Final Quilt Layout
Here is the final layout that I decided on. This is why I always give it a few days before making a decision! I have decided who will get this quilt and let them help me decide on the border color. I also picked up…
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Here is the final layout that I decided on. This is why I always give it a few days before making a decision! I have decided who will get this quilt and let them help me decide on the border color. I also picked up…
When I heard that there will be a quilt show with the theme Happiness, I of course thought of minions. I decided that I would make one big minion, using as many different quilting techniques as I could, and even integrate some crochet. I have…
St. Marys Cathedral is one of the few Medieval buildings in Limerick, Ireland. I love how it has worked its way into the modern landscape, and I made a quilt using these photos for an exhibition called Limerick Landscapes that will be up in the…
I’ve been quite busy this past month, but now life is settling down and into Spring! I have been working on a quilting piece called “My Favourite Fairy Princess” for an Exhibition with a theme of Reflections. My idea was to show a mirror, and…
I took a class in foundation piecing last August and did not finish anything in the class, finally picking it up again last week. I finished the small house that I started in the class in under 10 minutes, and made several more within the…
Sometimes you have to take a step back and do a little piece just for fun. My son offered to design a quilt for me, and I asked him to do it in purple and yellow, in preparation for a big piece I will be…
This quilt follows a pattern put together by my friend Ruth Bourke, who also gave me the fabric. It’s really lovely fabric in crazy patterns, I never would have used it without the push! Sometimes it’s good to get out of your comfort zone, I…
It’s been more than a year since my minion hat making craziness, and now it’s minion madness again – this time with quilts! The minion fabric is cut from boys pajamas. The small quilt is finished into a 24 inch cushion, and the Christmas stocking…
I decided to do a seasonal quilt for Halloween. I finished it last week so I will have three weeks to admire it on my wall! It is a panel quilt, meaning the fabric is pre-printed. I added a 3 inch border and did the…
This past weekend I went to the quilt show in Birmingham, UK. I arrived very early Saturday and left early Monday morning, and it was a whirlwind of artistic inspiration. My personal contributions to this amazing quilt show brought me great joy. First, the group…