My friend Donna visited this week to drop off a few blocks for an upcoming guild meeting. She also brought along scraps she had just picked up from a local seamstress. I left the bits of pink satin and tulle, the swirled black fabric and suiting fabric piled on my desk. Later that night I […]
Month: February 2012
Her Dress Was a Work of Art
The bright yellows, oranges and greens have me dreaming of spring. The background is quilted with one giant dahlia pattern. I stitched a small flower onto her top. Bits of old jewelry, fabric, ribbon, buttons, metal embellishments, safety pins and vintage lace decorate her ruffled dress. Her dress was a work of art (17†x […]
Why Would Anyone Keep Jewels in a Box?
If I had to pick only two colors to work with, they would black and white. There is such diversity in the patterns and potential. Scraps from past projects make up this background. She never understood why anyone would keep jewels in a box (17â€x 24â€) The aqua and silver embellishments pop against the black […]
Sparkle & Glitz
Lots of purple! These backgrounds are wonderful for using scraps or that piece of fabric I’d been hoarding for far too long. And they allow me use bits of baubles that I’ve been collecting for even longer. This quilt is large enough to accommodate larger pieces of cast off jewelry and old keys. I even […]
It Makes Her Dress Fabulous
She saw no reason to bury treasure; it makes her dress fabulous (13†x 17â€) Aren’t the pigtails adorable? I’d been hanging onto the hand-marbled fabric for years – it makes the perfect background on these quilts. Scraps of cotton and silk in various shades of pink and purple are added and the quilt is […]
Sunshine in her heart
The quilt began with a piece of cotton batting covered in fusible webbing. Scraps of blue fabrics are placed on the background and fused in place. The edges are left raw and fraying is encouraged. Backing fabric is added and I begin the quilting – lots of stitched dahlias. The girl is drawn onto fusible […]
Love My Bike
The Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild challenged the members to enter a quilt for the Modern Quilt Guild Showcase. During the long winter in Alaska, my blue bicycle with green wheels sits in the garage unused. Every time I saw my bike, I’d wish for spring to come soon. It finally occurred to me that I […]
Zelda Birthday Quilt
Zelda quilt (40†x 54â€) My nephew, Alex, had one request for his upcoming birthday – a Legend of Zelda blanket; however, they don’t make Legend of Zelda fabric and Spoonflower didn’t have anything matching his favorite Zelda game, Skyward Sword. I scoured the web for ideas, picked my brother’s brain for idea and then […]
Magpie Girl 10 – baubles to remember
Magpie Girl 10 (~13†x 17â€) A red and dark background with bits of navy blue fabric and stitching. ‘She kept baubles and snippets to remember’ Her ruffles are filled with bits of black, white and silver. Lace, ribbon, tiny stitches, beads, safety pin, key, locket, snap pieces washers, bits of old jewelry and clothing […]