Machine pieced and quilted, hand appliquéd and embellished. I just can’t have too many irises in my life. This quilt is an ode to my favorite flower, a soloist accompanied by a garden riotous with color. (Printed fabric by Jane Sassaman).
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Ride ’em CowboyBarbara Wessel
Hand appliqué and embroidery; machine quilting. It took 50 years to complete this quilt, which was purchased as a kit at Marshall Field’s in 1952!
Delectable Mountain StarBarbara Wessel
Machine pieced scrap quilt. Machine quilted by Mary Sarafini, Granville, IL. I enjoyed making this quilt for my daughter. All print fabrics are from scraps.
Yellow Vest with FlowersGale Wessel
Free motion quilting, beads, decorative buttons. This vest began as three rectangles of fabric. We developed our own patterns and ideas for finishing.
How does your garden grow?Gale Wessel
Technique Free motion quilting, bargello piecing, commercial appliqués. My garden doesn’t look anything like this. Next year I resolve to work harder.
WindowsGale Wessel
Template-free cutting and piecing. The inspiration for this quilt was the border fabric. It reminded me of the city and the buildings covered in windows.
IntersectionGale Wessel
Machine quilted (free motion); machine pieced. I made this quilt to hang on the big blank wall at the end of the cathedral ceiling in my living room.
Monet’s BoxesBarbara Wetzel
Machine pieced and machine quilted. Many hollow boxes in the colors Monet might have used; a Sarah Nephew pattern taught by Fran Goldberg in a 2003 workshop.
Night and DayBarbara Wetzel
Machine pieced and machine quilted. Black and white (night) on the front and bright flowers on the back (day) – a reversible quilt. Machine quilted by Suzette Fisher.