Guild Archives

Hand embroidered, hand and machine quilted. “Sunbonnet Babies” were first published in the late 1890’s by Bertha L. Corbett and have been widely adapted and varied over the years. These pictures of the “Sunbonnet Sisters” are my adaptation and additions to a 1929 alphabet quilt pattern by Bertha Corbett in a 1989 copy of QuiltContinue reading “Sunbonnet Sisters

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Hand dyed, machine pieced, long-arm quilting by Sue DiVarco. At a group dying party I tried every pot of dye available and had great fun! Sue DiVarco did that long-arm quilting; the block setting is a variation on an old favorite.

Handquilting, machine piecing, machine quilting. Some handdyed fabrics. The flower fairy picture panel was a gift from a friend. The design is my own and I did the quilting.

Machine pieced, machine quilted. Multiple red fabrics and white textured fabrics from recycled shirts make a very modern graphic pattern.

Machine pieced and machine quilted. Many hollow boxes in the colors Monet might have used; a Sarah Nephew pattern taught by Fran Goldberg in a 2003 workshop.

Machine pieced and machine quilted. Black and white (night) on the front and bright flowers on the back (day) – a reversible quilt. Machine quilted by Suzette Fisher.

Machine pieced, machine quilted Ninety-nine different blue fabrics & recycled men’s white shirts.

Machine pieced, machine quilted. A quilt made with colors described by a friend as “all the colors in a basket of Easter eggs”.

Machine pieced, machine quilted. Scrap quilt done for fun – a lot of dark jewel colors to play with.

Machine pieced, machine quilted. A scrap quilt from many blue fabrics – very entertaining to play with log cabin blocks.

Machine pieced, machine quilted. Pattern by Kay England. The fabrics were a civil-war reproduction collection from the Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. Quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Machine pieced, machine quilted. Begun at an IQI workshop, I explored different star constructions. Machine quilting was designed and completed by Sue DiVarco.

Machine pieced, embroidered, colored pencil work, hand quilted. My son drew this cartoon to help advertise a raffle quilt done by the ladies at our church. I translated into fabric as a tribute to the work of many generous and creative women.

Machine pieced, hand tacked. This was inspired by a wonderful granny afghan made for me fifty years ago by my grandmother. I have repeated her color choices & placement.