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| Celestial Cherubs -- 24" x 24". This quilt is the result of a quilter's challenge with two friends. We split a packet of Tender Touches cherubs panels, added a yard of the same blue/purple celestial fabric for each of us, and here is my result. I took the easy way out by using the pattern included in the packet. Raine Hunt produces the most gorgeous silk-screened panels like this (over 65 different sets) through her Tender Touches business. This quilt appears with the others in the challenge in the current issue of Miniature Quilt Ideas | Spring Basket -- 25" x 25". This quilt came about as the result of leftovers from other quilts: yo-yo's, flying geese, and a very large Drunkard's Path unit. With the aid of a border fabric, I turned one block into a spring wall quilt! This appears in the Spring 97 Patchwork & Quilting Ideas Magazine. |
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| Peaceful Paths -- 48" x 48". The central medallion of a stylized tree came about while I was playing with some Drunkard's Path blocks. I added the flying birds and the several borders and made this the subject of a Myster Quilt in the Winter issue of Quilt Magazine 1995/6. | Celestial Beauty -- 35" x 35". This is another in my series exploring the Drunkard's Path block and its seemingly endless variations. My method is explained in the Summer issue of Quilt Magazine. I slice the block along the diagonal for a quick method of making the simplified version of the New York Beauty. 1996 seemed to be the year for celestial fabrics for me! |
Coming Home -- 24" x 25". The inspiration for this miniature quilt comes from history! When World War II was finally over and our victorious G.I.s were able to come back to their families, it was noted that there wouldn't be adequate housing for our heroes and their young wives and children. The U.S. government launched a plan to supply small homes at a reasonable cost. Not too far from where I live is a large development of these fifty-year-old homes. They all look the same -- small, cozy, and a place for new beginnings. This small wall quilt is a salute to our heroes and is sewn in very patriotic colors. It appears on the cover of the summer issue of Miniature Quilt Ideas.
Mariner's Compass -- 10" x 10". Using my paper piecing design for this tiny mariner's compass, my quilt-guild friend, Kathleen Bishop, created stunning results when she took great care in value placement. You can see more of my patterns for both the PC and Mac computers.
The Library Quilt -- 52" x 82". This is the result of a trade with 24 other quilters from across America through the Quilter's Bulletin Board at America Online. It was designed by Christine Thresh of California. These blocks simulate book spines on a solid black background fabric. Various nic-nacs are added, such as vases, baskets, and picture frames. Wood grain fabric is used for the shelving. The individual block measures 7-1/2" x 12". It appears in the premiere issue of Quick Quilts.
Tesselating Stars -- 72" x 84". This is an age old design with inspiration taken from the Islamic culture's preoccupation with geometric ornament. Tesselations are designs which interlock and form part of a neighboring design. M.C. Escher was a 20th century artist who worked in this art form. Each of my 98 stars is made from a single 2-1/2" x 44" strip of fabric. Jackie Robinson of Animas Publishing has a book entitled Tesselations with 10 other quilts of interlocking designs. Bonus -- For a paper piecing pattern of this Tesselating Block, see my Paper Piecing Page for Mac or PC.
Fish For Dinner -- These fun placemats are approximately 8" x 14". Each of the fish is my own design and made of bright, solid colors to coordinate with the "fishy" Hoffman print.
Noah's Ark -- 60" x 60". A progressive quilt with my own central design. Five other women across the USA added the subsequent borders of water, earth, stars, animals, and final border.
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