Quilt made through online class with Libby Lehman posted on TQS, Loved Libby's technique, enthusiasm for her art and she was a wonderful teacher.

Christmas stocking I designed and entered into Nancy Zieman's Stocking Challenge.  Thread work was done on the fabric for the flowers and leaves.  Very hard to see in this picture.  The letters for Noel are Lame. 

The quilt has twelve blocks, each based on a Japanese family crest that in turn is inspired by bamboo.  More than thirty years ago while travelling in Japan I purchased a book "The Elements of Japanese Design" by John W. Dower, published by John Weatherhill Inc. in 1971.  I have been thinking about making a quilt from some of the designs for many years.  I have been inspired by the work of Kitty and Sylvia Pippen and also Kamiko Sudo where some of the crests have been used, and used a few in an earlier quilt.  This quilt is my first with original designs adapted from the Dower book.  Applique is fused and edge stitched.

I love the colours in this quilt - looking at it makes me happy. It was quilted for me by TQS member Toni Martin (tannes) 

This quilt contains blocks started during two master classes with Ted Storm:
Hand Applique, 2010 and Trapunto and Whitework, 2012.
I finished these blocks in 2012, put them together and finally quilted in 2013.
These classes were a great challenge and I've learned so much.
 

This quilt was made for the competition "Calendar". What month to sew determined by lot. I got a month December. And here is my result.  Quilt-winners can be seen here http://lenacab.livejournal.com/292119.html

I made this tree skirt last year using the Ten Degree Wedge Tool  - http://phillipsfiberart.danemcoweb.com/shop/product/ten-degree-wedge-tool/
There are lots of free patterns for the various tools on that website. You can get lots of different effects just with that one tool depending on the color placement.

“Making Friends” was created as a fundraising piece for the Victoria Humane Society inspired by a photo by Wendy Nesbitt, used with permission. The VHS logo was the jump-off point for the design: the shades of blue are those from the logo. The patchwork background incorporates new cotton and recycled mixed fabrics. The design represents the pets we adopt -- they come in all shapes, sizes, varieties, colours and ages, they love unconditionally and melt our hearts. Background longarm quilting by Arlene MacKenzie.

This quilt was made primarily from Civil War Repros....at my husband's request.  I quilted it on my Juki 98Q.
 

One of my crumb quilts...I used the yellow to brighten it up.  The backing is flannel--light gray with yellow polkadots.

This is a crumb quilt...I used the Disappearing 9-patch design to set the blocks together.  The other fabrics were the constant in the quilt.  Another quilt quilted on my Juki 98Q.

This started a photo I took of a flower spring 2014.  I had it printed onto fabric, then did thread art and quilting, then embroidered some song lyrics on.  This is a gift for a friend who lost her daughter.  

I adore Jack Russels so it's no surprise this was so much fun to make. Like my other pet portraits, it is made using a fusible applique technique with seven different values of grey and then it's stitched and quilted onto a quilted background. The internal frame is an Australian aboriginal print that seems to suit the playfulness of the jack russell. 

My first attempt using hand dyed wools on a cotton background.  How fun and exciting to finally overcome the elusive blanket stitch.  A victory for me.

Made for our annual Journal Group challenge

My guild is making fidget quilts for alzheimer patients. These are two that I made.

Rainbow Log Cabin
I designed this quilt with oversized blocks. There are only 6 log cabin blocks in this quilt.  I quilted the quilt on my Handi Quilter Longarm.  The quilting is all freemotion.  The quilt has double batting and a flannel back.

Made with oversided flying geese blocks.  I quilted this on my Handi Quilter longarm with a digitized quilting pattern.  I made two of these quilts for my twin grandsons. Cotton batting and flannel back.