Happiness to Ian and Bethany - I made this quilt for my son Ian and new wife Bethany. The design caught my eye because of the trees. They were both raised in the timber industry and secondly because of the houses. They are both architects. I modified the applique to accomodate trapunto of their names and the date of their marriage. It took me several years to complete. It is hand quilting using the Thimblelady method of handquilting. It was good training for my certification to teach the hand quilting method developed by Luixin Newman.
Roses for Mom and Dad - This quilt was made to commemorate my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. My parents, Kenneth and Wilma Payne were married as teenagers and this year celebrated their 55th anniversary. The quilt is hand qppliqued and hand quilted using a 1/2" background grid. The diagonal setting blocks have a trapunto feather design.
Bargello Madness - QuiltUniversity.com Instructor: Nancy Lugwig taught how to design and how to sew. Each student's design was unique.
Published in AQS Quilt Art 2008 (engagement calendar)
Wheel of Color - I took a class from John Flynn in 2004, at The Valdez Quilt Festival in Valdez AK. I became obessed with it and used mostly my hand dyed fabrics.
The Chisos Mts. Big Bend National Park, at sunset - The Chisos Mountains turn a bright orange in the sunset. The Rio Grande runs at the base of the mountains. The cacti have their spring blooms.
Memories - I made this quilt for my daughter and new son-in-law when they married. It is embellished with memory items from both families. Most items are very old.
Rubber Ducky - A quick and easy quilt that I made for my granddaughter's visit to Canada. Leah's first word was 'duck', so I couldnt resist making this quilt for her.
Spring In The Davis Mountains (TX) - The desert comes alive with beauty in the spring when the cacti bloom. Many varieties of cacti are on this quilt, as well as a rattlesnake at the bottom, hard to see in the picture. All silk fabric, silk ribbon, beads, stone chips, metalic thread
QOV #2 - Second quilt top I have made for Quilts of Valor Foundation (www.quiltsforsoldiers.com). Quilts for injured soldiers recovering in US hospitals.
Brisbane Christmas - My first attempts at applique - some of the blocks are from other members of the swap group and I did one extra applique block (Santa block and Bells block are mine) and 2 paper pieced Xmas stars to make up the 9 blocks.
Name of Maker: Louisa Betts (Dresden Plates by Georgia Justus)
Georgia's Plates - I designed this quilt in EQ6 for the Dresden Plate secret pal blocks I received. The Dresden Plates were hand appliqued by Georgia Justus. I modified an Irish chain by making 5 9-patches with two color families in opposing directions. I also paper-pieced the bunting created from a wedding ring block and joined them with appliqued bows. My original quilting on my Bernina Aurora 440QE using the BSR and walking foot.
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