These are some of the latest quilts I've completed. If
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"Largo Bears" was made for some very special friends who
live in Florida. There was not a pattern available for the quilt
so after much agonizing I drafted the quilt. There are several
techniques used in this quilt - paper piecing, applique, mitering, and
machine piecing. The quilting was done by Maggie Kline. |
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I love all the different kaleidoscopes that came from
one piece of fabric. This quilt uses the "One Block Wonder"
technique that can be very artistic. There are a couple
kaleidoscopes hidden in the borders too. Again, Maggie Kline
quilted this one. |
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"Ramblin' Rose, etc." is a very dramatic quilt as you
can see kaleidoscopes, circles, and stars in the quilt. Maggie Kline
added her wonderful quilting to this one too. |
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"Wild Flowers" is a more colorful version of Ramblin'
Rose. The flower print was in my stash just waiting to be used and
this was a good project for the flowers. Quilted by Maggie Kline. |
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"On Eagle's Wings" was a kit bought in Homer, Alaska.
Maggie Kline really captured the eagle's wings with her free motion
quilting. This is a Christmas 2007 gift for our son and his wife who lived in
Alaska for a couple years. |
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"Curvaceous" was a fun curved piecing technique.
Again, Maggie Kline did the free motion quilting. This technique
is offered as one of my workshops. |
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This quilt was made for a cousin and his wife who had their first child in May 2007. The penguins were machine appliqued and I did free motion quilting on the quilt. |
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"Alaska Stars" was made from a kit purchased in
Soldotna, Alaska. After this quilt top was pieced, it was mailed
back to Alaska for quilting by Cindy Rainey. |
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"Oriental Bamboo" was pieced using most of my Asian
fabric stash. It was quilted by Maggie Kline. |
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Before quilting, counted cross stitch was an obsessive
hobby. I have several pieces waiting to be finished in some
fashion. Because the cost of framing all these projects is
prohibitive, I decided to incorporate my quilting. This is my
first piece of quilted cross stitch. |
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This quilt was made from another kit purchased in
Alaska. The pattern suggested setting the blocks randomly but a
more symmetrical quilt was my desire. Again, the pieced top was
mailed back to Alaska to be quilted by Cindy Rainey. |
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"Birds of a Feather" uses an attic windows setting.
Maggie Kline did the free motion quilting. |
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"Italian Cathedrals" is a kaleidoscope quilt that
reminds me of the cathedrals we visited on a couple trips to Italy.
This is my husband's favorite quilt. He loves to explain the
technique to our guests. Again, the quilting was done by Maggie
Kline. |
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"Flamenco" was recently developed for a new class.
The pattern is Fan Dance by 2 Much Fun. I machine quilted this
wall hanging. |
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"Turtle Trails" is another Southwind Designs quilt. This class has
been very popular. |
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While teaching at Tennessee Quilts in Jonesborough,
Tennessee, I saw the flamingo fabric and it made me laugh so I had to
have some. This quilt is "Tennessee Flamingoes" quilted by Maggie
Kline. Another fun and easy project. |
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"Cowboy Christmas" was made one day when I wanted to do
something simple. It is a very east pattern and shows off the
cowboy boot fabric. The quilting was done by Maggie Kline. |
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This was a John Flynn kit that I bought because I had
always wanted to make this pattern. This was a fairly easy project
to make and the batik fabrics are always interesting. Maggie Kline
did the machine quilting. |
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This Mariner's Compass is also a popular class using Judy Mathieson's
freezer paper method of construction. |
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Black and white quilts have always intrigued me so tried
my hand at one. It was fun to make and has so much depth.
Again, Maggie Kline did the machine quilting. |
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This quilt is a red dimensional strip pieced quilt.
It is a very easy but intriguing quilt design. |
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"Tucson Elegance" was made for our daughter. It is
a Wedgeworks pattern by Cheryl Phillips. It is a dimensional wall
hanging. |
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I used a lot of my stash to make nine patches. The
vertical ribbons have a black background and the horizontal ribbons have
a brown background. The intertwined ribbons on the borders are
also black and brown. The pattern in a Quilter's Newsletter
magazine did not include the ribbon borders. |
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This is the Saturday Sampler quilt for 2005. The
quilt blocks were designed for QuiltEssentials. The machine
quilting was completed by Linda Dunlap. |
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This quilt was made from a pattern featured in the
"Asian Fabrics" magazine. The quilting by Maggie Kline was done
using a gold metallic thread. |
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This quilt was a block of the month project completed in
2005. It is "Atlantis" by Southwind Designs. It is a very
colorful quilt using a technique to give it dimension. The machine
quilting was done by Maggie Kline. |
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"From the Bridge" was made for our son for Christmas
2005. Again, the A-Mazing Grace pattern by 2 Much Fun was used.
There are at least 55 different fabrics used in this quilt. Maggie
Kline did the machine quilting. |
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This quilt was made using the A-Mazing Grace pattern by 2 Much Fun.
It was
machine quilted by Maggie Kline. |
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This quilt was also made with the A-Mazing Grace pattern.
There are over 35 fabrics in this quilt and it also was quilted by
Maggie Kline. |
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Oriental Spiral is one of my favorite quilts. Jan Krentz
taught this class in Cheyenne, Wyoming in October, 2004. The quilt
was machine quilted by Jane Adams. |
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Aspen Leaves is hanging in our daughter and her husband's new home
in Denver, Colorado. This quilt was also machine quilted by Jane
Adams. |
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Castaway was made using a modified bargello technique as well as
machine appliqué. I machine quilted this wall hanging. |
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Some Bunny Loves You is a hand appliqué quilt made for our first
grandchild. The machine quilting was done by Rose Mcnerney. |
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Intuition is another quilt belonging to our grandchild. I made
this quilt and named it "My Life" because life is full of color and
humor. When our daughter and her husband announced their pregnancy
to us, I asked how the nursery would be decorated. I was told they
were using a jungle theme so I showed them the quilt. Was this
quilt intuition? I'm happy Emily Kay has the quilt and only hope
it brings a lot of color and happiness to her. |
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This is Ricky Tims' Harmonic Convergence technique with some machine
appliqué added. Sometimes I try to use a fabric color that is out
of my comfort zone and the orange certainly is different but I love the
quilt. |
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Crazy Rays is a Buggy Barn pattern. The fabric pieces are cut,
shuffled, and sewn back together to make a fun quilt. The machine
quilting was done by Jane Adams. |
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This Border Quilt was made using one piece of striped fabric.
It is an easy technique that looks very complicated. |
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This is a closeup of the Border Quilt. |
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Dimensions was made to teach several dimensional techniques that can
be used on quilts. |
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Mexican Stars is a pattern by Southwind Designs. Curves are
made from straight lines adding softness to the quilt. I machine
quilted and hand quilted this quilt (this was my first hand quilting). |
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This is another Southwind Designs pattern. I really like the
technique. |
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And here is another Southwind Designs pattern. This is the
Holly Table Runner. |
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This reversible table runner is quilted as it is constructed.
It is a quick and easy project. |
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This Spiral Bargello quilt is a good project for using color
gradation fabrics. The machine quilting was done by Jo Stack. |
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The Split Diamond quilt is a challenging but fun foundation pieced
quilt. The machine quilting was done by Maggie Kline. |
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Piece of Cake is a feathered star using Marsha McCloskey's
techniques. Great fun!! The quilting was done by me. |