I wanted to share the 2018 winning quilts from the IQA show in Houston, TX:
http://quilts.com/fqf18/iqawinners/list.html
Applique and quilting inspired by nature and life in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Asheville, NC quilt show
I thought I'd share photos of my quilts at the Asheville, NC quilt show this past weekend. Both won Honorable Mention ribbons. Wonderful!
Ann Becker (who lives in North Carolina) is posing in the photos. She machine quilted Gardens of Rock, absolutely gorgeous work. (A full photo with description of my inspiration follows). We collaborated on Greens of June: I designed the quilt and did the machine appliqué, she did the machine quilting. This was the first showing of Greens of June.
Ann Becker (who lives in North Carolina) is posing in the photos. She machine quilted Gardens of Rock, absolutely gorgeous work. (A full photo with description of my inspiration follows). We collaborated on Greens of June: I designed the quilt and did the machine appliqué, she did the machine quilting. This was the first showing of Greens of June.
Gardens of Rock
Greens of June
close up
Greens of June
Gardens of Rock
Full photo
Each block was inspired by a favorite rock song or artist and done in a "garden" theme. Here they are, starting at top left:
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
4 songs - Van Morrison
I am a Rock - Simon and Garfunkle
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Colours - Donovan
Forever Young - The Band
San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds
Learn to be Still - The Eagles.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Progress
Hello quilting friends,
When I meet someone I haven't seen in a while, I am always asked: "So, are you still quilting?" and "What are you working on?"
Yes, I have been quilting, sewing and knitting non-stop and have just finished several big projects, all for my daughter and grandkids.
First project which I started in January, a king size quilt for mom and dad's bed. A replica of an antique quilt, traditional LeMoyne star pattern, lovingly named The Behemoth. The largest quilt I've ever made at 108" x 108" and machine quilted by Ann Becker.
The Behemoth, show off by Woody
Then two twin size quilts for Woody's new big boy room. These were fun and easy to do, using lots of different blue print fabrics. My daughter wanted random placement of the blocks. I quilted these myself, a challenge as I haven't machine quilted in a while using stitch-in-the ditch and straight line echo quilting.
And in addition to these quilts, I knit a stuffed bunny and a baby blanket (more like a rug) for my new granddaughter, June. (No pics - darn), and stitched up several tablecloths and pillows, also for my daughter's home. She was "nesting" before the baby was born, getting all her home projects done.
Now it's back to other works. "Greens of June" is on Ann Becker's quilt frame, ready to get finished. Here's a picture before I added borders:
New quilt designs are in my head, time to get at them!
As always: Happy Quilting!
When I meet someone I haven't seen in a while, I am always asked: "So, are you still quilting?" and "What are you working on?"
Yes, I have been quilting, sewing and knitting non-stop and have just finished several big projects, all for my daughter and grandkids.
First project which I started in January, a king size quilt for mom and dad's bed. A replica of an antique quilt, traditional LeMoyne star pattern, lovingly named The Behemoth. The largest quilt I've ever made at 108" x 108" and machine quilted by Ann Becker.
The Behemoth, show off by Woody
Then two twin size quilts for Woody's new big boy room. These were fun and easy to do, using lots of different blue print fabrics. My daughter wanted random placement of the blocks. I quilted these myself, a challenge as I haven't machine quilted in a while using stitch-in-the ditch and straight line echo quilting.
And in addition to these quilts, I knit a stuffed bunny and a baby blanket (more like a rug) for my new granddaughter, June. (No pics - darn), and stitched up several tablecloths and pillows, also for my daughter's home. She was "nesting" before the baby was born, getting all her home projects done.
Now it's back to other works. "Greens of June" is on Ann Becker's quilt frame, ready to get finished. Here's a picture before I added borders:
New quilt designs are in my head, time to get at them!
As always: Happy Quilting!
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
All is new
It's a New Year, yes that's all we hear about right now, but still January 1 is a milestone. It's time to refresh and renew. It's also time to share some of the projects I've been working on and new projects in store.
Each year, I use a favorite quilt as my Christmas card photo. I especially like the results I had using simplytoimpress.com to print my cards last year (odd to say last year already). I used my most recent quilt "Blossoms in Wool" a collaborative quilt I did with Ann Becker.
Another project completed: a table mat done in wool, appliquéd by machine with hand embroidery. Pattern by https://cranedesignbyjanmott.blogspot.com
And what do I have up next:
My daughter Carla asked me to make this quilt for their king sized bed. She found a photo of a vintage quilt and I created the design using my EQ7 program. Eight point stars, not the easiest pieced block in the world, but hey! I can appliqué all those stars! I will definitely pre-wash the red fabric using Synthrapol to set the color.
And after this quilt is finished, she has ordered new quilts for Woody's new big boy room, a family room quilt and of course a quilt for the Woody's new baby sister who will be born in May.
This should keep me occupied during the long Northwood's winter.
I'm planning on entering 'Blossoms in Wool' in the 2018 IQA show in Houston, Texas and the Fall Paducah, Kentucky show.
Oh, and as far as my New Year's resolutions, I gave up trying to write them and decided to revisit this quote and leave it at that:
Each year, I use a favorite quilt as my Christmas card photo. I especially like the results I had using simplytoimpress.com to print my cards last year (odd to say last year already). I used my most recent quilt "Blossoms in Wool" a collaborative quilt I did with Ann Becker.
Another project completed: a table mat done in wool, appliquéd by machine with hand embroidery. Pattern by https://cranedesignbyjanmott.blogspot.com
And what do I have up next:
My daughter Carla asked me to make this quilt for their king sized bed. She found a photo of a vintage quilt and I created the design using my EQ7 program. Eight point stars, not the easiest pieced block in the world, but hey! I can appliqué all those stars! I will definitely pre-wash the red fabric using Synthrapol to set the color.
And after this quilt is finished, she has ordered new quilts for Woody's new big boy room, a family room quilt and of course a quilt for the Woody's new baby sister who will be born in May.
This should keep me occupied during the long Northwood's winter.
I'm planning on entering 'Blossoms in Wool' in the 2018 IQA show in Houston, Texas and the Fall Paducah, Kentucky show.
Oh, and as far as my New Year's resolutions, I gave up trying to write them and decided to revisit this quote and leave it at that:
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