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
Category: My Quilts
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
Maverick-in-Training, 24″ x 34″, Philadelphia, 2019
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.
Hazel’s Sweet Pea, 27″ x 27″, Philadelphia, 2019
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.
Presley’s Spurge, 27″ x 27″, Philadelphia, 2018
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.
Dreaming of the Beach, 23″ x 75″, Philadelphia, 2018
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 before I went … Continue reading Dreaming of the Beach, 23″ x 75″, Philadelphia, 2018
Steve and Amber, 18″ x 23″, Philadelphia, 2018
April 2019: this quilt appeared in the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Quilt Show and was originally marked as Not For Sale, but it now is. This wall hanging quilt has been a long time in the making. It was started in fall of 2013 when my guild held a retreat to learn about Kate Themel's appliqué … Continue reading Steve and Amber, 18″ x 23″, Philadelphia, 2018
Another Place to Go, 3′ x 10′, Philadelphia, 2016
This quilt is a copy of a 2014 quilt I made as part of a group project I ran (see A Place to Go), which was very popular. It was shown at the Penn Alumni Art Show, and the No Longer Anonymous show at the Mt Airy Art Garage Show in the Spring of 2016. … Continue reading Another Place to Go, 3′ x 10′, Philadelphia, 2016
A Place to Go, 3′ x 10′, Philadelphia, 2014
This quilt was a group project that I designed and managed over about a year at my office. There were a dozen of our staff (including myself) who were involved in this quilt, and it is currently hanging in our waiting room. This quilt was hung at the 2014 International Quilt Festival in Houston and … Continue reading A Place to Go, 3′ x 10′, Philadelphia, 2014