Finishing Quilts.....Ahhhhhh!

 

My Leaf Quilt only took me about ten years to finish.  LOL

Do you have quilts that you just set aside because they just take too much time to finish?

Well, I do.  And I am trying to finish them.

My Tahoe Quilt only took me six years, so I am getting faster.  Ha Ha!

These two quilts will be in the Amador Valley Quilters Quilt Show on April 25-26th this year in Livermore, CA.

This is the Amador Valley Quilter's Opportunity Quilt. And I was blessed to quilt it for them.

It will also be at the show, and the lucky raffle ticket holder will be the winner.

Now let's finish our quilts!  We can do it!!!

Happy quilting,

Darla

Summer is Coming

 I was given these lovey batiks by a friend.  She gave me so much, that I shared with two of my friends and they made quilts too.  This is mine that I am calling Batik Pinwheels.  I quilted it with Flowing Ribbons and I think it turned out lovely.

Enjoy your summer and make something bright and cheerful.

Happy Sewing,

Darla

Fabulous Boho Hearts

 

Hello Everyone,

Here is my Boho Quilt!  It took about a year and a half to finish.  I mostly used fabric from my stash, which gave it a softer look.  I have four friends that are making the same heart, so we shared a variety of white fabrics for around the background of the heart.

Here is Audrey's heart quilt.  

She chose to use pink, purple, and green fabrics.

And she has lavender minky on the back.

I just finished quilting hers yesterday.

Both quilts turned out so nice!

 Spring is Coming 

I am loving the rain we are having.  This gives me time to sew and make more quilts.

Here are a couple of fun ones.  The Star quilt is for my Great, Great Niece.

And the Seahawk quilt is for my sister who is a Seahawk fan.  The center medallion was fun making.  When you place the triangle ruler on your fabric to cut out, it really gives it a different look when it is all sewn together.

Have fun sewing and enjoying the rain.

And I hope to see all the quilts you are making.

Darla

While We Were Sheltering in Place......

Linda made this awesome Forest Friends Quilt which I quilted.

Kat was busy making this Flower Quilt for a contest.

 Audrey made this amazing paper pieced Star Quilt

And Loretta made these amazing houses with crosses

Thank you ladies for letting me quilt these beauties!  I can't wait to see what your next quilts will be.

Hugs,

Darla

2019 is Almost Over

Once again, I have been busy quilting and haven't posted very often.

But, here are a few beautiful quilts I just had to show you.

Lorraine's beautiful quilt!

Quilting in the Garden

And this beautiful Christmas Quilt. 

Have a very Happy New Year!

And God Bless,

Darla

Finally Sunny Days and More Quilts.

I am so thankful for the rain, but so happy we have had a few sunny days.

Here are a few quilts I would like to share.

God Made A Farmer Quilt

Cute Panel Quilt with borders.

Amazing half square triangles

It is amazing how simple quilts look so awesome!  So let's start making more fun and easy quilts.

Happy Quilting,
Darla

Opportunity Quilt

This amazing Opportunity Quilt was quilted by me.  And this is Amador Valley Quilters Opportunity Quilt that could be won by you.  We are selling Raffle Tickets and you could be the lucky winner.

This is the back of the quilt and the quilting really shows.  I used three different thread colors.

Now go buy Raffle Tickets for your chance to win!

Your Quilting Friend,

Darla

Sparkler

This is another amazing quilt by Reg.

I just had to share it with you.

So when it is raining outside and you just want to stay inside, have fun
and make an amazing quilt.


Maybe even a Sparkler.

Happy Sewing,
Darla

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year and finishing those quilts we never got around to.

Well, here are a few I forgot to post last year, but they were pretty amazing so I thought I should show you.  These are my customers quilts that I had the privilege of quilting.

Barby's Geometric Quilt

Sharon's Presents

Beth's Fall Leaves

Beth's Flowers

Lani's Autumn

Catherine's Frozen

So, have an awesome January and I will see you next month with more quilts to blog about.

Happy Quilting,
Darla

Eclipse

Isn't this amazing!  This was made by Reg, a customer of mine.  He did an amazing job!  And I was the lucky one to quilt it.

Hexi Flower Garden

This fun and fast quilt was featured in McCall's Quick Quilts, February/March 2016 issue.  And I was blessed to be able to quilt it for Holly and Pam.

Hexi Flower Garden: Fast Easy Lap Quilt Pattern Designed by HOLLY HOLDERMAN  Made by PAM VIEIRA-McGINNIS  Machine Quilted by DARLA PADILLA

Special fabrics printed with rows of scallops, hexi flowers, and "patchwork" fences make this sweet lap quilt pattern quick as can be! Hexi Flower Garden features rickrack flower stems for dimensional interest.

Finished Quilt Size
42˝ x 61 1/2˝

Featured Fabrics
Holly used fabrics from her Sunrise Studio and Fog City Kitty collections for LakeHouse Dry Goods in designing this quilt.

Kit Offer
A kit of fabrics for quilt top and binding is available while supplies last for $84.99 (QQK16030). Shop online at ShopMcCallsQuilting.com. Backing fabric is $39.99 (QQK16030B).

Designer Information
Visit Holly online at hollyholderman.typepad.com.

Berries & Cherries

This fun quilt I made and quilted was featured in the March/April 2016 issue of McCall's Quilting.

Berries and Cherries: Easy Spring Lap Quilt Pattern Designed by HOLLY HOLDERMAN  Made and Machine Quilted by Darla Padilla

Fussy-cut center squares and scallop-print strips make these fresh-as-spring blocks sew fast and easy. Berries & Cherries is a sweet quilting treat that everyone in the family will enjoy!

Skill Level
INTERMEDIATE

Finished Quilt Size57 1/2" x 57 1/2"

Featured Fabrics: 

Holly used fabrics from her Sunrise Studio 2 and LakeHouse Favorites collections for LakeHouse Dry Goods to make this quilt.

Kit Offer
A kit of fabrics for quilt top and binding is available while supplies last (#MQK16040). Shop online at QuiltandSewShop.com. Backing fabric is also available while supplies last (#MQK16040B).

Designer Information:  

Visit Holly online at hollyholderman.typepad.com.

Flowers and Stars

Two by Two: Flowers and Stars Series Quilt Pattern  Designed by HOLLY HOLDERMAN Made by PAM VIEIRA-McGINNIS Machine Quilted by DARLA PADILLA

Welcome to the Two by Two series quilt pattern! Six types of flower blocks are each made in 2 different fabric combinations for a colorful garden you'll love to stitch. The look of curved piecing in the flower blocks is achieved by fussy-cut scallop-print fabrics...no curved seams at all! In this first lesson of 7, you'll make 2 A blocks, with pretty on-point squares at their centers.

Now all you need to do is buy the McCall's Quick Quilts Dec/Jan 2016 issue to get started.

SNOW DAY, SEW DAY

Aren't these snow people cute!

It is so hard to think about Christmas, when it is 90 degrees outside.

Hopefully it will get cooler soon, and I can start thinking about making Christmas quilts.  But for now, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

  

Graduation Gifts

So have you ever made a T-Shirt quilt?

This is a wonderful way to use a graduates T-Shirts and make a great graduation gift.

This was made by one of my customers for her own graduation.

Kayla, you did a fabulous job!

Hugs,

Darla

April Showers Brings May Flowers

Well we didn't get a lot of showers, but I am seeing a lot of flowers.  

And this quilt is such a fun garden quilt.

So happy gardening, quilting, and have a very Happy Mother's Day too.

Darla

Happy January 2015!

I will really try to blog more this year.

Here are some beautiful quilts that I quilted last year that I thought you might like to see.

  Made by Robin

 Made by Denise

 

 

Made by Barby

 

Frozen made by Judy

 

Made by Sharon

 

So happy January and have fun finishing all the projects and quilts you didn't get time to finish last year.

 

 

Hugs,

Darla

Summer

I am just loving summer, and all the wonderful quilts that I have been quilting for Karrie Winters of Freckled Whimsy.   This is just one of her awesome patterns.

More Quilts

I have been so busy quilting I forgot to blog.

So here are a few more quilts that I have quilted, that I thought you might enjoy.

Isn't this fabulous!

Reg made this one and I quilted it.

He also made this one which I quilted and both of the quilts were at the Vallejo Quilt Show a couple of weeks ago.

Reg's sister Lynda made this amazing star quilt, which was also at the show.

I was so blessed to be able to quilt all three of these.  I have some amazing customers!

Enjoy,
Darla