I have many humming birds in my garden, this one liked the crocosmia.

The quilt is an homage to my grandfather, a country doctor who had a passion for gardening.  I used the Blooms for Julie project pattern offered at thequiltshow.com.  I adapted the pattern and chose to needle turn the applique and use 3-D folded flowers for the centers of the pieced center flowers and on some of the geometric flowers in the border.

I bought aboriginal fabric at Paducah several years ago, loving the designs.   Linda O'Sullivan teaches row quilt classes at Bernina Connection in Tallahassee.   It was a perfect project combination.   I learned a lot about various techniques with this project.   It just makes me smile.

My quilt was influenced by my desire to create a simple methodically pieced scrap quilt.  I chose 4 fat quarters in two color ways and a simple chambray background that would appeal to my sons and their girlfriends.  I wanted  quilt that my sons would want to have in their homes for many years.  I wanted a simple geometric quilting to contribute to this esthetic.

Made a few blocks during the flying geese craziness on Bonnie Hunter's Open studio.  My hat's off to those who made a full quilt!  I quit at 16!  Makes a nice little wall hanging.  If you bought her video teaching this block, it is in the gallery.  Good way to use small scraps.

Made for my great grand daughter Natalie Rose.  The nursery is decorated with safari animals in gray, yellow and turquoise, so planned the colors and theme to match.  Inspired by a pattern by Mommy and Me.  Drew the elephants and used Zig zags rather than square blocks.

This is an Edyta Sitar pattern from her Scrappy Firework Quilts book.  While I have done some overall free motion quilting on my domestic machine in the past, this was my first attempt at taking my quilting to the next level.  I used Cindy Needham's Ultimate Background Stencils as well as free motion quilting.  What an enjoyable learning experience this was.  

This quilt was just a fun project for my quilting studio.  I am teaching my friend Penny to quilt and the five fun little pre-printed panels are depictions of the journey of sharing time and space with a fellow quilter.  I found a lovely new fabric line of shell fabric along with gradiated fabrics at my local quilt shop and decided to use purple fabric to contrast with the gradiated fabrics used in the blocks.  The sewing machine is machine appliqué I based on a line drawing from Urban Elementz.  The cardinals with sewing notions are machine embroidery designs from Embroidery Library placed on circles then appliquéd on.  

My first quilt.  Machine embroidered and pieced by Suzanne.  Took almost a year but now on display in our room.  Loving the quilting by Marilou.  Instructor, Cyndy of Grome's in San Antonio.  So worth the time and money.  On to our next adventure.  Thank you for allowing me to share our new quilt baby addition.Tessa

True North by Georgia Andrews, Fêteshui Studio 2016. Totally original design, raw edge, fused, threadpainted. Based on photo supplied. This commissioned fabric portrait quilt will be a Christmas gift to North's owner.

Acrylics, pencil, and quilting.

Acrylic paints, pencil, abd quilting.

The original Pied Piper, our Santa brings us the joy of the Holiday Season

 Techniques

Hand Appliqué

Hand Embroidery Machine Embroidery

Embellishments--, beads buttons, gold trim, yarns

Prairie points,

Crazy piecing

Machine Quilted

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O' Holy Night was my 2012 Christmas quilt.  The background was paper pieced and then the manger scene was appliqued on top of the background.  The pieced background is a miniaturized version of a pattern by Pam Bono called "Daisies in the Cabin"  The original quilt pattern finished to 102" but I wanted it to be a wall quilt for my entryway.  I reduced it down to 45" so it would fit on the wall space perfectly.  I selected varying values of sage green and cream batiks.  The applique is raw edge fusible using Kona cotton.  It was one of the first quilts I quilted on my Gammill.  It is quilted with Superior So-Fine in both the top and the bottom.   May the Christmas season be filled with the joys and miracles of the season.     

This quilt is from Quick Quilts Magazine and is fun little project.

Each year I make a Christmas quilt, sometimes it is a wall quilt, a bed quilt, or a home decor project.  This year I decided to make a table topper since Christmastime is a time when people gather together to celebrate the season, so what better way than to gather at the table decorated with a quilt.  The fabric was designed by Debbie Mumm from the Santa and Friends collection.  I also made matching placemats which coordinate with the table topper.  May all your holiday celebrations be Merry and Bright.  Merry Christmas!!!  

The star quilt pattern is "Star of Destiny" published by Clara Stone in Practical Needlework in 1906.  The 2 applique corners are inspired by Mimbres ceramic designs.  One is circ. 1920 from the middle Mimbres river and represents whirlwinds.  The second is a representation of large animals.  I love using spirals because they are a universal symbol of fertility/continuity.

This quilt of a grape vine bearing it's fruit is a gift for my sister this Christmas. It represents the bible verse John 15:2 , Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.