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.
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Study in Red & Black II
Study in Red and Black IIIJan 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.
Mardi Gras StarsJan 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.
Indian MatsJan 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.
Margaret’s Midnight GardenJan 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
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Winter CardinalsJan 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.)
For KateJan 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.
Peggy “Schmoopy” Loves CatsMario 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
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Mom’s Merry & BrightMario 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
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