Guild Archives

Machine pieced with some paper piecing, embellished with machine embroidery. Just a fun quilt to use scrap fabric. Quilted on home sewing machine.

Machine stitched & home machine quilted. Made from fabric selvages collected from friends. The pattern has been haunting me for a while.

Hand embroidery on fused appliqué. The cat design was inspired by a fabric panel and the technique inspired by a class with Laura Wasilewski.

Fused fabric, hand & machine embroidery. Completed in a class with Laura Wasilewski. Fun to explore. Various stitching on hand dyed fabric.

Garment construction with faux suede and knit lined with metallic polyester lining. This was a class project almost completed in the 2 1/2 day class.

Fused appliqué, hand embroidery, machine embroidery & quilting. Inspired by a class with Laura Wasilewski. Returning to hand embroidery was pleasurable!

Pieced fabric strips and panels with machine embroidery. Cat embroidery patterns inspired this jacket. I had a collection of cut fabrics that finally got used.

Shredded fabric overlaid with tulle then machine quilted. Impressionistic fabric art from an original photo.

Machine pieced and quilted. WorThe pattern was shown in pastels but the batik fabric was talking to me.ds

Shredded fabric overlaid with tulle and machine quilted. Impressionist style achieved with small bits of fabric inspired by an original photo.

Painted fabric embellished with embroidery, beads, shells and sand. This started as a piece of white fabric that was painted in a class. The embellishment was inspired by the printed images.

Machine pieced and long arm quilted. This was shown in the May American Quilter magazine and I was intrigued with the design. Quilted by Peggy Klock.

Paper pieced Paper piecing makes it possible to achieve very sharp points and small spaces.

Machine paper pieced and quilted on home sewing machine. Each cat is made of two fabrics and each one is different. The quilting pattern is paw prints to echo the pieced paw print border.

Fabric manipulation, fused felt and machine quilted. The inspiration for this piece came from the copper fabric. It was completed in an NSNG workshop taught by Roz DeBoer.

Hand embroidered in traditional crazy quilt stitches. Completed after a class emphasizing various stitch patterns.

Hand embroidered and fused applique, machine pieced and quilted. The panel of doll dresses called me to add tiny embellishments and get back to hand embroidery. It won Best of Show at a regional fair.

Reverse applique and machine embroidered. It’s fun to watch what emerges from the inner fabric as you cut away the top fabrics.