Quilt no 40

The Amish go to Bali
22.5x27.5"
I use the disappearing nine patch block. these are batik fabric and kona black nine patches I made for a online exchange. the colors are a lot more vibrant in person. simple stitch in the ditch for the quilting part.

Quilt no 39

Will Sing for Pinwheels
Approx 25x25"
artist's statement: Made entirely out of 100% cotton fabrics, thread, and batting. Embroidery is done with DMC floss. Two strands. Pieced and quilted and bound (machine stitched to front and hand sewn to the back) entirely by me. :)



detail of embroidery


back of quilt

Quilt no 38

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12.5x20.5"
My quilt is 12.5" x 20.5" and is made with Lil Plain Jane by Michael Miller and Darlene Zimmerman for the birds. It is all hand stitched with DMC threads and hand quilted with Perle 8 thread. The birds are appliquéd onto 100% linen. I will add a label when I know the recipient.

Quilt no 37

Seminole Quilt
17.75x23.5"
It consists of 6 Seminole patterns.I admit I cheated when I did the Snails trail pattern as I didn't use the Seminole method - I stitched onto gridded vilene to ensure accuracy. It is assembled using the Seminole method of stitching the pattern strips to the wadding/backing. This is a "Quilt as you go" process. There is not any additional ( surface) quilting on it. There is a hanging sleeve on the back.

Quilt no 36

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size tbc
This has been inspired by Hundertwasser. I have used gesso, markals and acrylic paint to create the background. Elements have been appliqued on. Button and bed embellishments. 3 layers machine quilted together.

Quilt no 35

Summer Magnolia
17x22"
The background is ecru muslin with a blue sky made out of 1.5" square scraps. The tree is English paper-pieced hexagons which were hand-appliquéd to the background. The trunk of the tree is also needleturned appliqué. The tree is embellished with white flower buttons. It's machine quilted in an all over meander, and the sky has some free motion clouds quilted into it. It comes with a hanging pocket on it, and I'll add a label once I know who it's going to.

Quilt no 34

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17.5x18"
This is all cotton fabric and wadding. Machine applique and mainly hand quilted - a little machine quilting in the border.

Quilt no 33

Inspired by William Morris
24x24"
All cotton fabric. Stitchery backstitched with Variegated Thread on cotton. Quilted in the ditch around the borders and free motion quilting in the outer border.

Quilt no 32

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24x24"
Shiva Paintsticks were used on the background fabric, and a really fun new (to me) technique of piecing and insetting the leaves was used. The backing and border was hand dyed.

Quilt no 31

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18x18"
The quilt measures about 18"x18" and consists of one background quilt and four small "quilts" that can change positions on the background. The green background fabric and the back of the quilt are hand dyed fabric. The background quilt has cotton batting and the small "quilts" have fast2fuse as batting. They are made from scraps and small pieces of ribbons and also some beads and buttons.



background quilt



closeup of one small interchangeable quilt square



another square



alternative layout for quilt squares