Guild Archives

Transformation in Deep Plum and Orange

Roberta Levin

Piecing, pieced back, long arm quilted. The kaleidoscopic hexagons were created by cutting six identical areas of the fabric (as seen on the center back of the quilt) into triangles. I pieced the front and back, then quilted it with a longarm machine.

Vase in a Window with Birds

Roberta Levin

Pieced, beaded and long arm quilted by me. This piece contains many techniques – piecing, beading, fusible applique and long arm quilting. Thanks to Robbi Joy Eklow for the pattern for the vase.

30 Days Hath Sudoku, November 2005 Obsession

Roberta Levin

Appliqué-fused 2,430 fabric squares embellished with satin ribbon. Hand guided long arm quilting. Each of the 30 blocks of this quilt represent one Sudoku puzzle. I worked the Tribune’s daily puzzle each day for a month, then substituted one fabric for each number 1 – 9.

My Bed is in a Garden, A Garden is on my Bed

Roberta Levin

Fussy cut piecing; fused and turned appliqué. Machine embellished appliqué. Long arm quilted, hand guided. Much like a garden, the design of this quilt grew organically. An earlier simple design ended up as a more complex quilt.

Red Vase at Midnight

Barbara Lies

Hand needle turn appliqued; machine applique, embroidery & quilting; machine pieced. I learned to do hand needle turn applique with this quilt. It is an original design using my own photographs. This quilt is “September” in the 2013 International Quilt Association’s Calendar.

Saffron Offspring

Barbara Lies

Machine & hand embroidery, machine quilted. This little quilt is almost an exact copy of my 84″ x 84″ quilt “Saffron Spring”. It has won many prizes including Best Miniature at Road to California.

The Late Summer Garden

Flo London

Machine pieced and machine quilted. The inspiration for this quilt was the sunflower fabric which the hexagon blocks are made from. There is a piece of the original quilt on the back of the quilt. The top is composed of 594 equilateral triangles set in a kaleidoscope design.

Now and Then

Flo London

Machine pieced, machine quilted, The inspiration for this quilt was the 50’s kitchen scene. The quilt was pieced in a liberated style with modern bikinis, shoes & purses to contrast with the traditional “pre-liberated” women. Machine quilted by Robyn House.