Utopia - I wish a world with children that are not forced to bag for o normal life.
A world in which every child has hopes and wings.
Is that an Utopia?
Mango Tango - Made for my quild's 2009 Crayon Challenge. I drew Mango Tango from the Crayon Box. Orange is not my favorite color, but I do love mangos, so I took the challenge.
This quilt won "Best Interpretation of Theme" in the Crayon Challenge.
Changes in Latitude - This quilt was begun on a quilting cruise in February, 2009.I added the island and palm tree along with lots of beading to make this project my own.
Sparkle, Shimmer, Shine - My friend Catherine and I both admired this quilt when it appeared on the cover of the 2008 Winter edition of the Keepsake Quilts catalogue. I decided to make it for Catherine for Christmas. Now she can no longer say that I have never made her a quilt! The name of the quilt came from a machine embroidery design by Renae Lindgren for Embroidables that I used on the quilt label.
Love to Mum - Made from a panel, I believe it was by Moda, and four photos of my Mother transfered to fabric. She was about 10 in the first one, then 20, next 50 and finally 90.
The scalloped edge and eyelet finish was suggested by the panel blocks. It hung above her bed til she passed away.
Sail Boats for Eric - Lots of half square triangles and primary colors in a gift for my daughter and my soon to be first grandson. This was part of a baby shower gift that had a nautical theme.
Pink Patience - Blocks were from Among Friends BOM for 2008 and I used Sample 4 from Renae's Amazing Rays in the center of it. The quilting is best viewed from the back so that's the picture I've uploaded here.
My First Big Mystery - This quilt is from my first mystery retreat. The very small half sqare triangles and traditional two color design was quite a departure from what I had done previously. I was very happy to finish it!
Emergence - I enjoyed using an asian fabric for this technique. The shattered image was interesting to work with and I liked using the appliqued butterflies to "emerge" from the quilt.
Under the Sea - This was my first quilt. I loved the focus fabric so much that I used it whenever I could in other quilts. This quilt reminds me of filtered blue light illuminating the sea floor.
Jack's 3rd Birthday Quilt - My nephew Jack loves fish so I decided to make him an I Spy Fishies quilt for his 3rd birthday. I sprinkled in some birds, palm trees and kites for a fun in the sun look and used a tropical scene panel on the back surrounded by ocean waves. I made a small pillow to match for naps.
Name of Maker: Marilyn Smith, Susan Burns, Sue Barbarick
Susan's Grandmother's Love Ring - My best friend asked me to help her make a quilt for her first grandchild. The mother to be chose the pattern(which I had to reduce 60% to make a small quilt) and the fabrics. My friend and her mother cut out the pieces.....almost 1000 of them, and I did the sewing. My friend did the ironing and she brought wine, so it was quite a fun time. We worked on it one afternoon a week for 2 months. The pattern is from McCall's Quilting Magazine and is called Grandmother's Love Ring. I free motion machine quilted with a small amount of echo quilting and what I call "headbands". It turned out beautifully and the shower for its debut is June 5. Such fun. With some of the leftover fabric we got together one afternoon and made a patchwork bear to go with it.
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