Orange Shoes - Orange Shoes was designed for a special exhibition at the International Quilt tudy Center in Nebraska. I showed my quilt along side Jane Burch Cochran. It then travelled to Ohio to the Riffe Gallery for the Give and Take Show.
Tropical Tablecloth - I purchased Alex's Baby Quilts with Love book and I have made two quilts from her book in a short time. They both went together very well and with no problems. I really enjoyed working with her patterns
Little Johnny's Quilt - My first quilt made after beginners class on my new Bernina sewing machine. The quilt was made for my nephew's new baby and given to his mother at her baby shower
Grammie Loves You as High as the Stars - This quilt was started with a scrap piece of fabric at a technique class using The Circle A Round book by Cheryl Phillips and the Cut around ruler taught by Diane Monde at Aurora Sewing Center in E Aurora NY. I can't bear to waste anything so I quick printed off some pictures of planets and selected the Jupiter fabric from my stash. I did that circle in class and the rest I places and did on my own. The little circles are fused. I used Ricky Tims Sparkling thread for the orbit and left it off of Pluto since this is no longer concidered a planet! This was my first big atttempt at free motion and I did swirls with my daughter, her husband's and my four grandchildren's name hidden in quilt writing. I used a smoke clear thread.
Haitian Drumbeat - Inspired by a Haitian drum metal sculpture and a piece of Laura Wasilowski's hand dyed fabric, this quilt is fused, machine and hand embroidered and hand quilted.
Silver Anniversary Double Wedding Ring - My best friend Sharon and her husband were celebrating their 25th anniversary and I saw this fabric. It has silver mettalic in some of the fabrics. When I saw the fabrics I knew I just had to make this challenging quilt. It was a fabulous winter project that worked its way right up to summer.
Blue Iris Round Robin - This quilt was a Round Robin Challenge for my quilt guild. I did the center block. It is hand appliqued and hand quilted. The first border was done by Pat B. who actually moved way out of state from the time we started this project until it was finished. She hand pieced the flying geese due to her moving. The second border was done by Norma C. from York, ME. I love the way this quilt came out.
Calendar Sunbonnet Sue - It was so much fun making this quilt. I loved dressing Sue in all of her cute outfits. Finding the right embellishments for each block was both a challenge and fun. I made Sam to be a fishing firefighter to honor both my husband and Lindsey's grandfather. They are now both retired firefighters and great fishing buddies.
Snowstar Memories - I used a technique described by Jean Laury to transfer my freezer paper snowstar design to white fabric. I ironed them on and then painted over them with fabric paints, then peeled off the paper to reveal the design. Each block represents a different story from our Family Christmas'. I sewed snowflake and crystal beads in the border and the cornerstones.
Diamond Twist - I just finished this quilt top over the past weekend at a quilting retreat. I love it, it is made from all batiks. Now I just have to quilt it, probably after the Xmas rush.
Geisha Girl - Design taken from a picture puzzle. The Picture was so great I had to try it. I will enter this wall hanging in Golden Triangle Quilt Show this coming January.
Jessica's Gone to college Family Albumn - Oversized twin bed size for college dorm. If she gets lonesome, she can wrap herself with family love. I used the Rickie Timms reversible, block by block method to show off Jessie's family & friends. It was well received.
Road to Tanzania - Elayna introduced me to Africa and arranged a trip to Tanzania for me and my girlfriends. We had the time of our lives. She dreams of living in Africa and when she built her new house, I felt that she needed an african quilt to decorate the walls.
Machu Pichu - Based on a personal photo of Machu Pichu. I had read Fractured Landscapes by Katie Pasquini Masopust and wanted to try out some of her techniques. I realised that I would need far more fabrics if I wanted to make quilts like this.
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