Thanks to Alex's videos and her updated FPP book, along with her straight-line quilting tutorials, I was emboldened to join in a swap with a group of quilters. This is my finished quilt, sent to my recipient Lynda in Florida. The back has a hand applique VW Bus (one of Lynda's favorite things) from a Tula pink pattern. All of the prints are Tula Pink and the background and binding are Moda Grunge. Thanks to Alex for prepping me and giving me the confidence to participate in this fun quarantine swap!
I made this family quilt for a gentleman whose intention was to use it on this beautiful guest bed, and more importantly, to have it passed down through his family. I included fabrics that showed his many interests. Images of cats, chickens, fawns, and the many frogs that roam his country property. He enjoyed a trip to Hawaii, so I found pineapples and flowers. He loves cars, especially Corvettes. On eBay I found a Corvette fabric by Alexander Henry from the 1990s. It was used as part of the backing, so that when the top of the quilt is turned down the Corvettes are right side up, facing you.
I included a diary that I wrote in as I made the quilt, recording the work, and both the joys and frustrations, of the project, as well as the times. I suggested that future owners add to the book.
Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of Heaven, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the Angels.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I love batik fabrics, and I love fractal art designs. I wondered if I could make a wall hanging out of batiks in a fractal-like design. This is the result of that experiment and my own original design.
It's made from mostly batiks and done with raw-edge applique with fusible backing. I stitched-in-the-ditch around each shape and then free-motion quilted the background. It measures 31" x 36".
On my first and possibly only cruise, I came back with Alaska wildlife panels and some coordinating fabrics. The design is totally original and impossible to replicate as it wasn't easy to put together! But, I love the outcome.
I tried my first Bargello with this pattern. My practice project were 6 placemats and a runner that were my own design. Taking on this project was a major undertaking but the colors & outcome turned out beautiful for a dear friend.
With dogs, their eyes are truly the windows to their souls.
A baby quilt Made for a friend of my son's done using Anita Goodesign machine embroidery designs.
fell in love with this wonderful large floral print and needed good pattern to feature the large flowers. The pattern is April in Paris. It was a free pattern from eQuilter and Lorene Smith. I had fun with my fairly new HQ Sweet Sixteen trying out new quilting motifs in the sashing and borders.
I was really drawn to the colors of this quit so I purchased the kit and incorporated some of my fabrics. The barn block was added by me and was fussy cut from fabric that I had in my stash. I used Deb Tucker's, Studio 180 Designs, Square Squared ruler for the square in a square block which worked very well. The quilting was done using free motion quilting techniques and with Cindy Needham's stencils. Thank you TQS for so many wondereful learning opportunities and inspiration.
This quilt began as part of a group challenge in 2016. I made Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter, each a seasonal representation of deciduous or coniferous trees. Then in 2019, after several years of wildland fires in Oregon (and across the western U.S.), I realized that I need to add two more pieces: Wildfire and Recovery. Each piece is 6” x 54”. Each was made separately, but hang together on a rod.
I took my friend Karen to see Ricky's Luminarium. She is a beginning quilter and enjoyed every second of it. I unfortunately suffered from lack of sleep and have to apologize to Ricky for fixing off. The wall hanging has all the techniques Ricky taught us, and tried by us. It had to include a lot cabin and a surprise behind the door is a keyboard.
The International Space Station (ISS) has been continually inhabited since the first crew arrived in November 2000. More than 200 representatives from 15 countries have visited the ISS since then.
The ISS acts as a bridge in many ways. More than 100,000 people, working for space agencies and contractors in 16 countries, had to bridge linguistic, cultural and technological barriers to build ISS. The ISS also required a bridge between multiple disciplines in the sciences, technology and the arts. As it orbits approximately 240 miles above Earth, ISS is a bridge between Earth and space. Even as relations between partner nations falter, ISS remains a bridge, continuing to conduct research projects which have included projects designed by professionals and students from 68 countries.
My quilt is based on a photo taken from Space Shuttle Discovery after Discovery undocked from ISS. On this its final space voyage, Discovery provided a transportation bridge between Earth and ISS.
Keeping a journal helped me cope with my emotions and record this long quarantine period. There were so many questions and exclamation points during this surreal time.
The constant media hype made me wonder and worry if it was everywhere and when it would end!
We learnt a new vocabulary including Social Distancing, Flattening The Curve and Herd Immunity. We made many, many face masks to donate as well as for our family and friends. We were grateful for our First Responders and our health. We lost some of our freedoms when confined to our homes during the quarantine. We hoarded toilet paper, hand sanitizers and washed hands frequently. We had Coronavirus anxiety, uncertainty, fear and worried often about the pandemic, jobs and the economy. We wondered how long it would last if there would be a vaccine or cure.
Designed in computer software, some shapes were cut with an electronic cutter. Applique, hand embroidery, machine quilting
The 2020 vote will determine America’s future and freedom.
Made a list from A to Z of each political party, designed the quilt in software. Some text is printed on fabric, some are diecuts.
I bought a panel a few years ago. First I lost it, LOl, a year later I found it. I have changed block placement, took pictures, made more blocks ... you know how tthat goes. It has pieced blocks, applique and machine embroidery, It ws longarm quilted by a friend.
A Bonnie Hunter pattern from her website, quiltville.com
This quilt is my interpretation of a hymn written by David Dahlgren called "The Winds of God"
The background was painted freely while listening to the hymn. I challenged myself to use only the dark grey thread to make the design. I completed the quilting with 24K gold thread to indicate the winds. Dahlgren's hymn speaks of " illusion - time " and he has a passion for watches and I've also quilted the chorus into the tree trunk.
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