“Pot as Mordant” printing/dyeing. In the fall of 2020, I began studying the “Pot as Mordant” printing technique with Nicola Brown. This simple process uses the power of an aluminum pot, copper pipes, an iron horseshoe, vinegar water and 2 hours of boiling or steaming. The result is a unique mordanted color fast garment, scarfContinue reading “Linen Tunic with Decorative Neckline, Japanese Maple
Machine pieced and quilted. As the mother of a school age child who grew up in the era of Columbine and Virginia Tech, I wanted to express the fear and pain I’ve lived with throughout my own education, and now as I send my only child off to school.
Macine pieced and quilted. Quilted by Sue DiVarco. On our drive to Canada to go fishing along the way stopped at a few quilt shops and found fun fabric. I tweaked the pattern by adding photos from the trip. I did catch the biggest fish! (Pattern Stacey Horton)
Hand applique, machine pieced and quilted. This quilt was my attempt to take a pattern with multi colors and use one color family. I used purple as it is one of my favorites. (Robert Callaham)
Machine pieced and quilted; reverse machine applique. I love Anna Maria Horner’s Folk Flower pattern, and this is my second quilt using it. The reverse machine applique technique works really well here and is a good skill to have in general. I originally made this quilt to barter for pottery but decided to keep it.Continue reading “Folk Flowers 2
Machine pieced on a vintage Sears Featherweight and quilted on a Bernina 770 QE. I started this quilt in 2014. By the time I finished it nine years later, I had named it Pinwheel Hell. The tiny nine-patch squares were supposed to go together nicely…but somehow didn’t always. I had to put it away manyContinue reading “Pinwheel Hell
The Bargello Quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted. The Bargello Quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted. (Attended workshop at Cotton Pickers many years ago)
The Pineapple Salsa Quilt is paper pieced and machine quilted. The Pineapple Salsa Quilt is paper pieced and machine quilted and I finally finished it May 11, 2023. (By Nancy Mahoney)
Machine pieced, longarm machine quilted. This quilt was a 24 week mystery quilt-along through the online store, Fat Quarter Shop. The quilt can be made using either 3″, 6″ or 9″ blocks. I like the challenge of 3 inches. Quilted by Quilter’s Heaven, (Fat Quarter Shop)