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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
Yet again, the paper blocks that the kids did at last years Bondville Fair (2025) were great! So I made another quilt using Spoonflower to print photo images of them, then I used Photoshop to compose the blocks.. Long-arm Quilted by Penny Allen. Raffled at the fair.
My friend LBW came to visit me for a weekend in June 2026, and we had a lot of fun working on a hexie wall hanging. We collaborated on the fabric, the composition, and the sewing and quilting. We used the Kaffe Fassett fabric she chose. I hope she is enjoying this piece in her … Continue reading Our Blue Vermont, 44″ x 17″, Bondville, VT. 2026.
My last cat Minou died in the late 1990s. My sweet puppy Edgar dies in June 2025. In January 2026, I went to Second Chance Animal Center in Arlington, VT and adopted a 2-year old dilute tortie short hair cat. I named her Bijou ("jewel" in French). Within 4 hours of being home she was … Continue reading Bijou
This is a raffle quilt for the Bondville Fair Quilt Show 2026. It is made with the more antique quilt blocks donated by Carolyn Harris, made by her mother and aunts between the 1940 - 60s. It was longarm quilted by Penny Allen.
Edgar came into my life at 9 months old, rescued rom the Morris Animal Refuge in Philadelphia. He and my other dog Douglas were not close, but lived in peace with me. Doug left us in 2018. Since then, Ed and I have lived a wonderful like, full of playing fetch, cuddles, hikes, cuddles, and … Continue reading Edgar, 2011 – 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.
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.
Not much to see yet! This was originally 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 may be 2 quilts in one so I can reverse it with the seasons or my whim. It's designed and my freezer paper … Continue reading Circle of Life, in Progress
