Carnivale Wallhanging - This is a 47x47 wallhanging which is totally paper pieced. It has lots of spikes and curves and I used all batik fabrics. I did a lot of free motion quilting. The spike arcs are a bit skewed in order to add interesting movemet to the quilt.
"Ethel Reni Rileyo" - This is my mom as a baby. She is now 92 years old. I printed the picture using my ink jet printer on muslin treated with Bubble Jet Set 2000. It printed on 4 sheets. I pieced the picture then added the borders. I machine quilted around the picture and borders and then hand quilted around her body and the chair. My grandpa called my mother by his pet name Ethel Reni Rileyo. Her name is Ethel Irene Riley Hendges.
Palumbo's Puzzle - This quilt was designed for a very good friend. He didn't believe you could put lime green with purple. His initial reaction when he saw the quilt was that it was a wonderful puzzle.
Wahington to Obama 220 years - Made for Quilts UK 2009 theme category, Stars and Stripes, Centres of the block have past presidents names printed in and of course Barak Obama. A friend gave me the Washington's head panel and Declaration of Independece panel for my birthday which was the day after the inauguration so this is what I came up with.
Twinkling Stars of Autumn - I did this for a challenge in our guild...one of the fabrics was the challenge fabric. It won second place in the challenge, but three awards in our guild show.
not decided yet - Unfinished quilt top from an idea in One Block Wonder. I cannot find the right fabric for the border at the moment and there is no more of the original fabric available. The blocks are made from 6 60 deg triangles.
Rain Forest - I made this quilt for middle daughter on her graduation from University. She went to the rain forest for a field trip in her last year and I thought that this was really apt! It was foundation pieced and very fiddly. The borders were added to make it up to double bed size. The quilt was sent to a long arm quilter as I ran out of time to quilt myself. The quilt pattern is of Geckos climbing up the quilt, it looks really good in the flesh! but doesn't show up on the picture.
Christmas Tree Quilt - A long rectangle log cabin with pieced stars, embellished with ribbons, cording and free hand quilting. Given to youngest daughter as a moving in present when she and her partner moved into their first home.
Brenda's kitchen runner - Brenda's kitchen has a rooster theme. She loves France and her beautiful red and stainless kitchen which she designed. This French provincial fabric had to be hers, so I made this runner for her counter or table.
Tim's quilt - Tim was my son's roommate at the Naval Academy. I made this quilt after Tim admired James' quilt. It is made from all the leftover scraps from James' quilt.
States of Mind - My first attempt at an onpoint quilt. I used state flower blocks from states that are important in our lives. It was an interesting experiment for me . I learned a lot.
Rattlesnake - My first attempt at paper piecing and I am hooked! Thank you Karen K. Stone for a great pattern! Thanks to Sharon Knapp at Knapp Studios for amazing custom quilting.
Children of the World - Small wall hanging includes blocks of painted children. It was a gift to my daughter while she was in Japan teaching English to children.
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