"Oh My Heavens" - I took Gloria Loughman's Linear Landscape class online, and created this quilt. The sky and water fabrics were hand painted by me, and the rest were from my stash. I finished it to be hung as if it were a painting.
"Celebrate Life" - The dancer celebrates by expressing the joy of life in her movement. The dark background is a reminder that even in the darkest night we can celebrate life, and the pink binding is a reminder that even the darkest night comes to an end.
"The Calla Lilies Are In Bloom" - Our state guild hosted a challenge, where we were given the only pieces of fabrics that we could use in our quilt. This quilt has some applique, some painting, and some thread painting. The tree trunk on the left and the flower stamen was made of tyvek that I painted and treated to give it texture.
Guinevere's Quilt - Many people contributed blocks. Some are original designs, some are purchased patterns. Includes paper piecing,applique, embroidery
Sea and Sand - I wanted a completely new combination of blocks to showcase my friend's favorite colors. She loves the beach, so I called the pattern Sea and Sand. It was given to her as a Christmas gift. She has many walls in her bedroom suitable for small hanging pieces & the color and style match her decor.
Foundation Sampler - The manner in which the quilt is constructed (sashing, borders) is my own design. The blocks are traditional (Pineapple; Lady of the Lake; Crow's Foot; Crown of Thorns; Cross & Crown; Flying Geese; Star & Square and Jack in the Box) and have all been adapted for foundation piecing. I find that the accuracy of my points and the ease of piecing of all those little triangles makes foundation piecing the option for me. There is no formal name to this pattern other than a traditional sampler. All of the colored fabrics are Morris prints, so the center design is a flower and leaves that I drew, based on the Morris style. All of the quilting is free-motion.
Celtic Dreams - I used knot patterns from the book of Kells for the 9 center blocks. I made bias tape and hand sewed them in place. The blocks are also echo quilted. I used various running Celtic knots for all the briars and squares. All of the quilting (over several years) is done by hand.
Dancing in the Stars - The white fabric used in the middle of this quilt was pure white until I quilted the fabric with metallic thread before using it, in order to get sparkle into the quilt fabric. The white fabric around the edges is printed with holographic stars in order to add color. The circles are reminiscent of the whirring dervishes I saw in Turkey on a recent trip, hence the name, "Dancing in the Stars".
John Lennon - Benartex New York State of Mind for this brick wall, and the Yellow Submarine Line for the blue in the eye glasses that has the text "All You Need Is Love" on it over and over again. I did a facing instead of a binding.
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