The Hen House

Madam Butterfly

Symphony In Red

NZ Landscape - Landscape quilt based on patterns in Valerie's book

Colorado Memories - Based on techniques learned in "Elements" class taught by Linda Schmidt through Quilt University.

Stars of Our Past - This is the raffle quilt for the 2008 quilt show put on by the New Braunfels Area Quilt Guild. Good fortune smiled on me & I won this quilt. Very exciting to win something this spectacular.

sara.s quilt

Princess Ballerina - Commissioned to create, design, and make this twin size quilt for a new daughter due in August of 2008 by my A/C repairman. Design was based on a piece of wallpaper border used to decorate her room. Hand drawing and painting as well as commercially made iron-ons were used to embellish the squares. Colors were chosen per the wall paper. Had lots of fun and my quilting group oohed and aahhed.

State Birds - This quilt was made for an aunt and uncle's 50th wedding anniversary. They collect birds and I had leftover fabric from a state bird quilt I started several years ago so I used it along with homespun plaid fabrics leftover from other projects.

Weaving with Crayons - As a weaver it looked like a tabby weave. The colors of crayons. Name & flower machine embroidered on the front before quilting.

Smiles/Get Well Pillow for Peggy - Happy thoughts when feeling down. Machine Embroidery- Free hand quilting

Get well Pillow for Peggy - A niece was given the bad news that she has brain cancer and will undergo the usual post operative rehab. I thought it would be handy to have something to hug, cry and lean on when things are looking grim. The poem written by my husband and the other side has some handy thoughts to redirect her sadness. I used an machine embroidery flower design for the middle and the alphabets to write the message. The fun was in the free-form quilting to complete the look.

Outer Space - I called this quilt "Outer Space" because it is so far removed from my usual quilting style that when I looked at it I thought I had ended up in space. I think it could be described as an abstract log cabin.

Bluework Beauty - Antique NY Beauty Blocks from EBay, I embroidered with redwork designs, pieced top from Vanilla Stars pattern.

Worth the Hike - I bought this pattern and kit at Mountain Lady Quilt Shop in Estes Park, CO on a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. It is a great reminder of a very scenic trip and also of a fabulous quilt shop. It mostly fusible applique and quilted in the open spaces with various animal motifs and free motion anchoring down the pieces. Makes me want to go back!

Bear - My sister picked out this pattern and kit at the Desert Quilters Show in Las Vegas and I made it for her and gave it to her as a birthday present. It was mostly all fusible applique and was fun and easy to make. I used real feathers and beads rather than making ones out of fabric. It came out great and she has it proudly displayed in her dining room.