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A mariner’s compass flying through space for my baby brother’s high school graduation gift (not completed until Christmas). He designed the yellow ‘free thoughts’ zooming through space in the background. The compass representing guidance is Foundation Paper Pieced, and the ‘free thoughts’ are appliqued, reverse appliqued and curve-pieced. The surface is machine quilted.
Because I was so delighted to be reconnected after 20 years with Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) via a small project called Vermont Goggles, I am starting on a new FPP Piece. I'm so excited because the same designer who did the Goggles pattern (Brooke Husgen at loveroflifedesigns.etsy.com) also does tons of animal patterns. Scrolling through … Continue reading In My Backyard – Vermont Wildlife – In Progress
This is a piece that I am making for someone who visited the Bondville Fair this year and really liked a piece by Karen Rose that was already sold. I volunteered to make it for him myself. Of course, I have chosen my own theme and color scheme. I am halfway through it, and I … Continue reading Vermont Goggles, 14″ x 21″, in Progress
This quilt was begin in 1999. I fell in love with the foundation paper piecing (by hand) technique and found the veggies and fruit thrilling. Now that I'm in my new home I unpacked the pieces and have decided to finish all my UFOs (UnFinished Objects) so the I can begin 2024 with a really … Continue reading Veggie Garden, 35″ x 36″, Bondville, Vermont 2023
