Winter

Safari

Boots Outdoors - A fused applique pattern wall hanging 26&1/2" x 16"

Margie's Marigold Mandala - A mirror in a dept. store ad inspired this quilt. My sister gave me some colors and ideas and when I went looking a batiks, the 3 main fabrics jumped out at me. It is fusible appliqued, some satin stitching and some blanket stitching. Machine quilted on a home machine.

Hungry Giraffe - I machine appliqued the giraffe. Deterred from the original pattern and created a tree, thread painted the trunk and leaves, inside frame was my concept.

Patty's Shamrock GO Twister - The set up of this Wall Quilt is what makes this unique. I can post later if asked.

Lewy - Lewy is my depiction of what brain cells look like when an individual has Lewy Body Dementia. The picture of nerve cells were quilted with metallic thread and red glass beads were used to portray abnormal proteins in the brain. A three dimensional Peltex frame was constructed. Quilt on the way to Houston.

Heart Tree - I made this for my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary this year. Each heart represents their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

BOUNTIFUL HARVEST - Pieced and appliqued with batiks by machine. Added lettering as appropriate for gifting to my pastor. Added beading for emphasis on corn silks.

Pretty Boxes All in a Row - A perfect use for my collection of Jinny Beyer fat-eights. The illusion of dimension is easily achieved by value – except the yellow box for which third time was the charm!

Almost Child's Play - I converted Fabric Boutique’s BOM blocks to 60 degree diamonds, using their fabrics for the medium values and my stash for light/dark values of same color. A real challenge!

Mad Monster Mini Pineapple - Sixty-four 2” pineapple blocks each with containing 48 pieces = 2624 total pieces. My husband thought I was nuts to make it; now it’s his favorite!

English Roses - This quilt is "hanging" on one of my metal front doors. Strip magnets through the sleeve allow it to "hang" with no visible means of support, no nail holes!

Split Rail Fence - To give myself uninterrupted shopping time, I gave my husband the task of selecting fabrics. After maybe 5 minutes, he gave up in favor of finding a kit on the designer’s website!

Princess Ro - My friend Ro gave me a bunch of batik fat quarters and black fabric and said "make a quilt for me out of this". It took me a while to figure out how to use the fabric in the best way, but finally decided to group the colors together, make Rail Fence blocks and separate the color groups with the black fabric. Whew! For the back I used a cute fabric called "Pirate Princess" that is a purple color with black cute skull and crossbones (Ro is into that!). She loves the quilt and took it to the hospital with her a couple of weeks ago when she had her second child!! :)

Circle of Life - I just love this quilt! The pattern is very well drafted; the segments fit together like a dream. And this is the reason (and excuse) for a large fabric stash!

Morning Tea at Maxine's - Central Heart with a short poem. This central panel is all hand embrodiery with glass beads. Around edges has 3 1/2" blocks.