Cat Nap, Cat Snack

Valerie Curtis

Hand pieced and hand quilted I’ve been working on this tiny quilt for about five years. During this time my family has hotly debated whether the cat tied the mice to the tree or the hanging rodents are possums.

Watson in the Jungle

Valerie Curtis

Machine pieced and free motion quilted This quilt is a reminder of my time spent in Ghana with my close friend Allison. I hope she enjoys this quilt as much as I enjoyed visiting her in Cape Coast.

Chinese Coins

Lynn Dykstra Davis

Machine pieced, machine quilted, wool batt. Made with scraps from 6 generations of my family. A gift for my daughter’s college graduation. Note story book type fabrics on back. Quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Bowties

Lynn Dykstra Davis

Machine pieced & quilted. Made with fabrics from my mother, 80 years of sewing scraps. Quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Spools

Lynn Dykstra Davis

Machine pieced & quilted. Made with fabrics from my mother, 80 years of sewing scraps. Quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Improvisational Plaid

Lynn Dykstra Davis

Machine pieced. Machine quilted by Suzette Fisher. The quilt is made from thrifted plaid shirts. I worked freely from the center outward, using Kona cotton red to contain each section.

Florabunda

Lynn Dykstra Davis

Machine pieced and quilted. Made from a blog challenge design by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville. Made entirely of stash! Quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Zen Entangled

Chris Deering

Machine pieced and quilted. We were given this pattern (the center block) for our guild challenge last year. I like larger quilts so I added the borders to make it bigger. Made entirely from stash fabrics.

Grandma

Chris Deering

Appliqué and machine thread painting. Machine quilted. This quilt is the product of a full day class with one of my favorite teachers – Pam Holland of Australia. The thread painting was fun and rather meditative.

Chicago: With Elephants

Chris Deering

Fusing, machine applique and machine quilting. A fun kit to make – I even had more of one of the focus fabrics to make the border. The two main fabrics are designed by a local girl – Sara Lawson.

The Lady Quilt

Chris Deering

Machine pieced and quilted This was made for my daughter’s 40th birthday: to celebrate the stength, beauty and creativity of women. I collected “lady” fabrics for several years. Design Source – Original based on a Blue Undergroud pattern.

Moondance

Chris Deering

Machine piecing and quilting. Piped binding The quilt was started in a class with it’s designer, Sue Bouchard. I quilted it partway and then was “stuck” – it just needed something more. Two IQI-sponsored classes with Susan Cleveland saved me. One class about quilting with those lovely thick threads; the other class about the decorativeContinue reading “Moondance

Chris Deering

Space Noel

Chris Deering

Machine piecing, fussy cutting, raw edge applique, machine quilted. This is the product of a wonderful “Summer Seminar” taught by quilter Edrene Heiss. With Edrene’s encouragement and her generosity, every participant designed a masterpiece!

Hollow Cubes

Chris Deering

Machine pieced and quilted. I took a class with Fran Goldberg in (I think) 2003. I finally finished this quilt this year. I love the dimensionality? See – there IS hope for UFOs!