Art Quilts

She wished everyday could be Halloween (13” x 17”) I saw the haunted mansion fabric at a local quilt shop and knew it would make great a background for a Halloween themed quilt. After doodling on the trees with various shades of gray thread, I create a little witch with pumpkins and a broom. I […]

She let the world see her love (8.5” x 11.5”) I had no plans when I walked into my studio. My machine was threaded with pink thread, the bobbin near empty. I thought I should stitch a little something with it. I grabbed the gray fabric strips thrown haphazardly in a basket and began stitching.

Thread Embellished Print (6” x 11”) I like this piece because of the word ‘laughter’ in the background. It reminds me that a day with laughter isn’t much fun and it usually means I’m too stressed. Thankfully my cats, husband and friends provide much humor in my life and keep me giggling and smiling often.

Magpie Girl 8 (7.5” x 12.5”) The red polka dot trim needed to be ruffled and this girl wanted to wear it – lots of it – though some hidden from view under the muslin ruffles. The red polka dot fabric was only the beginning of her red collection. She has a tiny bell, clip,

Magpie Girl 7 (7.5” x 12.5”) I acquired the beautiful orange fabric as a door prize at a recent Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild meeting. It serves as a wonderful backdrop for this magpie girl who loves teal or odd blue/green items. Her dress has muslin and lace ruffles in which she nestles her collection of

Magpie Girl 6 (7.5” x 12.5”) Magpie Girl 6 is set on a background of prized hand-marbled fabric. I decided they would be better used in art quilts than sitting on my shelf. Her dress with has ruffles of white muslin, cotton eyelet lace and polyester lace. She collects items in green. Again, my camera

Magpie Girl 5 (7.5” x 12.5”) I’ve finished 4 more magpie girl quilts – these 4 are smaller than the first set I made. I like the smaller size but it has been a challenge to select baubles – the scale of some items I wanted to attach wasn’t quite right. This first magpie girl

Art Quilts in Progress Ever the overachiever, I have 15 art quilts in progress. 11 will be magpie girl quilts. As I am striving to improve my doodle stitching, thought I would share what the backs of some of these quilts look like. Some are simple; some are messy. Some have me considering using the

Magpie 4 (13” x 23”) I love all the magpie girls, but the colors in this one are my favorite. I quilted the background with spiral flowers on the bottom and a streaky sky on the top. I put a fabric covered brad in her hair – the colors matched so well with the bits