Rectangles For A Man

Vortex - This quilt was made as my final assessment quilt for my Part 2 City & Guilds course. I used my own hand dyed fabrics. It uses raw edge applique which I did before it became popular. Each alternate segment is stipple quilted on a Pfaff 1475 with straight quilting in the background. The binding is made up of one inch pieces of the fabrics used in the centre of the quilt.

Mrie Curie - Scanned painted background printed on fabric with images added in Paint Shop Pro.

A Page from my Journal March 2006 - Hand painted background, motif printed on abaca tissue, heated copper shim.

This Old House: It's Not All There Is - The front of the quilt, the old house, represents our earthly life, with its troubles and sometimes gray days, though there is a suggestion of hope in the sunset colors appearing periodically in the sky. The back of the quilt represents our home in heaven. Though it was made in memory of Don, it is also a quilt of hope, looking forward to the time I shall join him and our Lord on the other side.

This Old House: It's Not All There Is (back) - This is the back view of the quilt.

Morgan - Morgan is my pet lab. She is also a trained therapy dog, I think she is lovely and deserves to be on her own quilt.

APage from my Journal August 2007 - Hand dyed fabrics with embossed copper shim with stencilled accent beads. Painted and embossed artists straws for added interest and texture.

Lilac Time - I wanted to use up some fat quarters one of my students brought me back from a trip to New Zealand. I taught this at my classes this term both in quilt form and table runner with a square as the centre.

Heathers Wedding Quilt - Blocks were made and signed at wedding reception. Pieced with digital photos. Machine quilted and crystals added for sparkle.

I can do it - A quilt with movement - light and dark swirling circles

Patience - This quilt contains 288 4 1/2 inch nine patch blocks and 323 4 1/2 inch solid blocks.

Ramblin - This is Marti Michell's pattern with my personal twist on it.

Renee Strips - fast fun quilt

Hopi Basket lid

Thunderbird

Noel

Sadie's Garden - Sadie drew a picture of a quilt that she wanted me to make for her. It was to be all pink and purple with flowers on the sides, butterflies in the middle and rainbows at the top. Sadie was 4 at the time she "designed" it. She also picked the fabrics and had very stron opinions on that (no white!) .