Flourishes - Hand appliqued over a period of 4 years, this cheerful quilt brightens up the room. Dense cross-hatch hand quilting covers the background and each flower, leaf and vine is outline quilted.
Rose Quilt... or more Money then Sense - I had a collection of rose / flower fabric I wanted to feature. I started with 100 fabrics and kept adding as the quilt progressed. I sewed 6 inch blocks into long strips then sewed the strips off setting the points because I did not know how to keep them aligned on such a long (120 inches) strip. The blocks are basically staggered into a brick pattern. I still need to bind it.
aztec sun - I took one block and enlarged it for the center. Then I used the same block and stretched it for the borders. I quilted it with large circles overlapping.
Iris Rock Garden - My favorite flower, he Iris,is the highlight of this wall art quilt. My first landscape. Created and quilted myself, in a class with Natalie Sewell, a local landscape artist/quilter.
Doug's Bicycle Quilet - This quilt now has a 2nd place ribbon! Owner wanted a keepsake of his hundreds of bicycle races. I suggested I make a quilt for him. It measures 94" x 104" and is entirely hand pieced and hand quilted. Each block is quilted per the graphic design printed on it.
Watchful - Dogs’ expressive nature has great appeal for me. Their tendency to remain focused on a job is one of their strengths. This one waits diligently for the return of its master.
No Time To Waste - The courage of the Pony Express riders inspired me to capture in fabric the energy and excitement felt by the men and animals as each rider approached a station
Great Wall of Fabric - For our shop's 2006 Shop Hop - we were doing an "international" theme and our shop got China. Our owner, Mary C, thought it would be great to have "The Great Wall of Fabric". Knowing I like doing landscape type quilts, she asked me to do it. I think she loved it. I was about 90% happy with the way it turned out. I don't take great photos - so this is sort of crooked and I had to crop out my daughter's hands and bedroom.
The Critter Quilt - Designed by Kay McCarthy based on Bill Stones' song A PLACE IN THE CHOIR. Hand appliqued and hand quilted. Some of the animals are made to represent my pets and my daughters. The bee's wings are made from scraps from my daughter's wedding veil. This was made for my daughter's first baby, McKenna.
Aura - My interpretation in fabric of a migraine aura, made for Loch Lomond Quilt Show 2006, competition Northern Lights. Black cotton, angelina, stewart Gill fabric paints, machine quilted.
Organza Breeze - Shot organza over black felt, stitched and burned, with small areas of angelina. 5 banner pieces, made for Loch Lomond Quilt Show 2006, Moving Parts competition.
Tristan Grace's First Quilt - This is the quilt I made for my daughter when she entered the 2 year-old room at daycare. Three years later, it is still one of her favorite things to snuggle up with.
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