I had cut many black and white squares for the commission so I created another background and added a blonde in a pink dress. I stitched on a reminder to make time for fun each day. Fun and play everyday (13†x 19â€)
Love, Friendship and Happy Memories
This quilt was commissioned as a gift for a bride from her friend. The colors of the wedding were black and white which I used on the background. She also likes red so her ruffled skirt holds a collection of silver and red items including many hearts to celebrate her wedding. Love, friendship and happy […]
Autumn Stroll
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.
Walking Dog
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 12†[…]
Allow Daydreams
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 […]
Reader Creativity
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 […]
Happy Halloween
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€)
Jump for Joy
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 […]
Joy is Found Outside
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 […]
Finds Fun Outside
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 […]