Posies and Pearls - Two color diagonal set version from one focus fabric and two background fabrics of similar value. A most intersting and gratifing block design as every fabric used to make the blocks results in a totally differnt look. Actually many different desgins are achieved from one focus fabric.
I Heart Sarah - I made two of these quilts - one for each of my grand daughters. Sarah is the eldest - 6 years old - so her quilt has lots of embellishments. I call her the Purple Princess, bc she loves everything with purple and with hearts.
Fabrique Vendage - Started with Sue Garmin's Feathered Star, then added borders according to guild challenge rules drawn each month. Rules: First border 5" with dimensional element (piping). Second border 2" with curve (thanks Ricky for the lesson in creating custom applique & bobbin work). Third border 3" with letter(s) (thanks Bernina for embroidery attachment!).
Medallion Hope - This quilt was made for my Son and his Girlfriend. I stared it in January this year so has taken me 6 months. It was free motion quilted by me on my Bernina 830. The outside 6" blocks came mostly from Judy Hopkins Around the block books. The Applique was designed by me. The Pin Wheel blocks were made on paper printed from the trangulations program.
Cozy Cabin - Heirloom quality 72"x72" log cabin quilt. Rotary cut, assembled and hand quilted. colors: three shades of green, yellow, white, off white, pink, maroon, light & dark purple. Red used for the center cabin blocks. Gender neutral (no large flowery prints). Low loft punched poly batting and 100% cotton heavy duty cotton backing.
Black, White, and Celtic All over - I made this quilt for my son. He had asked for a quilt with red black and white colors. I think the celtic knots in the red spaces make the quit execeptional
Erica's Graduation Quilt 2011 - I wanted to use the Mystical Horses designs from Laurel Burch since my granddaughter is a horse person. I saw the uneven rail fence block in a free pattern for I think a "princess quilt". The bright colors reflect the colors in the embroidery with a majority of purple, Erica's favorite color. The corner embroidery design is a capital E using the wreath option in my embroidery software. I stitched in the ditch between blocks with a decorative stitch and used variegated threal for the majority of the quilting. The backing is large unequal pieces of the fabric used in the blocks. The quilt label is a photo of Erica and her horse printed on fabric after adding my message and data with Corel.
HT Autumn Block Swap - This is made from blocks exchanged with a group on the HomesteadingToday.com quilt block swap forum. This is a group of ladies from all over the United States who regularly make blocks of their choice and exchange them with one another. The members are everything from beginners to advanced quilters. There are usually 4 exchanges per year and 16 to 20 ladies in each one.
Cherry Turnover - JoAnna Figueroa inspired me to make a quilt using her lovely Moda fabrics. This one went together really quickly and would be a great quilt to give away because not too much time is invested in it! (But I like it so much, I will probably keep it!) Russ McClelland of Bear's Quilts in Garden Grove did a great job on the machine quilting. Thanks Russ!
Jakes Quilt - Biking Marin Headlands - I adapted this wonderful Judy Neimeyer pattern to emphasize the "trails" and "rocky headlands" of Marin County, near San Francisco, CA. Our son-in-law, Jake is an avid cyclist. He doesn't have much time for it now, because he and our daughter Tricia are the parents of three of our grandchildren - Dex, Dasheil and Poppy. Someday Jake will be biking again, this time with three little bikes following!
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