All singing,all dancing - Kool Kaleidoscope quilt which failed to meet Ricky's deadline but made 80th birthday date for a penfriend who loves music and Circle dancing. Disguised the number 80 as spiral designs!
Pumpkin Face - The background fabric is woven based on the technique from the book Simply Stunning Woven Quilts by Anna Faustino. The Pumpkin face and Spider that are appliqued are an original design.
Mariners Treasure - Background is woven using the technique in the book Simple Stunning Woven Quilts by Anna Faustino but the Mermaid and Shell applique are an original design by Jennifer Norman.
Out on a Limb - Original design and original technique for the see through leaf. There is a leaf shape cut out of the quilt and clear see though chiffon was inserted with thread work for the leaf veins to represent a decayed leaf. The center of the quilt uses a fabric discharge technique to represent the shadows of the leaves.
Detail of Out on a Limb Quilt - Close up of the cut out see-through leaf on the Out on a Limb Quilt. Chiffon was inserted into the cut out of the leaf and thread work was added for the veins to represent a decayed leaf.
Stars Over Hawaii - I chose the fabrics for this quilt after looking at photos of a trip to Kaui and "The Big Island" in Hawaii. They represent the vivid flowers, clear waters, bright skies, the fiery new lava and the black ancient lava beds as well as the beautiful beaches. Thus the name is Stars Over Hawaii.
Logan's Baby Quilt - This quilt was made in anticipation of my niece's first baby, a boy. She was decorating the nursery in yellow and blue, so I chose fabrics in keeping with that theme. This was the first time I had used the Electric Quilt computer program; it was fun!
Give us a Twizzle - Celebrating the 90th anniversary of R.A.F. Inspired by the flying colours of Red Arrows performing daring manoeuvres in the sky, over land and water - a 'twizzle' being one of them.
Goldie - Inspired by the distinctive engine and star-like tank badge on B.S.A Gold Star motorbike.Uniting two passions in Celebration of Fifities race winner- the legendary 'Goldie'.In Memory of Colin.
Like Daughter, Like Mother - My daughter aged 8 produced a wonderfully spontaneous piece of artwork. My challenge 16 years later - to copy and capture her childlike creativity.Enjoyed stepping out of my comfort zone!
Autumn Fantasy - I used the 4 Patch Posie Supreme pattern for this quilt, only I didn't use all the borders the pattern calls for. I love kaleidoscope type quilts, and enjoy seeing what I can create using one fabric.
Ducks Walking in the Rain - This was a fun quilt to make. Uses only 1 template for the entire quilt. The pattern is made by using the different colors of fabric.
Amish Inspiration - A mix of Amish black and solids with added machine embroidery and stippling. I started hand quilting the triangles, then switched to machine quilting as my arthritis dictated.
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