Red, White & Wonderful - This was a Christmas present for my daughter. Her favorite color is red and I just loved the fabrics in theis quilt, especially the borders.
Happy Fall Holidays - The quilt has 'black' redwork. The pattern I remember buying at The Cotton Patch in Lafayette, CA. It was a fun quilt, and I hang it up from Columbus day through the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Indigo's Allure - As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I had to make it. The hardest part was finding navy and white print fabrics. The blue was too light in most fabrics I found. The applique was fused with fusible web and then blanket stitched by hand.
Chaos in Pink - This quilt was in the American Patchwork and Quilting magazine several years ago and then I saw it in Sheila Sinclair Snyder's book. I made the quilt from the magazine pattern and I was so surprised to see it in the book. It was fun to make and nice to not have to add a border when I was done. Great easy pattern.
Minnie - The last of 4 quilts for this mom. This dress was wore year after year each and every time the family visited DisneyLand here in Anaheim, CA! Knowing this history, I had to keep the dress intact and this is how those memories and Minnie were honored! What is most remarkable is finding the border fabric as the dress is years old! It was meant to be. The bubbles quilted all around the dress are poignant and perfect to the overall design.
Baby W - A Mom asked if I would create "a" quilt from the clothes her daughters shared as infants. Once we reviewed the bags and bags of clothes, we devised 4 quilts. Here is the first of the four. I did not have the heart to cut any of these beautifully sweet and endearing clothes so I left them intact, blanket stitched them down on corresponding fabrics and chenilled my seam lines! Outfits with snaps and buttons still open so Mom can run her hands on the inside remembering those precious moments when her girls will babies!
Teacher's Pet - Here I go again re-enginering a quilt pattern! For the past 7 years, this quilt pattern has proven to be the teachers' favorite end of year gift! This quilt was made for my daughter's 2nd grade teacher and another for the teaching assistant who keeps her's hung on her living room wall. Sometimes the children sign the front of the quilt. This particular year, a photo of all the children with the teachers was made available and used as the label on the back. Teacher's Pet indeed!
Pie and Coffee - I enlarged from 9 blocks to 16. I bought the coffee printed material and thought it added to the quilt. I Machine Embroidered the center block Pie and Coffee. The outside border in coffee beans with blue background.
Family Memories - I have a horrible habit of straying from original patterns! Using Quilter's World Memories Crossword Puzzle pattern, I modified this quilt to meet a significant need. One our Mother's of Preschooler (MOPs) Mom's lost her husband suddenly, tragically. This quilt was created for a Christmas auction and helped raise money for our beloved MOPs sister and her small children! The money helped keep her and her children's life comfortable during a year long period. What a blessing a quilt can bring!
Danette's Quilt - Danette started piecing this quilt approximately 8 years ago. She asked me to finish the piecing for her. I completed it in September. She plans to hand quilt it herself.
St. John's 20th Anniversary - Another auction quilt for our daughter's school. The 20th anniversary quilt is double sided. The front is shown here with the school emblem and a date banner. The back holds 60 squares: 20 bow ties (head master wears bow ties), 20 cardinals (school mascot) and 20 number "20"s all colored by the 60 kindergarteners in my daughter's class that year! It sold well at auction!
St. John's Landscape - This Quilt was auctioned for my daughter's school. It is the school nestled in the foothills of the Saddleback Mountains in Orange County, California. I took the photo, had a blank and white copy made, used the copy to make my templates and VOILA! Here it is!
When the Moons are Aligned in your favor - Take a panel, add top and bottom strips, then cut in vertical strips. I had to unsew and reset vertical strips so the Moons could be lined up!
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