Charming Homes

Ruth Stegmeyer

Machine pieced, hand & machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, machine quilted, embellished with buttons “Charming Homes” was the result of my 2006-2007 participation in a round robin project. I added all the houses and all the trees. I used Margaret Miller’s book “Blockbuster Quilts” as a guide in putting the blocks together. I offset the blocksContinue reading “Charming Homes

Ruth Stegmeyer

Borealis Quilt

Ruth Stegmeyer

Machine paper pieced & machine quilted. I started the Borealis quilt at a workshop with Pam Dirndorf in Rochester, Minnesota.

Purple Flower

Ruth Stegmeyer

Hand applique and machine quilted. The wallhanging was started in a workshop with Dixie McBride. It is hand appliqued and machine quilted.

Sunflower Wallhanging

Ruth Stegmeyer

Machine pieced and machine quilted. Hand dyed fabric by Frieda Anderson. The design elements were fused together, then cut out. The sunflower wall hanging was started in a 2004 Frieda Anderson workshop. I finally competed it in 2009. The piece is machine quilted.

Crown of Thorns quilt

Ruth Stegmeyer

Hand and machine pieced; hand and machine quilted. The Crown of Thorns quilt was hand pieced between 1993 and 1995. I started hand quilting this year, finishing in August.