Stacy's Star

The Cloth of Africa - Only a part of my vast collection of African prints were used in this original exotic design. Coloured beads add emphasis to the circles and ovals. I designed a unique diamond border and machine quilted with cotton and silk thread. Displayed at the American Quilter’s Society show in Paducah, Kentucky in 2005 and at Pacific Northwest Quiltfest, Seattle, 2006.

Airing of the Quilts - This was a challenge piece. All the quilts are ones I have made and are "free hanging". The balloons were printed on treated fabric and appliqued on.

Bare Threads Beach - Made for the Quiltfest, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida Quilt Show Challenge in 2004. Received Third Place ribbon. Totally original - hand painted fabrics, hand made dolls. Theme: A Quilted Fantasy.

My Shattered Heart - Quilt made with a free paper piecing pattern available at Gloria Hansen's website (www.gloriahansen.com).

Tree of Life - This is a class project for hand applique. It was taught by Helene in Damascus Oregon.

NY Beauty

Gabriela's pinwheels - Didn't work from a pattern. I just made a bunch of pinwheel blocks, added the sashing. I hated it until I added the pieced border. Now it's one of my favorites!

Mary's quilt

Mutambuki Wedding Quilt - Started with Ohio Star blocks on point and then fudged the rest.

Wedding Crazy Quilt - I designed and made this crazy quilt for my daughter's wedding. It has many important dates and events embroidered on it. I used fabrics which I saved from events in their lives, such as high school play costumes.

Yosemite falls

My first quilt - This was Ash's first quilt. He made it in one day. He would not stop until it was done. I even made him tear out the mistakes.

Rejoice! - A wall quilt designed for a church wall hanging for the celebration of Christmas. All of the embroidery on the applique is my original design either using Bernina software or free motion embroidery. The angels, dog, rooster, and small town in the distance are commercially purchased embroidery. All free-motion quilting on my domestic machine. Quilt published in "Love of Quilting" Nov/Dec 08.

Grandma's Sampler - I took a hand piecing class. We were taught 4 blocks, but I just kept going.

Bright Crooked Path - Vibrant oranges, rusts, and yellows in a zig-zag block design.

Rhapsody - After attending Ricky's seminar in Grand Rapids, I rushed home with his wonderful dyed fabric and tried my best to follow his instructions. I'm a piecer normally so the machine applique was a real challenge. This quilt is 33x33 and has more thread in the quilting than any quilt I've ever worked on.

Oriental Stars - This is the third quilt I've made. It mixes batiks and orientals. I gave it to my mother-in-law, but I wish I had it back...its my favorite!