt.

This finished at 50" square and I used a varigated 19wt Polyquilter thread for added dimension and color. I quilted a loopy meander on it for fun.

The back is just perfect for a little boy.