2020 SAO Quilts and Projects
Posted By drsao on August 5, 2021
I love to keep a record of all of my quilts and projects. I love making lists. I love being busy. Maybe it is because at the end of each day my daddy (James Blaine Albertson Jr) asked me what I had accomplished and what I had learned. So I developed the habit of having a dialogue ready! I also have self-diagnosed as having ADHD because I just can’t seem to sit still without doing something – for example – when I watch TV I need to sew, knit, or crochet!
So here goes my list for 2020!
Quilts Finished in 2020
1 Checkerboard Rail Fence Quilt. This was a Bonnie K Hunter Leader Ender 2017 Challenge. I put a red plush blanket on the back and gifted it to my grandangel Chris for High School Graduation. It was quilted by Sara Parrish and measures 67 1/2 x 78 1/2.
2 Scrappy Grandmother’s Flower Garden. This quilt took me 10 years to complete. Yes. I started making the hexies when I was visiting my parents when they were mostly housebound. We rented lots of movies! If it weren’t for a Transformation Quilt Group Challenge it might still be in pieces. I designed this quilt and unfortunately I can’t seem to like it. It measures 80 x 102, has a black back, and was quilted by Joyce Bailey. I promised it to my Grandangel Harry Johnson for his first musical album cover.
3 Albert the Elephant Quilt. This is 33 x 34 and has a red flannel back. It was designed by me and created for Collin Cleo Albertson born March 10, 2020 (8 lbs 9 oz.) Sara Parrish did the quilting.
4 Good Fortune II Quilt. This is a 2018 Quiltville Mystery designed by Bonnie K Hunter and quilted by Sara Parrish. $150. It has a luscious purple plush back and I have to thank Karen Carvin for hand sewing the binding down! This was Grandangel James Johnson’s High School graduation gift.
5 Wonky Diamonds I Spy Quilt. I designed this quilt and Joyce Bailey quilted it. 56 1/2 x 80 $80. I donated this to the Transformation Church program for single pregnant moms.
6 Let it Snow Quilt (Red Truck Panel). Sara Parrish quilted this for me $60, 41 1/2 x 60 1/2. I did the piecing. I just love RED TRUCK anythings!
7 Larry Lion Quilt. This quilt has a story. I saw a photo of a Lion Quilt in a magazine and I laid out 2 inch squares on my floor (design wall wannabe) until I had what I thought was a lion. 47 x 60 quilted by Sara Parrish. This was given to my daughter, Jennifer Christine Johnson Epps (a belated baby quilt.) As a child she always complained that her brother had a baby quilt and she didn’t. So better late than never! When Christi was small, she couldn’t pronounce her Ls so I had my Grandangel Chris embroider the poem that I used as speech therapy for little Christi on the back of the quilt. This may be my proudest accomplishment.
8 Red and White Hunter Star Quilt. This was designed by Bonnie K Hunter and I remember scrambling to get this pattern. I LOVE IT and my favorite color is red! 81 x 96 Quilted by Sara Parrish and completed at a Transformation Quilters Retreat 7/11/20. This was one of my Transformation Quilters UFO Challenge quilts. It is amazing what a person will do for a star on a chart!
9 Unity Mystery Quilt 2020. Bonnie K Hunter designed this quilt to keep us occupied during the Covid-19 flu pandemic isolation period. 74 x 82 $155.00 quilted by Sara Parrish and completed at a Transformation Quilters Retreat. I chose the colors because they were the colors of Mary Williams Elementary School in Prince William County, Virginia. This is where Grandangel Leanna Epps got her first teaching job – 4th grade which she started as a virtual learning experience (pandemic social distancing) and ended as a traditional in classroom experience. This was a gift for Leanna’s Master’s Degree Graduation and as a celebration of her first teaching job.
10 Jeweled Stars Quilt. This is a 2018 Bonnie K Hunter Leader Ender Challenge. 58 1/2 x 70 #100.00 quilted by Joyce Bailey,
11 Frolic II Quiltville Mystery 2019 Quilt. This was designed by Bonnie K Hunter and quilted by Sara Parrish. 84 1/2 x 84 1/2 $175. It has a grey plush back. This is Grandangel Cooper’s High School Graduation Quilt.
12 Crooked Courthouse Steps Quilt 2020. This was inspired by Bonnie K Hunter 55 x 65 $65.00 and quilted by Joyce Bailey. The back has 1,968 2 inch squares!
13 Wicked Fun Mystery Quilt. This 65 x 76 quilt was designed by Heather Long at the Quilted Cow. It has black and grey jelly roll strips on the back. Sara Parrish did the quilting and my binding buddy, Karen Carvin did the hand binding. This was a gift to Ann Waters.
14 Crooked Log Cabin Quilt 2020. This has a blue plush back 83 x 90 inspired by Bonnie K Hunter and quilted by Joyce Bailey. Karen Carvin did the hand binding. (It takes a village.) This was gifted to one of Chris’s friends for Christmas.
15 Rainbow Elvira Quilt 2020. This was a GE Quilt Designs Mystery by Gudrun Erla. The back has 2 1/2inch Bright strips. This was quilted by Joyce Bailey and hand stitching of the binding was by Karen Carvin.
16 Wonky Diamonds Quilt 2020. I designed this quilt, Joyce Bailey quilted it, and Karen Carvin did the hand binding.
17 Winter Sheep This has a plush gray minkee back and was quilted by Sara Parrish. This was gifted to Jan Owens Stark for Christmas.
18 Shoo Fly Shoo 2019 Bonnie K Hunter Leader Ender Challenge was quilted by Sara Parrish . 94 x 104
19 Wicked Bigger Fun Mystery Quilt 2020 87 x 100 quilted by Sara Parrish. Designed by Heather Long of the Quilted Cow. (Gold, Blue and White with a large Blue wide backing with piping style binding.)
20 Pineapple Brights 2020 with Black centers and multicolored ends. 71 x 81 1/2 Quilted by Joyce Bailey (Gray Fleece Back)
21 Easy Breezy Friendship Star Quilt – a Bonnie K Hunter 2020 Leader Ender Challenge This was quilted by Joyce Bailey with 12 1/2 inch squares on the back. Karen Carvin did the hand sewing of the binding.
22 Easter I Sew Lation Quilt 2020 This is an Edyta Sitar Mystery 100 Laundry Basket Quilts. Joyce Bailey did the quilting. 76 1/2 x 76 1/2.
23 Christmas Memories 2020 Rust Truck Panel RIDGEBURY CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. 55 x 48 quilted by Sara Parrish. Chris Epps embroidered the label and Karen Carvin did the hand binding.
24 Beach Snails Trails 2020 Quilt. 70 x 82 with Maroon Plush back. Chris Epps embroidered the label and Sara Parrish quilted it. Karen Carvin did the hand binding. This was a gift for Asher for Christmas.
25 Baby Pineapple 34 1/2 x 44 1/2. Sara Parrish quilted this and it was donated to the Pregnancy Center at Transformation Church.
26 Crooked Log Cabin #2 2020 This was quilted by Joyce Bailey
24 K9 for Warriors Puppy Quilts 
Projects Completed in 2020
Hot Pads and Christmas Tree Napkins
Bowl Cozies
Masks Donated to Arizona Reservation and various hospitals
LBGQT Homeless Youth in New York
It was so nice to find your new post on my feed. I’ve followed your quilting adventures for years, and see that you’re still making LOTS of beautiful quilts! What a wonderful quilt show! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I have been a bit delayed in posting my quilt log….been too busy sewing I guess!!