New York Beauty - I paper pieced this New York Beauty from a pattern published in "Love of Quilting" magazine. The fabric matches our family room. A local Long-arm quilter did a fantastic job with the quilting!
Mariner's Compass - I made this wall hanging at a Sioux Prairie Quilt Guild workshop. It was the first time I used templates and I'm amazed this quilt is actually flat! I was stumped as to how to quilt it, but the inspiration hit me while I was in the shower one morning! I love when that happens! :-)
My Third Quilt - I made the blocks 20 or 25 years ago, put them together this past year & practiced lots of freehand machine quilting. It's a mess and I love it.
Florence's Table Runner - I designed this in EQ6 after scanning the fabrics & drawing the block design. The colors are a little off in the picture, but I didn't know I was going to be showing it off here!
Christine's Thankyou Bird - A very small quilt completed as a thank you to my son's roommate for giving up her room for a week while I visited. A thank you note is embroidered on the back, done with a Bernina Artista.
Blue Christmas 08 - 6" flannel blocks with vintage Christmas graphics to match a 'jelly roll' pillow case and dream of Christmas wonders with excitement!
For the Love of Animals - Inspired by Alexander Henry's Exotica - Lion Eyes in B&W panel. Made for my 3 year old daughter who's obsessed with animals. I cut up the panel to allow me to create a sort of photo-collage of the animals.
Gavin's Quilt - Quilt made for my best friend who was having a new boy. Fabrics chosen by the Father. Pattern was simplified the by making outer squares the same color. Click on picture to see larger image. Additional Close-up Pics in my personal photos - check them out!
The Aquarium - Background fabric said SEASCAPE Hidden humor, seahorses, crabs, coolie loach, plantlife rocks/coral reefs made from DMC floss. 1 fish swims the opposite direction, border print cats love to watch the unsuspecting life inside.
Travis's reminder of the Chesapeake - 75 pieces in the flying geese portion were my trial by fire as I taught myself paper-piecing. That section took me an entire weekend, with lots of unsewing. The reward was my son's response when he received his present.
Pinwheel Explosion - When I saw this on Alex's show, I had to make one !!! I bought the quilt book which has many variations and I'm sure I'm going to try others. This was my first project using the paper-piecing technique.
Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts - A challenge quilt where the robots fabric (in one size) was the challenge. I resized them to look like they were approaching Earth bearing their gifts.
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