Liz Cowan Quilt Journal

Jennifer and I started this quilt in early 2010.  We went up to her home in Wallsburg and cut and sewed all afternoon and into the evening.  We slept there and got up and worked a few more hours.  We didn't get back to this quilt for a while because Jen was diagnosed with breast cancer and spent her time recovering from surgeries and having chemo treatments.  We eventually finished the quilt in 2012 and also the companion quilt.   The pattern is from Quilt Soup Pattern Co. and is called Two-fers.  The star quilt was our first project.  Five-point stars can be a bit tricky but the pattern had good templates.  It is called Star of the West.  We sewed the four patch blocks together and then machine appliqued the round star onto them.  We cut out the back that gave us a four patch circle that was made into the second quilt Surprise Quilt. We used fabrics from our stashes.  When they were finally complete, Jennifer was in remission ...

Love this little autumn quilt!  It is made from Riley Blake's fabric line: Bountiful Harvest with a gray background.  The pattern is from the Country Seat Quilts book by Julie Hendricksen and Vickie Gerike called Harvest Pumpkins.  I saw this quilt last fall at Pine Needles Quilt Shop and loved it.  Their choice of fabrics was perfect.   I bought a layer cake fabric pack for Stacie for her birthday and the book.  Then, I wanted to make it as well and ordered my own fabric.  It was fairly straight forward.  I redesigned the stars to be faster and easier to make and it was finished in no time.  I love it! quilted by Karen Morgan