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Machine pieced, quilted by Gammill long arm machine. I am also a member of the Village Quilters of Lake Bluff/Lake Forest, and attended a workshop with Edyta Sitar in September 2013. Everyone purchased fabric kits from Edyta and we used her Laundry Nasket Quilts pattern, BS01-P, “Broken Star Log Cabin”. It was quilted by DawnContinue reading “Log Cabin Starburst

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Machine curved piecing, quilted by Gammill long arm machine. In a workshop with Pepper Cory (with another guild), everyone chose different patterns from Pepper’s book “65 Drunkard’s Path Quilt Designs”. This pattern is “Devil’s Puzzle” and was great fun to create. Quilted by Dawn Larsen.

Machine piecing, hand appliqué, embellished with yo-yos. The border was machine pieced & adjusted evenly to fit all sides, This pattern by Lori Smith, “An Ode to the ’30’s; A Sampler Quilt” was offered at A Touch of Amish in Barrington as a Block of the Month. I chose to work with my collection ofContinue reading “1930’s Sampler

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Machine pieced by me and quilted on a Gammill long arm machine by Dawn Larsen, Vernon Hills, IL. This quilt pattern, “Scraps and Stars”, was offered as a Block of the Month at A Touch of Amish in Barrington. I decided to use fabrics from my own voluminous stash, but wanted to see how theContinue reading “Pink and Brown Scrappy Stars

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Machine pieced by me and quilted on a Gammill long arm machine by Dawn Larsen, Vernon Hills, IL. This quilt pattern, “Scraps and Stars”, was offered as a Block of the Month at A Touch of Amish in Barrington. I decided to use fabrics from my own voluminous stash, but wanted to see how theContinue reading “1930’s Scrappy Stars

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Machine pieced, hand appliqué on a few blocks, machine quilted on Gammill long arm machine by Dawn Larsen. The pattern was based on an antique quilt and offered as a Block of the Month program in 2010 by A Touch of Amish in Barrington. I only finished 20 of the 25 blocks. The state namesContinue reading “Stately Sampler

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Machine pieced, machine appliqe, quilted on longarm machine. Quilted by Dawn Larsen of Libertyville. I signed up for a workshop with another guild because the premise intrigued me: sewing curves has never been easier. It was true. By using 4 1/2″ squares, a few rectangles and freezer paper the pattern came together easily. Design SourceContinue reading “On the Spot

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Machine pieced, machine quilted, and hand quilted in variegated thread by maker. I began this quilt in 2005 as a “Buck-a-Block” program (created by Thangles) at A Touch of Amish in Barrington. Piecing the twelve blocks went quickly, but it took me several years to decide on the layout, borders, and quilting designs. Other projectsContinue reading “1930’s Delight

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Machine pieced. Machine quilted by Dawn Larsen of Libertyville on a Gamill long-arm. This pattern, “Pieceful Nights: A Sampler Quilt”, by Lori Smith was offered as a Block of the Month by A Touch of Amish in Barrington during 2007 and early 2008. I set the blocks differently than the pattern offered.

Machine pieced, machine quilted on Gammill Long Arm by Dawn Larsen. This quilt was created on a tight schedule – it had to be finished and gift wrapped in order to give it to my husband for our 40th wedding anniversary earlier this year. He was very surprised since I was able to keep itContinue reading “Cardinals and Pine Cones

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IQI Pieces were rotary cut and pieced by machine. Quilted by Dawn Larsen, Libertyville, IL.