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

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

A Place To Go, 36” x 120”, Philadelphia © 2013.

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