Original design wall hanging of a stunningly beautiful moon I saw one extremely cold January night at my local Dog Park, seen through the branches of a willow tree. Hand pieced, appliqued and quilted. Joan Blalock's landscape string piecing method. (Private Collection) This image has become my quilt-making motif, used on all my quilt labels … Continue reading Cold January Night, 22″ X 28″, Philadelphia, © 2001
Category: My Quilts
Antique Fan Circles, 66″ x 70″, Bondville, VT, 2025.
This is a raffle quilt that will be available at this year's Bondville Fair! It uses up the last of the donated blocks from the Harris Family we've been fortunate enough to enjoy for the past 3 years. We have enjoyed making quilts from that box of blocks from the 1920s through the 1940s - … Continue reading Antique Fan Circles, 66″ x 70″, Bondville, VT, 2025.
Kids Kwilt 2025, 69″ x 66″, Bondville, VT, 2025
Here is another raffle quilt that will be available this year at the Bondville Fair. It's made from fabric images of the paper 'blocks' from the Bondville Fair last year.
Circle of Life, in Progress
Not much to see yet! This is a Quilt-As-You-Go technique from Sharon Peterson in her More Reversible Quilts book. This is perfect for my living room knotty pine wall, and it's 2 quilts in one so I can reverse it with the seasons or my whim. It's designed and my freezer paper pattern is done. … Continue reading Circle of Life, in Progress
Beth’s Quilt Restoration Project
This quilt is an eight-pointed star, possibly the Sarah's Choice quilt block, in blue calico and cream muslin, and measures 84" x 97". The restoration areas - needed on the back and front of the quilt - basically include several of these types of issues (see images at bottom): burn marks, holes, missing batting, mysterious … Continue reading Beth’s Quilt Restoration Project
Dresden Buffet, 22″ x 90″, Bondville VT 2025
September 2025 update: Completed and I'm so happy with it! It's two-sided, so that will be very useful. I had decided on the black background, and made it reversible with a light blue Grunge on the the other side. The Dresdens were done during a Jean Impey workshop. This quilt is to replace the one … Continue reading Dresden Buffet, 22″ x 90″, Bondville VT 2025
Quilt Hall Banners, Bondville Fair 2024
Two banners I made for the Quilt Hall to welcome everyone in, and to denote the new Sew Shop at the back.
Churn Diamond – A Barn Quilt
This is the second barn quilt for the Fair. This 48" x 48" plywood has been painted in a dimensional star with a churn dash inside - that was Penny's idea to put it in the center for Churn Dash and red patches too. Penny Allen (Madame Sewloft) helped me in all aspects of this … Continue reading Churn Diamond – A Barn Quilt
Xmas Table Runner, 21″ x 91″, Bondville, Vermont, 2024
This one only took about 2 weeks to complete, from initial drawing to the final quilting. I was inspired by the various 12 Days of Vlogmas videos various quilters I follow were doing on YouTube. The design hit me quickly, and I drew it fast on my iPad ()using Paper 53 and my Apple Pencil). … Continue reading Xmas Table Runner, 21″ x 91″, Bondville, Vermont, 2024
Grandmother’s Garden, 76″ x 80″, Bondville Vermont, 2024.
This raffle quilt for the Bondville Fair did very well! It was made with more donated blocks. It contains hand-pieced hexagon blocks, it was machine-assembled and quilted and bound by Penny Allen (Madame Sewloft). This quilt was raffled at the Bondville Fair Quilt Show 2024, and was won by the same person Hillary C who … Continue reading Grandmother’s Garden, 76″ x 80″, Bondville Vermont, 2024.