It's Wedding Time

The summer is wedding time and I want to share this chuppah that was made by my friend Judy Kupchan in Chicago for her son's wedding in 2 weeks.

I especially love the pomegranates in the four corners. Pomegranates are a unique symbol of fertility (because of all those little seeds) and this is their season, right at the beginning of the new year!

Notice the use of the image of the Tree of Life. So meaningful and made with love and joy by the mother of the groom!

Good luck and many years of happiness to Noey Kupchan and Shuli Miller!!!

A Spurt of Energy

I don't know how to explain it, but I've had a spurt of energy lately and am working on about 5 different crib-size quilts concurrently! None of these are quilted yet, but I couldn't resist the temptation to share with you!

Here are two pieced tops --

one is made from 4" squares

and the other from rectangles.

After I made my first jellyroll quilt last month, I searched through my stash and came up with tons of already cut 2 1/2 inch strips left over from previous projects. These two pieced tops are made from those strips arranged creatively in small blocks and then all fitted together.

Diaper Pads

Today, I want to share a diaper pad that I just finished as a gift to bring to a brit tomorrow. I used the nylon quilted material that they sell for ski jackets as the waterproof backing! It was the brilliant idea of the manager at BadRatz on Rehov Rivka in the Talpiyot industrial zone in Jerusalem.

Click on the photo to see the image up close. There are cute little animals peeking out at you!

Jelly Rolls

On a recent visit to the States, I purchased a book on Jelly rolls and a roll of 2 1/2" strips of batik fabrics for making a jelly roll quilt. The book I bought is called Jelly Roll Quilts by Pam and Nicky Lintott.










My first jelly roll quilt is pictured here.








The essential block (close-up) is made up of strips sewn together,
cut into large squares, cut in half,
and then the triangles are put together into these large 12" blocks.

This is a surprisingly easy way to make use of all those
2 1/2" strips that you have in your stash!

Pinwheels

A few months ago, I ordered on-line a kit for making a pin wheel quilt from Fabric Cafe. The quilt came with fabric and instruction. Depicted here is a crib quilt that I made with this simple design.

Fun with Four-inch squares

Two more quilts with four-inch squares.

The one on the left was made for my niece.

The one on the right has a motif of teddy bears!

Wedding Canopy

The chuppah or wedding canopy is an extraordinarily meaningful part of the Jewish wedding ceremony. It was a labor of love to design and create this chuppah.

The verse is "Enjoy Happiness with the One You Love all the Days of Your Life" from Ecclesiastes (9:9).

With many blessings for a long life together!