A small table topper made for my daughter while I was quarantined during the corona virus scare. I won the star in bingo at a quilt retreat, and knew I had more Stonehenge fabrics.
I made this "Divide and Conquer" Convergence quilt after watching Ricky's mini lesson during the Quilters Quarantine. Fortunately, I had a yard of Ricky's hand dyed fabric in my stash. What a perfect time to use it. It was great fun to make, and I thank both Alx and Rick for all that are doing for their TQS fans during troubling times.
Sorry, Alex.
The fun wall hanging makes me smile.
Althought there is snow outside my window and we are currently 'sheltering in place', it reminds me that summer is coming and there will be time to enjoy cherished friends.
Inspired by lantern-style interlocking tiles, Alien Eyes II was machine appliqued from colorful scraps and machine quilted. Alien Eyes II took first place in the Modern Quilt category at the 2019 Tucson Quilters Guild annual show Quilt Fiesta!
Alien Eyes is my first try at a quilt in the modern style - interesting, clean, and simple with a focus on negative space. The quilting is important but not overwhelming. The eyes' center design was taken from Hajime Ouchi's book Japanese Optical and Geometric Art.
Alien Eyes was published in the Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited.
Vintage quilting patterns can become wonderful applique! A feathered wreath is machine appliqued as the central medallion. Bordering clamshells,other scallops, and squares are also machine appliqued.
Creating Mod Blotches during many visits to Mom's house over the last few years was joyful and comforting, just like the quilt itself. Fabrics from both our fabric libraries found their way into this somewhat traditional, somewhat modern scrap quilt.
Our guild fabric challenge last year was a bee fabric. After exploring lots of different design options, I decided to use the back side of the bee fabric and then use the fabric in the pieced background.
My first block of the month using embroidery and raw edge (boiled) wool. This was my first quilt ever! and so far the only one that I've made myself.
Quilt design is taken from Spring Fantasy pattern in "Floral Applique: Original Desingns and Techniques for Medallion Quilts" by Nancy Pearson, that I modified and arranged to fit the design I had in mind.
The quilt was originally started about 20 years ago, and after completing about 2/3'rds of the appliques it had to be set aside and was placed in storage for many years. Two years ago I rescued it from storage and started working on it again while my husband was undergoing chemo. I had completed the applique and the quilting on the center medallion and about 1/2 of the innner border when once again it was set aside when my husband died.
I recently started quilting on it again and completed the inner border quilting and have started on the second border quilting.
It is all hand appliqued and heavily hand quilted.
This quilt was based on a photo of my great niece. She and her horse are so sweet together. raw edge applique, thread painting..
This was made for the Suitcase Collection of the Contemporary Quilters Groups of the QGBI. The theme was On The Road.For most of human history the easiest way to travel was by sea, as roads, where they existed, were often rutted and muddy. The Romans, who actually could build land roads, even called one of their trade routes the Via Maris. Some travelled to a new life, some to trade or steal and later just to see the world. The 2 vessels are Viking Dragon ships.
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