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.
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Hearts, Dots & Paisleys
London Tubes for SarahJan Sneesby Aaron
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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Jelly BellyJan Sneesby Aaron
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.
DinnertimeJan Sneesby Aaron
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.
Urban MosaicJan Sneesby Aaron
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.
Just a JacketJan Sneesby Aaron
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.
Hear No Evil, Speak no Evil & See No EvilJan Sneesby Aaron
hand appliqued, embellished, machine quilted This is made with scraps of upholstery velvet, wool, velvet, knit and cotton fabrics. I plan to add it to my collection of snowmen / snowwomen that decorate my home during the holidays.
Wedding Quilt for Tiphany and PaulGretchen Alexander
Machine pieced & quilted. Quilting by Patricia Little This quilt is a wedding gift for my grandson Paul Schaarping and his bride Tiphanie. Paul works for the U.S Forest Service. The colors were chosen to compliment the couple’s home, the leaf and light theme to reflect Paul’s love of nature.
Lady Bugs Watching Over MeGretchen Alexander
Machine pieced & quilted. This three dimensional “bow-tie” quilt is my traditional baby gift. I love lady bugs and was delighted to find this fabric and bought up all I could find. Sadly, this is the last of this. I learned this pattern at the Loving Stitches Quilt Shop in Stevensville, Michigan.
Phil’s TiesMario Alonso
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
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Squares or DiamondsMario Alonso
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
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80 Wishes for MomMario Alonso
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
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A Window on the Rose GardenMelanie Anderson
Machine “crazy” pieced and machine quilted. I’ve become obsessed with “reuse, recycle”. The roses in the quilt are made entirely from small scraps left over from other projects.
Summer on the Sleeping PorchMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced and quilted. I saw something like this in a Pottery Barn catalogue long ago. I put it together from scraps of other projects and really loved the result.
Roots and ShootsMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced and quilted. With a challenge piece, I hope that the fabrics will speak to me. These particular fabrics spoke of roots digging deep into the soil with just a bit of leaf growth above.
Journey of a Thread: From Chaos to OrderSue Babbs
Bobbin lace & Kumihimo Braiding In this piece, the lone, red thread travels from the chaotic wild ground in the lower portion to the orderly Rose Ground Bobbin laced in the top corner.
Tracks in HeatherSue Babbs
Needlefelting, embroidery with threads and beads This piece was inspired by a photograph of moorlands in Yorkshire, England.
Christmas CandlesEsther Behnke
reverse appliqued This was from a reverse applique pattern.