I created the two quilts below in early 2010 and I still can’t decide if they are finished. Oh, they are bound and I’ve attached hangers – so technically they are completed pieces. They are cute and close to how I imagined they would turn out, but something in the back of mind tells me […]
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Thank you all for your wonderful comments – I am touched by your words. I’m so glad I participated in the Sew,Mama,Sew! May Giveaway Day. I will definitely be doing more giveaways – it’s fun to know my creations are going into appreciative hands. Check back soon for more inspiration and future giveaways. Now for
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She could see the possibilities (8†x 10â€) I’m participating in the Sew,Mama,Sew! May Giveaway Day. You could be the lucky recipient of one of these two art quilts. She let her inner artist explore (6†x 10â€) Each art quilt started as a painting that was scanned and printed onto cotton fabric. The prints
She said ‘I do’ to her dreams (16†x 13†I ordered a ruffling foot for my sewing machine. The test strips of muslin I was playing with reminded me of layers of a skirt. When the ruffles were paired with a green background and a bit of black, I had a new quilt for
Numbers, Letters & Circles (16†x 22â€) The evening group of the Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters posed a paint chip challenge. We were to find 3 paint chips with colors that started with our initials and then make a quilt no more than 2 feet square. The colors I selected are Council oaks (green), Arabian
Eklutna Lake The trees have started budding here in Alaska. The weather has been beautiful and I’ve been on my bike going for miles and miles. Riding my bike makes me happy! And I love that it makes other people smile when they see it. Bike at Goose Lake Sorry there are no new creations
I saw this pattern on Moda Bakeshop that I adapted to use larger cream pieces and not make the pieced back. Overall size is 65†square. The quilting is concentric squares. Top fabric is all from the Basic Grey Authentic line. Back is Heidi Grace Midnight Kiss fabric.
After making the birthday quilt, I was inspired to use fabric I had to make some other quilts. The celery green, cream and tan was springy and despite the quilt being square, the blocks didn’t stay square as I quilted. I’m still practicing my machine quilting on larger quilts – this one is 54†square.
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fabric, fusible webbing, lots of thread and a button Newest art quilt using techniques from Christy Tomlinson’s She Art Workshop. detail photos:
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I turned 36 yesterday. I celebrated by making myself a quilt. I followed the recipe from the Moda Bakeshop for Random Reflections. I used 36 prints from a Basic Grey Blush jelly roll and completed the whole quilt in 3 days.
