Machine pieced and quilted. Phil was a great man, meticulously dressed and avid tie collector. I was the proud recipient of many, many, many of his ties whenever he purged his closet. This quilt is in memory of him and was made with over 120 of Phil’s ties. How can you not be “Happy EveryContinue reading “Phil’s Ties
Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt was part of a pattern and kit I bought years ago, long forgotten and took forever for me to find the brown fabric that I wanted to use. What I find most interesting is that sometimes you see the brown diamonds and other times you see the fabric squares.Continue reading “Squares or Diamonds
Machine pieced & quilted. Back applique “80”. This was an 80th birthday gift for my mom, Margarita. This quilt has 80 pieces of fabric and each represented a year and a wish she could make. The side borders are “M”s for her name. She was a great creator and loved projects of all kinds. IContinue reading “80 Wishes for Mom
Pieced by me. Machine pieced – machine quilted by Sally Evanshank. I made this quilt for my friend Maria when she turned 50. She is a quilter that has inspired and helped me to pursue quilting. Now, five years later, hence the name, I have it finished. Not that it took me that long toContinue reading “Maria is 50 Plus 5
Machine pieced and quilted by me. Modified pattern to represent 34. The Keys to the Vault has 3 keys on top and 4 keys on the bottom representing 34 years. This was an anniversary quilt I made last year for my partner (still working on the 35-year quilt). There is one key that is perfectContinue reading “Keys to the Vault
Pieced & quilted by me. Machine piecing, some paper piecing, machine quilted all over patterns. Crazy cutting – original setting design – embellishment for eyes – applique back The six cats on this quilt represent the crazy cats that have shared our lives in the past; Vince, Sophie, Luissa and Minnie and currently brothers RickyContinue reading “These are the Cats of Our Lives
Machine pieced. This is an older quilt that is one of my favorites and introduction to batiks. Class at Quiltology which was my first official quilt shop experience. Quilted by Sally Evanshank.
Fusible applique – machine pieced & quilted by me. This was my first attempt at raw edge appliqué – saw the pattern and kit at the quilt show and I knew I needed a little shot of café Cubano!