Leaves blowing against a night sky, … and feet crunching through the leaves as they enjoy a walk together Autumn is a nice time for a stroll together (8†x 10â€) Winter snow and icy roads may have arrived in Anchorage, but much of the world is still enjoying autumn.
A dog on a leash A guy in a plaid shirt Walking his dog was the best part of his day (8†x 10â€) This quilt was a challenge project that was later donated to the local Friends of Pets charity for their annual quilt auction. The challenge was a to use an old 12â€
Bright and pastel colored batiks make great backgrounds for this mini art quilts. I like adding the tiny detail of decorative stitching or sometimes it’s a tiny bit of ribbon or trim stitched to the dress. I like this French text fabric for skin, it’s a great texture and just the right scale for these
I love seeing quilters, artists and crafters creating pieces inspired by my patterns and creations. Today, I’m sharing two amazing quilts by Cindy from Idaho. The first is a 15″ x 24″ quilt she made for her daughter based on a photo inspired by my faceless girls. Cindy’s daughter’s favorite pastime is paddling on her
A cape, the long jacket, outside a grave yard… …this Dracula is wishing you a happy Halloween. He hungers for your blood and love (9†x 16â€)
Jumping rope in bare feet is probably not ideal, but it makes these quilts sweeter and reminds me of when I was kid and would run outside to play until it was dark or mom yelled it was time for dinner. I have lots of the dark blue cloud fabric at the top. I love
Larger quilts mean I can play with larger prints on the dresses these girls where. The bright yellow, pinks and oranges look great with her brown hair and the aqua sky. Joy is found outside (12†x 16â€) Yesterday was brown and gray outside and I longed for either the green grass of summer or
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Toes in the air: hello happiness After creating the Girls at Play pattern, I had to try creating the larger size girl on larger quilts. She always finds fun outside (12†x 16â€) When I make smaller quilts, the words I stitches in the sky are mostly hidden under the girl or guy. With larger
Decorative stitching echoes the message, reminding me to get out of my head crammed full of to-do lists and worry and enjoy creating from my heart. Listen to your heart (5.5†x 9â€)
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Last week, I showed a similar quilt, this time I changed up the background. I mimicked the design in the background print with some purple and gray solids. It adds some texture to the background. I like the addition of pumpkins to the foreground to add some perspective. A party near the graveyard is perfect
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