Art Quilts

It’s still sunny and autumn here in Anchorage so I am celebrating with another she is happy quilt. Last year, we had snow by this time so loving all the colors and crunchy leaves. Next to the glasses, ‘’hello sunshine happy happy’ stitched into the background is my favorite part. She is happy (9” x […]

I can never make just 1 of each pattern for an art quilt – it allows me to be okay with mistakes if I have to toss a quilt out (yes, yes, I do that sometimes). But it also lets me know where to make the next one even better. I will vary the background […]

a mini art quilt with a simple background brown hair and rosy cheeks in a happy yellow dress She is ready for fun (6” x 8”)

A happy girl in a dotted dress with boots is ready for an adventure Her happiness is catching (9” x 9”) Have you been on any adventures recently? Last weekend we drove an hour north so we could drive along a 14 mile dirt road through a mountain pass. The views were amazing and on […]

I love making backgrounds from scrap fabric, but lately I’ve been finding fabrics that have the right scale for making scenes with little piecing or collaging. This building print and gray solid made a fun city scene for my blonde party girl. She loves a night on the town (8” x 13”)

Red boots = happiness This is a commission piece for a fellow artist who wanted a gift for a friend. A girl in glasses enjoying the sun with ‘hello’ and ‘happy’ stitched into the sky with blue thread She is happy (9” x 9”)

Autumn is here – cooler temperatures, colors, jackets, boots and squirrels! I found this amazing tree border print and knew it would make amazing autumnal quilts. I sketched a girl in a coat with windblown hair to be on the quilt. She is ready for autumn fun (8” x 14”)

A new dancer pattern A moment captured mid-turn with a tiny tulle tutu hand-stitched to the quilt. She dances joyously (8” x 11”)

I’m not sure why ballerinas have my attention lately. Maybe it’s a cousin who is a real-life paid ballerina or maybe it’s seeing a friend’s kids in dance class. These girls are so fun in their simplicity and I finally found a use for the tiny metal wands I purchased almost 10 years ago. She […]

Another sweet ballerina on a yellow background with a tiny wand She loves dressing in a tutu (9” x 13”) This ballerina can be yours – she’s listed in my Etsy shop here.