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Paper pieced, machine pieced; longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman. A wedding gift for a delightful young couple. I watched her grow from a “little tomboy” to a beautiful young woman.

Paper pieced. Longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman. Over my many years of quiltmaking, my scrap collection is endless. I keep trying to reduce the amount but never quite make a dent. There are well over 100 different blue fabrics in this quilt and I still have more than enough to make at least one moreContinue reading “Stripping the Blues No. 2

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Machine pieced, hand applique, hand embroidery, longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman. A gift for a special girl named Paisley. The heart blocks were embroidered during a trip to Ireland and two pieces of fabric on the back were purchased in Dublin; thus, there is an Irish connection.

Hand appliqued; longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman. I bought a pattern called London Tubes but did not know if I would ever make it. Then I learned a young friend had made her first trip to London. How appropriate! I asked her what colors she wanted in a quilt – red, blue, green! This isContinue reading “London Tubes for Sarah

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Machine pieced; longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman I have been exploring the work of modern quilts. The pattern captured my imagination, but not the finished projects size. But it proved doable to make it larger, so I did. At 110 inches square, it more than adequately fits on our king size bed.

Hand painted, embellished, raw edge applique, and machine quilted. I bought a pattern for this quilt – and then did my own thing! The only resemble to the pattern is the actual applique. The rest is all my design. I used linen, silks, ribbons and yarns as well as batik cotton to make it.

paper pieced; longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman I saw this quilt in the book “City Quilts” and decided to give it a try – my, that is! I made it half size as the squares are finished one inch.

machine pieced & quilted I started this in the spring with every intention of completing it for the IQI Challenge. However, rehab for knee replacement surgery did not make it possible to meet the challenge deadline. This is to show everyone that I did complete the challenge project I started.