The scrap buster! I have now gotten my sewing room in the new house into decent organizational shape, with the help of my mother of course! So now I'm diving into the scrap piles by color - otherwise known as memory lane. I just completed this one and I love it! My original intent was … Continue reading Blacks-Grays-Whites, 52″ x 52″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023
Category: My Quilts
Batik Star – A Barn Quilt
In August 2023, I attended a barn quilt workshop hosted by a member of the Quiet Valley Quilters. It was a wonderful day, and I was able to complete a 48" x 48" plywood, painted star block. Here it is drying on the ground before being transported to the Quilt Hall at the Bondville Fairgrounds. … Continue reading Batik Star – A Barn Quilt
La Mia Passacaglia (La Pas), In Process
2025 update: with enough rosettes to finally lay out the quilt on the design wall, I realize how much more there is to do! I don't think it's more year, but more months to go. All internal rosettes are complete! I love how it look like a clockwork. Now I can decide in advance what … Continue reading La Mia Passacaglia (La Pas), In Process
And Read All Over, 26″ x 59″, Vermont 2023
A play on the childhood joke, "What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper!" I love the newsprint and manuscript fabric I chose for the background, and I think quilting the whole thing in red thread will complete the pun. This was created during QVQ workshop with Jean Impey in January 2023. … Continue reading And Read All Over, 26″ x 59″, Vermont 2023
English Paper Piecing
Since January of 2022 I have been working on technique that I had forgotten about - English Paper Piecing (EPP). Â It's been a while since I learned about it, but I stumbled upon Tula Pink's Nova pattern and I am hooked! The first EPP quilt, below left, is my Alice Nova. Â It took me about … Continue reading English Paper Piecing
Gypsy Party, 41″ x 49″, Vermont, 2023
I began this quilt in June 2022, and only finished piecing each of the 11 rows in early March. It's my third English Paper Piecing (EPP) quilt and I'm still in love with the technique! It's based on Willyne Hammerstein's Gitana Fiesta (see middle image below). I'm working in lavenders and I'm really excited about … Continue reading Gypsy Party, 41″ x 49″, Vermont, 2023
Whacky Butterfiles, 39″ x 99″, Vermont, 2022
This Stack-n-Whack quilt (Bethany Reynolds) was made as a sampler for a stack-n-whack class I was to reach in January 2022 for my local quilt store Country Treasures. This quilt was gifted to KarenB, a friend of mine in Bondville, on the occasion of her relocation and a new life. Have a wonderful new adventure … Continue reading Whacky Butterfiles, 39″ x 99″, Vermont, 2022
Hen Rietta, 28″ x 28″, Vermont, 2023
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 quilt won 1st place for small quilt category at … Continue reading Hen Rietta, 28″ x 28″, Vermont, 2023
My New Obsession, 37″ x 37″, Vermont, 2022
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, 37″ x 37″, Vermont, 2022
Alice Nova, 54″ x 54″, Vermont, April 2023
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