Camellia - Enlarged the Camellia pattern and made 4 different colorations of this flower and
put them together with sashing and borders to make this 63" x 63" quilt.
Tropical Leaves - Made leaf patterns using freezer paper. All leaves and flowers are appliqued.
Flowers are Broderie perse. Echo quilting and tropical leaf design quilting.
Evergreen sky - Photos taken looking up at sky thru evergreen trees at morning,
noon, and evening. Printed onto fabric, cut into circles, sewn into square of background fabric.
Quilting is custom evergreens.
Salvation - Pieced using "Quilting Curves" technique by Vikki Pignatelli.
Bible is printed on fabric with InkJet printer, constructed separately
and sewn onto quilt top after quilting.
Batik Fans for Mom - this pattern was brought to my quilt club done in scrap fabrics. I saw it immediately done in deep batiks and new modern fabrics. I love the way it turned out so I made it three more times, once in 30's, once in baby flannels and this one. I am saving the quilting part until I go to Salt Lake City in Sept to learn more about my new HQ 16.
Queen of the Hive - My mother LOVES honeybees and has an extensive collection of all things bee. I found these adorable vintage embroidered tea towels and made this quilt for her for Mother's Day!
Kevin's T-shirts - This is how my husband looked when I met him 20 years ago at Digital Equipment Corporation in Marlboro MA. He could wear t-shirts to work so he had quite the collection. He was a "Deadhead" then so had lots of dyes. I liked the bright colors... I could always find him at the mall. The top border and the bottom border are photos of him wearing many of the shirts in the quilt. Cathy quilted peace signs in the borders and did a wavy gravy design in the middle. He loves it of course.
Deb's Wedding Quilt - This is a quilt I made for my sister when she got married. We actually had used the Pansy fabrics for her table runners at her wedding. Then I disassembled them and made them into her quilt.
I actually started her quilt while on a mini retreat at Ocean Shores with my second sister.
It was nice to quilt as long as we wanted, wander on the beach, visit a local Quilt Show and shop in town.
Yubi Sensation - The quilt was created from a photo by Steve Havnaer. The photo was printed onto fabric and machine quilted. Design adapted from Mary Ellen Krantz class on Photo Quilts.
Mystery of Space - This is a modified Mexican Star. The blocks are doubled in size from the original design. This quilt was started in a mystery class and I used space fabrics.
The Blue Collection - This quilt grew out of my love for blue and white china. I had fun collecting the fabrics on trips across the United States and Canada.
Poppy and Meg at the Farm - Screen-printed photos printed in IQF class with Maggie Weiss
Photo of my father and my 4-year-old daughter walking together at the family farm
RSVP With Smiles - Applique Machine embroidery designs by Jenny Haskins were the basis for the quilt. Some blocks and center were changed from original patterns.
Spring Greens - This small quilt was an experiment to try out the shadow trapunto method using bright green felt behind a sheer white batiste. Freehand quilting later enhanced with machine zigzag around the flower, coloring with Tsukineko inks and colored pencils, Angelina fibers, and Swarovski crystals.