My Austrian quilt - A gift for my friends. I used six panels with Teddy Bears surrounded by square blocks made of wide cotton stripes. Predominant color is blue. The backing is 100% cotton from IKEA - it turned out to be wide enough to cover the whole quilt. Free-motion machine stitching
Watercolor Heart - Base of this quilt is 9 patch squares with black border and floral border. Flowers from various floral fabrics appliqued on. Quilted with metallic thread and beaded. Only surviving photo I have.
Optical Illusion Wall Hanging - This quilt is an Optical Illusion that was very difficult for me to get straight because it literally made me dizzy to work on it!
T is for Travis - Reversible alphabet/number sports themed quilt made for the birth of my first grandchild.
Each letter depicts a sport which begins with that letter. Thanks to Tonya Ricucci's book
"Word Play Quilts" for letter technique.
GOLD STARS & RAINBOWS - Intent on reining in my overflowing stash, I incorporated the "Bunnie Blocks" front and back; rainbow fabric plus several others, all from previously purchased fabrics and orphan blocks.
A Version of Crazy Eights - I bought plenty of material to finish just the Crazy Eights but liked what I chose for the backing so much I decided to include an extra border on the front and to make it big enough for a sofa quilt.
Italian Tiles - I made this quilt for a teenage boy attending Camp Erin this year. Camp Erin is a network of free bereavement (40) camps in US. Founded by Major League pitcher Jamie Moyer in 2002, every child ages 6-17 attends for FREE. Camp Erin combines traditional and fun camp activities with specialized grief activities and peer support for the children who are grieving the loss of someone close to them. Each camper receives a quilt when they come to camp.
Jeans for Morgan - Quilt was made to celebrate my grandaughter's graduation from high school. To honor her commitment to the "greening" of the environment it is made of denim cut from her recycled jeans and a green batik.
Light the night 2011 - Made as a raffle quilt for the Lymphoma Society in memory of Lauri Strauss Intintoli. A number of her friends get together each year to put together a quilt. The theme this year was Children light up our world.
Trip Across the Country - This quilt was made for a monthly Doll Quilt Swap through Doll Quilters Monthly. Theme was three colors. Colors used were blue, yellow, and green. It measures apporx. 18"x23".
Purple Haze - The only change I made to the pattern is making the 4 pointed stars more obvious, and there are more purple fabrics. There are no circles in this! I seem to be naming quilts after songs these days.
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