My latest - This was a great BOM from Gathering Fabrics in Woodinville, Wa. Susan always has beautiful projects or BOM. I am someone who loves working with French Generals fabric, or deep saturated tones. But my son has asked me to create the Asteria, Greek Godess of the Stars in lime green. Wish me luck!
Sand Devils - This is my first paper pieced quilt. I enjoy embellishing my quilts and used yarn covered rings with small mirrors in the center of the waves.
Yakima Rose - This quilt was largely inspired by Sharon Pederson's The Rose of Sharon Block Book. Designs were also influenced or adapted from Annie Smith's the Ultimate Appllique Guidebook, Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Applique, Elly Sienkkiewicz's Baltimore Elegance and from the EQ Six collection of blocks.
Grandmother's Garden of Patience - The Dresden plate quilt and hexie flowers are English paper pieced, then appliqued to the background.
Hexagons are 1/4". The hand piecing took a couple of years because I had to let my hands rest for a couple of weeks between stitching all these tiny hexagons. There are approximately 800. Inspite of the tiny pieces, I really enjoyed making this quilt. It is approx. 18 x 22".
My Stars - Inspired by Michelle Pearson's "Starry Quillow" pattern, but constructed using Jodi Barrows' "Square in a Square" technique. Coordinated SnS pieced border, with peep border as well.
Snow Days - Embroidered winter scenes surrounded by various blocks of neutral colors. There is a central rectangle of blocks. The outer border consists of blocks. Some of the embroidery bleeds from the embroidered squares onto the pieced blocks.
David's Taron - This quilt was part of a collaborative project. I started the quilt with the tarpon and the background fabric. For 5 months it went through a rotation where my four friends had a month each to add details of their choice to the quilt. At the end of the rotation I got the quilt back and added more details, plus the finishing. I now have a quilt to give to my husband (who is an avid fly fisherman for tarpon). The bonus is that four of my best friends have put their personal touch on it!
Planned Sponteneity - This quilt was to be spontaneous, but, after making a few circles, out came my sketch book and colored pencils! A "quick little project" morphed into a for month adventure.
Scrappy stars - This was my second stash busting quilt this year. I kept re-setting it on my design wall until it looked just right. Machine quilted on my Bernina with diagonal lines across the stars and a running feather and cable border.
Be a Snowflake in a Blizzard of Charity - Features 27 hand stenciled snowflakes plus trees, deer and the phrase Let it Snow. Unique Un-Raffle, Entries earned by donating to ANY charity. Drawing 12/21/13.
Fall in Love with Books - I'm meeting and collecting autographs from book authors for a fundraising quilt. 64 signatures will be surrounded by squares of fall colors. Here are the first 4 blocks, more to come.
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