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To get myself back into my favorite fusible-web appliqué work, I decided to create a quilt in memory of an old friend who has passed away. This will be my kitchen quilt, featuring an exquisite French Bresse hen named after my dear friend Henrietta Dickison. This is based on a pattern by Laura Heine which … Continue reading Hen Rietta, 28″ x 28″, Vermont, 2023
Love this Obsession pattern as an intermediary step between Tula's Nova pattern (Alice EPP) as my first EPP, and the ultimate Passcaglia (from Willyne Hammerstein) which I want to do at some point. Loving working with Karen Tripp's floral fabrics, bringing in my own too. I found out about Karen Tripp's new website (TheDIYAddict.com) which … Continue reading My New Obsession EPP, 37″ x 37″, Vermont, 2022
My first English Paper Piecing piece based on Tula Pink's Curiouser and Curiouser fabric line. Nice project, easy to do and no big decisions to make in the beginning. Nice hand work that I needed back in my life. Hands bounce back from the work and strain just fine - so grateful! The top took … Continue reading Alice Nova, 54″ x 54″, Vermont, April 2023
Since my last version of this quilt sold right off the wall in 2019 at a local art show, I am forced to make another one. After all, I only made it as a free-motion sampler, and a way to play with Zazu's Raw Edge Applique technique I really admired. so I'm now working on … Continue reading Dreaming of the Beach II
A whole-cloth quilt using a highly manipulated PhotoShop image of a baby elephant, printed on first quality cotton by Spoonflower.com, and machine quilted. this quilt is for my new nephew Maverick, welcome to our family! Images of the back, and the label.
Most of us are trying to obey our local governments and we are staying home to either heal from the virus itself, or to avoid the spread of the disease. Bravo to all of us! This will end, and we will get back to our lives, but we will be definitely changed. Let's incorporate art … Continue reading Virtual Fabric Collage Workshops During COVID-19
My darling brother and his wife just had their second child, a gorgeous girl named Hazel Debbie. I chose to dedicate the Sweet Pea to this new young lady, as she was born in April and that is one of the prevalent and beautiful flowers in bloom.
I have seen the amazing and ethereal cherry blossoms all over Philadelphia marking the real start of spring for me. Fairmount Park is a great place to see them in all their 3-day splendor. This season makes me dread the coming, hot summer, and therefore engenders a feeing of gratitude for the still-cool weather. It … Continue reading Spring is in the Air
This square wall hanging quilt was created for my new niece Presley Ann who was born in September 2017. I created this composite image using Gay Lasher's method in one of my flower pictures. printed by Spoonflower.com. Here are more photos, including views of the back.
NEWS April 2019: this quilt appeared in the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Quilt Show and was sold! I'm so happy that it has found a good home! I hope the buyer contacts me, and enjoys this piece for years to come, as much as I enjoyed making it. Here's asnother quilt started 2 years ago … Continue reading Dreaming of the Beach, 23″ x 75″, Philadelphia, 2018
Karoline Wallace 