Technique work! This one incorporates ruler work, divisions, embroidery, micro stitching inside a pattern.
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| Technique Quilt 24" x 24" |
Vegie Quilt - 57" x 57"
SMQG Challenge - Traditional to Modern
Growing up on a farm in Kansas, we sometimes had to bottle feed a calf. It would bed on straw in our enclosed back porch until it was able to survive on it's own. We had big baby type bottles for feeding.
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| Charlie 48" x 52" -gift |
Charm pack sampler of solid fabrics.
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| Charm Pack Sampler 32" x 32" |
Improv #2 is a study in piecing it together. I do like the area quilting.
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| Improve #2 60" x 64" |
Jack the Cat - photo digitally stylized and printed on Minky by Spoonflower.
You can pet him! Free motion quilted
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| Jack the Cat on Minky 36" x 45" |
WholeCloth quilt. After the image was printed, I painted it with acrylics in the watercolor style.
Jack is posed in front of his quilt.
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| Jack the Cat painted 32" x 45" |
One day in the middle of Texas my oldest sister stopped in the middle of the road to take a photo of the longhorns. I digitally created his image on fabric to quilt.
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| Texas Longhorn 47" x 43" -gift |
My son's cat "Lucy" painted.
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| Lucy 28" x 36" -gift |
Totally loved the Bonnie Hunter Mediterranean Cruise by Craft Tours. We started in Barcelona, Spain, and went on to Montenegro, Croatia, Venice, the Almalfi Coast, and other Italy stops, then Marseilles, France, and back to Barcelona. I loved every minute and the quilt project Bonnie provided.
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Fabric companies sponsor challenges at QuiltCon each year. These Michael Miller fabrics are so soft and of good quality. I especially like this quilt with a wool batting inside. It's so comfy.
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| Michael Miller Fabric Challenge 34" x 50" |
I consider this idea a work-in-progress.
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Sampler made from charm fabric and ombre fabric.
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| Tweet Charm 45" x 45" |
Fabric dyeing samples pieced into a quilt. I found while loved the rich colors and textures of dyed fabric, it was the mess I didn't care for.
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| Fabric Dye Sampler 45" x 56" |
Quilts of Valor is an organization that "awards" a quilt to a Veteran. My friend Carole Lyles Shaw authored a book of patterns for Modern quilts. I was a tester for this pattern, she's a talented designer.
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| Quilt of Valor pattern tester 60" x 80" |
Quilted fabric for decor. e2e is Time Warp. Check out the texture...
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| Red Decor 42" x 40" |
Another fabric challenge - the black and white checks and designs are printed. I used the Cat Stretched pattern from my Kitty Stripe pattern. imho, it's very cute and modern.
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| Two Cats 45" x 56" |
Mystery Quilt by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com leads a Quilt-a-long. This year is from her Mediterranean Cruise inspiration.
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| Improve #1 60" x 60" |
Tiger Cat is actually painted
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| Tiger Cat |
Shimmer Quilt pattern if by Jenny Bowker. It's a real puzzle
to layout the color combinations just right.
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| Shimmer Quilt |
The Heart quilt was donated to the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild for donation after the terrible tragedy at the Pulse nightclub. For more information click here.
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| Pulse -donation |
Stacked Cats from a pattern (I will provide link later).
One of the cutest cat patterns ever.
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| Stacked Cats |
These would make great pillows too.
Painted leaves just to explore the various quilting motifs to fill each one.
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| Leaves 44" x 65" |
Cute panels for wonderful baby quilts. I just can't pass them by....
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| Monkey Panel 36" x 36" -gift |
Collage of finishes 2016 and earlier
