Bargello - This was truly a challenging wall hanging. It was beautiful once it was all finished but I had a dickens of a time getting the columns to come out straight and had to rip quite a lot to make things work according to the pattern. When it was all done I was pleased with the results. I gave it as a Christmas gift to my son and his girlfriend in 2006. I don't know if they ever hung it up either so it has not been used to this day!
Halle's Quilt - This pattern I used I deleted four rows of the pattern to make it a crib size quilt. But it was large enough to fit on a youth bed. I used Polka Dotted Pinks and browns along with plain pink and brown. I did stippling on the quilt and created my own pattern of a heart in some of the blocks. It was a fun quilt to make and I also made a 2nd one for my granddaughter Alaynah.
Mary's Garden Duette: Return of the Bunnies - This small quilt is was made for my mother-in-law. I put it over canvas. Some of the hand stitching was done through the quilt and the canvas.
Windows of Opportunity - This quilt traveled in the "Beauty in Imperfection" challenge in an art group that I belong to: Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists.
Elvis Lover Quilt - Dawn purchased a lot of Elvis fabric with the hopes of a quilt. This is my design. I purchased embroidery designs and added those to four blocks along with decorative stitching.
Hydrangea & Berry Quilt - Made for a friend and inspired by the beautiful fabrics, this quilt took about a year to make. It has very detailed quilting that was done by long arm. I designed it in EQ6.
Abstract #1 - This wall hanging is a result of a workshop on creating art quilts conducted by Sue Dennis.
I love that it can be hung vertically or horizontally. I used some of my own hand dyed fabrics and accented it with a Shiva Paintstick and Angelina. It is machine-quilted following the ombre design of the fabric.
Enchanted Evening - The centerpiece of this quilt is an art deco table runner that I purchased at an antique shop. I used a combination of Ricky Timms and Cherrywood hand dyes to mount the runner and construct the surrounding baskets. I called it Enchanted Evening because I saw the runner "...across a crowded room" and knew I had to have it!
Twofer #1 - The pattern makes two very different quilts at the same time - one basically a wall quilt, the other either a wall quilt or long table runner. I do have this one in the middle of my dining room table, however. It is strip pieced and then cut apart and placed on design wall.
The Great Gate of Kiev - My interpretation of one of the pictures that inspired Moussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" - a drawing by 19th century [obscure] artist Victor Hartmann. To be auctioned by Rockford (IL) Symphony Orchestra as part of a fundraiser.
Winter Light - This quilt uses Japanese and American fabrics and traditional Pine Burr blocks to honor the quiet beauty of winter on the eastern slope of Colorado. Traditionally pieced, embellished with a speciality yarn couched in the blocks and piping in the border and binding.
Connor's Prairie - Connor's father, an artist, grew up across the street from me. I used my hand-dyed fabrics to create this colorful quilt for his new son. Quilted between the color changes, it is bound with Ricky Timms' piped bindings technique.
Rainbow Rider - I stacked and whacked my hand-dyed fabrics to create the blocks, then rotated each block a little before trimming, to make each slightly different. Circle quilting added bubbles that dance across the surface.
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