Quilts

I started this in 2012 for a challenge by the Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild. I had a few of the words and the rows of typewriters done when it was placed in a bag and ignored until this week. Since I had finished so many quilts, why not one more? The words were improv pieced […]

I finished over 30 throw size quilts in 2020. Many were quilted by Northern Threads in Fairbanks – they did a fantastic job. I shipped 29 of them as holiday gifts to friends and family. Now that they have all been received, I can share some photos.

Funky Raccoon (20” x 30”) I used a Hoffman Fabrics Wild Open and Sew kit to create this fun wallhanging for some dear friends. The back is pretty too! It was a fun gift to put together.

The Vintage Market fabric line from Riley Blake was so cute that I ordered a fat quarter bundle. I cut each fabric in half to make fat eighth bundles. One bundle was mailed to my friend Kristin, the other half I keep to create a quilt and other goodies for her. It’s taken a while, […]

My friends are getting married and as usual I created a quilt as their gift. They asked if the quilt might be used as the backdrop for the ceremony so I got busy planning, cutting and stitching. It incorporates their colors including gold which was a subtle pattern in most of the neutrals. It’s backed […]

What if … that phrase always leads me down the creative rabbit hole. What if I started with a yard of text print and cut it apart and inserted other fabrics until the top was big enough for a small throw, then, seeing as it is a modern design, I stitch a very many straight […]

Simple patchwork is my favorite for large quilts used for warmth. I might venture into half-square triangles on occasion but I like squares. You can create such interesting patterns with them. This quilt is created with 2 solids, several Cotton + Steel charm packs and some extra teal Tiger Stripes squares. The back has a […]

Early in 2015, I sketched out plans for several quilts and carefully assembled and cut the fabrics. I then set them aside to work on other projects. Recently, I dug out those bags of fabric, looked at my plans and changed my mind. For this quilted, I decided to create 9-patch blocks. It was fun […]

A few years ago this fabric was floor pillows. We didn’t need the pillows any longer and they were taking up space so I removed the filling and cut off the pipping edges. The stitched squares then sat in my projects baskets for a year or more. I stitched together the 6 sides to create […]