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Nested Hexes

1 06 2014

This quilt was born in a set of fantastic and dramatically contrasting fabrics in black, grey and cream. It took a while to decide what to do with them. Cutting strips in varying lengths, adding them to fussy-cut floral centers – log cabin style, created wonderful nested hexagons. Joined by triangles, and set in rows the pattern required me to cut off half of all the top and bottom hexes, which I didn’t like. So, instead, I made neutral half-hexes of various cream fabrics to close the gap. The border is made up of four parts, cream, black, cream, and a multi. Very dramatic!

These are my opening inspiration – seriously contrasting colors

Fabrics cut into strips and bits, and fussy-cut flowers

One hexagon

More hexes

Hexagons joined by triangles

Finished quilt with four borders

Detail of neutral half hex

And all the borders

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Earth Tones, Geometrics, Pastels, QUILTING PROCESSES, Twin, Wall Hanging

LeMoyne Stars

1 06 2014

This quilt grew out of a set of fat quarters with alternating patterns in soft red and slate blue. I decided on eight point stars to illustrate the alternating color ways of each fabric. I used black as the foil to set them off, used red as the inner border and black again for the outer. It is a piece with lots of drama. I added black/grey yo-yos in the center of the stars.

A dozen stars in blue and red in a dark “sky”

Detail of a single star

Detail of another star, – note texture on black

A set of six stars

Corner detail

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Dark - Dramatic, Diamonds, Stars, Wall Hanging

Landscapes

1 06 2014

Landscapes belong not only the realm of painters. Textiles are a wonderful medium for natural scenes. I have experimented with numerous fabrics, cutting and snipping to create three dimensional shrubs, couching yarns to delineate different textures, and moods. Creating “matted” frames or borders makes them wall-ready.

A Lake Scene, with different textures in the cloth and the quilting

Detail of appliquéd tree

Layering of rocks

The texture of the quilting matches its element

Lighthouse scene, moody sky

A variety of textured fabrics create a dynamic shore terrain

Textured quilting, and snipped greens for shrubs
add dimension

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Curves, Earth Tones, Wall Hanging

Courthouse Steps

17 11 2010

This is another double sided, “quilt-as-you-go” project. I found a lovely small-scale floral print to use for one side, and selected a variety of green and cream prints for my steps. The final result is a strong pattern on the front side, and a very soft, easy-on-the-eyes back side. The reversible binding technique I learned from Judy Doenias at City Quilter. It makes a neat knife edge finish.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Earth Tones, Geometrics, Lap Blanket, Pastels, Table Topper, Wall Hanging

Winter/Holiday Placemats

28 10 2010

These sweet holiday placemats come in sets of four. The winter scenes are outline-quilted to define all the critical lines of the images. The sky portions are free motion quilted to give a sense of moving air, and smoke emanating from the little chimneys. They are backed with a dainty white-on-white floral print.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Brights, Holiday, Table Topper

Metamorphosis 1

23 10 2010

This project was the result of a class taken at The City Quilter with Judy Doenias. Rather than purchase new coordinated fabric, I selected about eight completely unrelated fabrics from my stash, and laid them out in an order that seemed to make sense. The cutting and piecing was easy. For the placement, it was necessary to work carefully on a design wall, because the rows ran in diagonals, from bottom left to top right. Each fabric stands alone, and then joins its adjacent one in separate add-ons beginning at the center, and working outwards. It was complex, systematic, and fun.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Brights, Twin

Red Diamonds

21 10 2010

This quilt features numerous patterns in reds and creams. Based on dissected rectangles, alternating red and cream rows create this very bold piece. The wide border in a floral pattern using the colors of the diamonds gives it a strong frame. I was fortunate in finding a backing fabric with the same color range as the border, in a luscious paisley pattern.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Diamonds, Primary Colors, Twin

Purple Squares Squared

21 10 2010

If you like pinks and purples, you will love this quilt. The use of two-inch, four-inch, and eight-inch squares gives it movement and variety. The sixteen-patch blocks each utilize two well coordinated fabrics; carefully cut and stitched, they demonstrate crisp intersections, and clarity of design. The back is a batik of purple, lavender and plum geometric that reflects the colors on the front.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Brights, Twin

Butter & Batik Squares

21 10 2010

The simplest shape there is to sew, The Square, lends itself to countless treatments. In this small piece, I used two-inch, and six-inch patches in a modern layout to stress the squares, and quilted them in like fashion, to emphasize the shape. The batik I chose blended very well with the soft buttery yellow.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Pastels, Table Topper, Wall Hanging

Sail Away Triangles

27 05 2010

This quilt contains remnants of every quilt I ever made; a good use of my scrap basket. I sewed thin strips onto a seven-inch muslin foundation. I then cut the blocks in half on the diagonal, and joined those pieces to half-square triangles of bright jewel toned solids. As I sewed the blocks into rows and joined the rows together, the resultant image reminded me of a fleet of sailboats.