Guild Archives

Machine pieced and quilted with LED lights and battery. Easy to make with holes for lights added to the design.  

Fused applique and machine quilted, embellished with yarn and buttons. From a class and developed with added elements to individualize the finished piece. Mounted and framed.  

Wool applique with beading and hand embroidery. This was done in an NSNG class. The background is faux leather. The elements were appliqued then beaded. Design Source – Catherine Redford Design

Fused applique with yarn & button & lace embellishments. Machine quilted. From a technique class and developed with many added elements – old doilies, buttons, yarn.     

Confetti pieces placed and fused then over stitched in stages. Lots of little pieces create an impression of the scene.

Hand embroidery. Hand embroidery on denim from a class in Northern Michigan. Design Source – Sue Simpson Pack Pocket Designs

Paper pieced, quilted with 3D ears and bead noses. Pattern was from 1996 and the paper piecing technique was reversed from current versions.  

Fabric panel cut vertically and inserts added. Just wanted to experiment with this technique. Found the panel and fabric to enhance the image.    

Stitching, free cutting, more stitching. The background came from an NSNG class. The sun elements were inspired by the circular pattern. Design Source – Original.

Machine pieced and machine applique. With time at the beginning of COVID, I pulled out this project that’s been waiting  since 2013. Machine quilting a large project on a home machine was a challenge.     

Machine pieced and quilted on home machine. Machine applique. During the 2021 winter of COVID, I remembered this project that I’ve hadwaiting since 2011. Inspired by the song.

Stitching/cutting texture magic and fused applique. The background was completed in class and reminded me of the woods. Trees were added with fused leaves. Design Source – Original.

Machine pieced and decorative machine stitching. The top stitching took about 30 hours at the sewing machine. Easy flowing jacket – fun to wear.   

Hand stitching, tulle. A class project using mostly hand stitching – the tulle is machine stitched. Design Source – Original.

Hand embrodiery, machine pieced and quilted. After doing the embroidery pieces I found a way to make them useful. Design Source – Original.

Hand worked counter cross stitch panels on Aida cloth were attached to a machine quilted background with double flange elements that framed the panels.

Machine applique embroidery and machine quilted.

This was made from a kit by Mount Redoubt Designs purchased at a street sale. I bought it because I loved the colors. It includes fused elements and 3D flower petals with small bead embellishments placed on a machine quilted background.