Jan Sneesby Aaron
Machine pieced, photos computer printed, hand appliquéd with embellishments, machine and hand quilted. By using cotton and silks, this quilt honors the wedding of a special young couple. The photos were printed directly onto fabric. The appliqué blocks meant to evoke memories of their celebration. As you note from looking at the invitation, the coupleContinue reading “Wedding Memories
Jan Sneesby Aaron
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Jan Sneesby Aaron
Machine pieced and quilted. After collecting a number of red and black prints, I found a simple jacket pattern, cut and sewed the strips together and created my one-of-a-kind jacket.
Jan Sneesby Aaron
Machine pieced and quilted. Designed in Electric Quilt, I wanted to show the interplay red has when put with black. To keep it straight forward, I used a basic I used a basic drunkard’s path block in a simple setting.
Jan Sneesby Aaron
Amy Butler fabrics fascinate me; how to use them is the problem. Then I took a Stack ‘N Whack workshop at the IQI Quilt-In last January. The results were fantastic. Since then, I have taught others the Bethany Reynold’s Stack ‘N Whack technique to make their own “Wow” quilts.
Jan Aaron
Paper pieced, longarm quilted by Peggy Skaith, Overland Park, KS. I find myself always working with reds and blacks This time I added brown to the mix and kept the reds on the yellow to orange side of the color wheel. The floral outer border tied everything together.
Jan Aaron
This started as a beading workshop taught by Lisa Binley at NSNG. I had gathered for the project broken bits of jewelry and beading from my late mother’s belongings. As I added to the basic project, I found those broken bits of jewelry and beading added Margaret’s touch to a midnight garden. (Hand beaded, handContinue reading “Margaret’s Midnight Garden
Jan Aaron
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Jan Aaron
Small applique quilts have become my “go-to” projects as they are portable and easy to do when traveling. I was drawn to this pattern and found it fun to do. (Hand appliqued, hand quilted.)
Jan Aaron
Raw edge applique with buttonholing and embroidery. Quilted by Amy Parker, Evanston Quilt Co. An alphabet quilt for my youngest great niece. Design Source – Pattern.
Mario Alonso
I modified the pattern and machine pieced and quilted it myself. My dearest friend Peggy was diagnosed with cancer last year and fought through it and Covid. We talked about the new quilt she would use with her cats Huntley and Brinkley when she returned home. We took the quilt to her facility and stood outside holding it for her toContinue reading “Peggy “Schmoopy” Loves Cats
Mario Alonso
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Mario Alonso
Machine pieced and quilted by me. I made this quilt with mom’s help. During what I knew would be her last visit to Chicago, we sat down at the dining room table and I gave her a stack of fat quarters that I bought for a Christmas quilt. I asked her to pick out theContinue reading “Mom’s Merry & Bright
Mario Alonso
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Mario Alonso
Machine pieced. Quilted by Sally Evanshank – Windy City Quilting. I made a similar quilt a few years back for my nephew and his wife for their wedding. I always liked the quilt, the fabrics with all the different wild patterns and color. Luckily I had made some extra blocks just in case I gotContinue reading “TCLY3.5 – LYMA
Mario Alonso
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Mario Alonso
Machine pieced and quilted by me. It’s time for Fall. Inspired by the other quilts and similar in style I designed Dot Dash using random block placement and sizes and a good way to use a few charm packs. I added solid CherryWood hand-dyed fabrics which give it a suede look. I wanted to experimentContinue reading “Dot Dash
Mario Alonso
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Mario Alonso
Machine pieced and machine quilted. Beijing was started while watching the Beijing Summer Olympics and completed in 2008. The back evolved over the next year or so and is my interpretation of the Water Cube and Plaza, along with bands representing Gold, Silver and Bronze. Machine quilted by Sally Evanshank from Windy City Quilting inContinue reading “Beijing
Mario Alonso
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Mario Alonso
Original TV design, paper pieced screen, appliqued 3D TV and antenna dials, machine pieced and quilted.
Mario Alonso
Machine pieced and quilted
Mario Alonso
Stack-n-Whack technique – machine pieced – machine quilted. The Beach Balls quilt was a class taught by Jan Aaron (IQI) using the Magic Stack-n-Whack Quilts book by Reynolds. All the Beach Balls are cut from one fabric and the pattern is different for each one depending on where you cut from. This quilt has beenContinue reading “Beach Balls
Mario Alonso
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Mario Alonso
Machine pieced, designed and quilted by me. Used Twister tool. Quilters all have left over fabric and this one was last year’s quilt “Dot-Dash”. I used the Twister tool I had laying around to try something new. With still some fabric I made my own design for the back which can also be the front,Continue reading “Dot-Dash Two
Mario Alonso
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Mario Alonso
Machine pieced and quilted. Wanted to create a personal message for our anniversary. I don’t like sewing circles, so picked fabrics with circles and dots for “dit” or dots.
