Aloha Kimono - This was a challenge quilt with the theme of"East meets West." It was inspired by a painting of a kimono that was hanging in a local restaurant. I won "The Best Theme".
Name of Maker: group quilt, assembled and finished by Liz Tarr
Wonderful Garden - A group of quilters from Ladies of the Lake quilt guild made the blocks in the center section of the quilt for me from my some of my hand dyed fabric and commercial fabrics. I put them all together and added 2 side panels with thread flowers, felt beads and couched yarns and quilted it.
Underwater World - This started as an experiment to make a garden- but it looked like water and seaweed so I put fishes in it and started over on my garden.
Genealogy Quilt - Memory Quilt showing pictures of family members and information printed onto fabric using Microsoft Publisher and Word. Picture of Sharp family bible and picture of family heirloom broach.
Starry, Starry Seas - My husband complained that the first quilt I made him was "boring" so I made him this bright one to keep him awake at night. The background fabric is a seascape, thus the title "Starry, Starry Seas".
Black and White and Red All Over - This was the product of a design class taught by Norma DeHaven (Madison, WI) . It is totally pieced (no applique).
The label is imposed on a newspaper clipping showing the date - thus the title "Black and White and Red all Over" based on the old joke.
Main Woods - A business associate comissioned a quilt as a Christmas gift for his parents for their lodge they have in Maine.
All blocks are traditional with a "woods" theme. The quilter quilted bear paws in the star blocks and log cabins in the leaves. It is King size.
Grammy's Fan 1.0 - This is a miniature version of a full sized quilt that I made for myself. My grand daughter just had to have one "just like grammy's" so I made a mini version just for her. I used "spot" themed fabric so it isn't a usual grandmother's fan.
Five Funky Monkeys - Just an improvised quilt to show off Moda's Five Funky Monkeys line. Aubrey, my niece, loves to recite the rhyme printed in the panels.
Sunny Lone Star - Shop sample for a class, using QuiltSmart's Lone Star fusible foundation and method. Showcasing Moda's "Sunshine" fabric line by April Cornell.
Bright Rail Fence - Store sample Rail Fence from Alex Anderson's "Start Quilting" book. Showcasing Moda's "Peek-A-Boo" line by Amy Bradley and featuring Ricky Tims' piped binding technique.
untitled - The pieced stripes are left over blocks from another quilt that I made that didn't work in the quilt. The blocks were 16 inches and I chopped them up to 4 inch units and then sewed them into one long strip. From that long strip I cut the 4 strips for the stripes. Then I teamed up my 'ugly' cut blocks with some large print amy buttler fabric- that I'm never sure about. Honestly, I like this quilt better than the one the blocks were rejected from.
Flannel Baby Quilt - This is a nearly twin-sized flannel quilt that came in a kit I purchased a year ago. It is pieced and appliqued. I freehanded the squiggle quilting and the hearts in the inner border blocks. It is for my newest granddaughter, due July 4.
I Spy - I decided to "fussy cut" two of every square - two matching 3" sqaures in the center, and two matching 2" squares in the border. This is going to my 19 month old granddaughter who will have fun finding the two blocks that match.
Place Mats - These are reversable place mats may from a Cotton Theory book. This is the first time I've tried two-sided binding so that it matches each side.
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