Roundabout

Nona C Flores

Design from Donna Jordan of Jordan Fabrics video tutorial. Custom longarm machine quilted by Sue DiVarco. (Machine pieced, machine quilted.)

Stars in Strips

Nona C Flores

This is my first red, white and blue quilt in over 35 years of quilting. I really liked the strong graphic in Lisa Bongan’s “American Outlander” pattern. Custom long-arm machine quilting by Sue DiVarco. (Machine pieced, machine quilted.)

Stella

Nona C Flores

The elephant is named Stella for a character in the book “The One and Only Ivan”. Pattern “Elephant Abstraction” is by Violet Kraft. Custon longarm quilting by Sue DiVarco. (Foundation pieced, machine quilted.)

Hot Doggie-ties

Nona C Flores

Pieced, raw edge applique. Machine quilting; longarm quilting by Sue DiVarco. For my “kids” – Tootsie and Elvis – whose photo is on the quilt label. “The Dachshund Family: by Anne-Marie Saudo, Quiltmania Issue 142 (Mar-Apr 2021)

Embellished Coat

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Embroidery, sashiko, boro, yo-yos. I purchased this coat with the intent to embellish it, but didn’t really get the motivation until Lisa Binkley’s “Beyond Boro” NSNG class in November 2022. Embellishments are original designs. The coat was made by Susan Eastman.

Here’s Looking at You, Kid!

Nona C Flores

IQI Fused applique, chartpak image transfer, machine and hand quilting. My current regimen of all-black Eileen Fisher professional wear barely suppresses a lifelong love of clothes with lace, ruffles, pleats and pouf-y skirts. An unfortunate predilection of strips, spots and all things orange breaks out all too often.

Cheeky Rascal (Rocky)

Nona C Flores

Glued raw edge applique. Longarm quilting by Sue DiVarco. Original design from my photo taken at the Morton Arboretum. Started Sept 2022 in a class with Susan Carlson at Woodland Ridge. One classmate said “his eyes follow you around the room”. Longarm quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Vintage Rose

Nona C Flores

Foundation paper piecing. Done in a Judy Niemeyer 6 month technique class taught by Jane Reents. Long arm quilting by Sue DiVarco. Design Source – Judy Niemeyer pattern.

Christmas Feather Star

Nona C Flores

Foundation paper piecing. The feathered star block was pieced in an IQI workshop taught by Barbara Black. Longarm quilting by Sue DiVarco. Design Source – 4 parts of the Washington Medallion pattern by Sue Garman.

Pajamas All Day

Nona C Flores

Painted, stamped and silk-screened fabric with commercial and over-dyed commercial fabrics (Wendy Richardson). This is my project from a 5-day workshop given by Judy Coates-Perez in August 2018. Design Source – Original Design

Primitive

Nona C Flores

Bleach discharge on Thriftstore clothing. Longarm quilting by Amy Parker. Design Source – Original Design

Tea for Two

Nona C Flores

The song “Tea for Two” was written by Vincent Youmans for the musical “No, No, Nanette”. Patterns for cups and teapot from a collage design by Laura Heine. (Raw-edge fused applique, machine quilted.) (1st Place in the IQI Challenge competition)