Stitch-n-B*tch

Veggie Garden, 35″ x 36″, Bondville, Vermont 2023

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

Oscar’s Legacy, 45″ x 54″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023

A replica in fabric of the abstract painting my paternal grandfather, the artist Oscar Weisbuch pained in 1947 (76 years ago), pictured below. This quilt is intended for my brother Clark. I started it in 2013, but it got lost in the shuffles of my life for 10 years. I finally finished it and I … Continue reading Oscar’s Legacy, 45″ x 54″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023

Radicchio Salad, 58″ x 58″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023.

It's almost the end of the year, and it's really snowing now. Vermont is always beautiful, rain or shine. But the cold temperatures (we go from the teens to 30s these days) make me feel like settling in and making easy quilts. So I have started a series of scrap busters, so-called quilt-as-you-go quilts. The … Continue reading Radicchio Salad, 58″ x 58″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023.

Milo’s Bargello, 8″ x 31″, Bondville, Vermont 2023

Started December 1999, then never finished as I remember feeling like I didn't have the skills to do it right. Milo died in about 2011, so he never got it. I found it in 2023 when I was going through my UFOs and decided to finish it right away and hang it. I love it! … Continue reading Milo’s Bargello, 8″ x 31″, Bondville, Vermont 2023

Blacks-Grays-Whites, 52″ x 52″, Bondville, Vermont, 2023

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

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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

225th Year of the Bondville Fair, 60′ x 90′, Vermont 2023

Completed in August for the Fair, this gorgeous Modern quilt was designed by Karoline Wallace and Penny Allen, and machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted by Penny Allen and raffled off earning much-needed funds for the Fair. In March, Penny and I had started working on a 225th Year of the Bondville Fair commemorative quilt to … Continue reading 225th Year of the Bondville Fair, 60′ x 90′, Vermont 2023