New Quilts in March

Here are some new quilts the seamstresses made this month.  Our emphasis this month was to use lots of leftover fabrics.  I think they make the prettiest and most interesting quilts!

A very cute child's quilt made from lots of interesting fabrics.  

Measures 51" x 70"

A couple of kaleidoscope quilts were made this month.  This one is green....the other is blue.

Measures 62 inches square.

This "Annie" pattern makes such a colorful throw or twin bed quilt.

Measures 68" x 70"

This is a new pattern this month made from lots of half triangles.

Measures 66" x 83"

This is a beautiful king sized quilt made in various beige and brown fabrics.

Measures 100" x 121"

Hope you enjoy seeing the efforts made by Sophoan and Sok this month.  Let me know if you have any questions about any of the quilts.

For His Glory,

Gayle

February 2012 Quilts in Stock

 I haven't posted any quilts for awhile because we don't have any new patterns at the moment, but I thought I would show some of the quilts we have on hand....same patterns, but some new fabrics.

Rein made this lap size/child quilt in lovely blues.  

It measures 56" x 66"

A cute jungle baby quilt with elephants and tigers - made from flannels.

Measures 39" x 49"

This quilt made from sarong fabric is made from browns and neutral colors.  We aren't always able to get multiple sarongs exactly the same, but this time we did and were able to put a gorgeous border all the way around.

measures 61" x 70"

detail from the border

The "Springtime" quilt has been a success and we have gotten several orders for more.  Here is a twin bed size that we have in stock.

We continue to make the Cilla quilts.  They are now a larger lap size than before.  This one is also made from sarong fabric and measures 63" square.

We have a number of log cabin quilts in stock.  This is the beautiful teal flowers with a bit of gold and measures 56 1/2" x 70"

Sophoan has made several versions of this cross pattern.  This particular quilt is made of pretty light blue flowers with a bold burgundy strip on the border.  

This twin size quilt measures 67 1/2" x 84".

We continue to make "Americana" quilts every month...with several different versions.  

This is a twin bed size.

This is a lovely large king size quilt that measures 105" x 125".  It was too large to take around to the sales before Christmas, so I still have it in stock.  It looks beautiful on the bed.  Let me know if you're interested!!

If you are interested in any of these quilts, just email me at bkkbeck5@gmail.com.  I can give you prices and answer any questions you may have. 

Thanks for taking a look at K13 Creations today!!

December 2011 Quilts

We received an order for an entirely new design for a red and white quilt.  After some discussion we decided it required making "yo-yo's", so Sophoan tried them out.  She quickly caught the concept and made 132 yo-yo's for the following quilt:

Figuring out where to place the yo-yo's and to see just how many she would need to make.

Attaching the yo-yo's

Hand sewing all 132 yo-yo's to this quilt!

The final product

Close-up photo of detailed quilting she did all around the quilt.  This was not an easy task with the very old sewing machine Sophoan uses and limited table space.  She did a beautiful job!

Now that the ladies have made several lone star quilts, we're now working to expand the size to make a larger lap quilt.  Isn't this beautiful?

"Guy" quilts are often requested, but it's not easy to find good designs for a more manly quilt.  We found this idea online and tried it out.  It turned out great and was popular through the Christmas sales.

Sophoan's new creations in September

Sophoan made some lovely quilts this month and I wanted to show you some of her creations.  All the seamsstresses had learned how to make the Lone Star quilt, but they had only learned how to make it with a 3-piece strip.  Sophoan saw in some photos that you could also make it with more strips, so she decided to try out a 4-strip Lone Star.....and here is what she made.  Isn't it beautiful?

I saw a similar quilt like this one on the internet and showed Sophoan the photo.  This month she made it using fabrics we had on hand at the center.  It's called "Springtime" and also is very beautiful!!

Sophoan has made this pattern before, but we decided to try it out with a flower fabric this time.  She again did a lovely job.  Another gorgeous creation.

June Workshop

Because I have never quilted, Priscilla has been our teacher and advisor the past three and a half years.  But Priscilla has not been able to come to Cambodia for awhile, so she mentored me to teach the ladies.  This past month we had a one week workshop where we tried some radically new designs that required input.  They were more work than just looking in a book and figuring out how to make them.  Here are some photos from our week:

Learning to make a "kaleidoscope" quilt

This was great for using lots of scraps of fabrics that we had.

Do you see the pile of dirt just outside the door?  The dirt road into Sompovloun is in the process of being paved.  Huge mounds of dirt are everywhere as they dig the road.  Can you imagine trying to make quilts with the wind blowing in dirt constantly?  What a challenge.  These ladies are amazing.

Here are the final quilt tops.  Aren't they pretty?

....and then we worked on learning the "lone star"  

Here is Rein's star that she will make into a quilt this month.

Quilts made June 2011

The sewing ladies are preparing for fall sales here in Bangkok.  It's a popular time for women's groups to meet together - and a good time for sales.  So we continue to make a lot of the old standbys that continue to be very popular - especially the Jim Thompson fabric quilts.  We try to always have them on hand.  The "Americana" quilt was very popular this summer and we've had several special orders for this quilt. 

Here are some new looks from this past month:

This is a large king sized quilt that is very pretty.  These ladies have become such experts at quilting that I can show them a new design and they can just figure out how to make it and how much fabric to cut and sew.  They can't read English patterns so they have learned to adapt....and have done a great job.  Sophoan made this quilt.

Someone recently mentioned "watercolor" quilts to me so I started researching them and fell in love with that look.  This quilt is not the typical watercolor quilt, but was an easy beginning step to try.  It is pretty and something unique for a baby quilt.

Here is the Americana quilt that has been very popular this summer.

Thanks so much for your interest, your purchases, and your prayers.  This livelihood is very important for the lives of these women.  Please contact me if you are interested in something you see here on the blogsite.

Blessings,

Gayle





More April 2011 Quilts

Here are three new quilts I just picked up from Cambodia.  This first quilt is king size and is made from Thai sarong fabric.  The photo really doesn't do the quilt justice....it's really beautiful.  The borders have the beautiful edging from the sarong as well.  This was a special order and turned out lovely.

Lots of leftover fabrics make gorgeous quilts. 

This black and white logcabin turned out lovely, too.  The fabric is again made from Thai sarongs, and yet has a very modern look with the black and white contrast.