![]() ![]() I pieced the quilt and after discouraged in quilting it, it sat in a closet for a few years. This is an entirely hand pieced and hand quilted grandmother’s flower garden quilt with original border designs. This was to be an inspirational birthday gift for a young sewer to copy but I decided at 9 years it was a bit beyond her yet, so made her a simpler one using traditional blocks instead. Leaves done with Texture Magic and trees are wrapped and stitched cords. A young ghost of a girl sits outside an old brownstone building. Project inspired by metal embossing plates and my love of trees. This was the second quilt after I came back to quilting, and one of my favorites. Stipple-quilted background, and around the leaves and tree.Īfter giving up on quilting for several years, I went to an art quilt show and was inspired to try again. This is a wallhanging they could then treasure. Made for my aunt and uncle for their 50th wedding anniversary, guests were to sign their names inside each leaf on the tree. I used oranges, browns, greens, purples and yellows in batiks. This quilt was a free pattern in Quick Quilts October/November 2008. ![]() The little girl who ‘won’ the quilt was very happy. It was made for a silent auction to help pay funeral expenses for a friend. I made this quilt from a jelly roll and appliqued leaves on it. I hang this on my living-room wall during the fall months and love the bright colors and fabric variety. The pattern is from Maple Leaf Quilts, by Ilene Bartos. I wanted to make this a charm quilt, but I am new and since I used some of the same fabrics in the border, it is a only a “scrap quilt”. This pattern is Scattered Leaves by Pam Buda. I have never done a Dresden quilt before and wanted to see if I could do it. The floral blocks are a traditional 4 patch with random hand appliqued flowes. The quilt was made for my daughter in law who loves blues. I made this quilt using a large variety of floral fabrics with a jelly roll border. It was fun making it and I really like how it turned out. It is a compilation of two quilt blocks from “my whimsical quilt garden” by Piece O’ Cake Designs. This is a quilt I made for a Denyse Schmidt Doll Quilt Swap. It was displayed at the International Quilt Festival of Ireland earlier this year. When the quilt is washed, the edges of the appliques will “rag” giving it a three-dimensional appearance. It is raw-edged applique with the edges of the applique pinked. Inspired by gazing at the sky through the autumn tree tops. I designed this runner to use as a free gift with a purchase in 2006 when I owned a quilt shop. The quilt was published in Australian Patchwork and Quilting under the title of Autumn Greetings in Vol 21 No 3 This was an experiment with the traditional Maple Leaf block, rotating it to evoke a sense of scattered leaves across the quilt top. I tried out a lot of new techniques making it. ![]() It’s a swap mini for autumn so I decided to do a leaf but couldn’t find a leaf block that I liked so I made up my own leaf, I would probably leave the blues out of the patch half now, but I really like the feel of the baby corduroy half. I made this little quilt in an improvisational quilting class taught by quilt artist Vikki Pignatelli this year at Jabez, KY. I always find summers just seem to disappear in the blink of an eye I would haul it outside on the deck as they played in the dirt, in the car on road trips, and up to the farm on those rainy days. It describes the past summer where I would work away on my quilt wherever my children were playing. You can click on the photo to view a larger version. ![]()
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