Half of the squares in this quilt are pieced “crazy quilt” style with bits and pieces from my scrap basket. They were too “busy” when put together, so I alternated blocks with a dark wine-colored print. That was a bit flat, so I decided to paint the red square with metallic paints using rubbing plaques and oil paint sticks. That was a lot of fun.
Painted Squares
27 05 2010
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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Earth Tones, Lap Blanket, Primary Colors, Wall Hanging
Baby Braids
27 05 2010This baby version of French Braid was made from a one and a half inch wide roll (called a honey bun) of coordinated strips. The colors offered a wide choice of creams and every color of apple in the orchard. It was fun to create a mini version, and this quilt was selected to be part of a quilt exhibition of quilts from The City Quilter at the Williams Club in NYC in the Fall of 2009.
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Kaleidscope 3
27 05 2010This small piece was made from the final five blocks left over from my first kaleidescope quilt. I used four solid blocks of the purple fabric to alternate the kaleido squares, and sashed them with the deep rose that I used in Kaleidescope 1.
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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Multicolored Florals, Small decorative pieces
Kaleidescope 2
27 05 2010The cutting of the four-inch squares for my first kaleidescope quilt yielded many extra sets, so I embarked on another related quilt. I utilized twenty more blocks set close together for an entirely different look. I separated the blocks with thin piping in a muted batik fabric that contained most of the colors of the blocks, but in softer tones.
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Kaleidescope 1
25 05 2010This was another project in the Squares Quilt University with Judy Doenais at The City Quilter. Here I used a twenty-four inch repeat fabric in a dramatic large scale print, and cut and laid out the panels precisely one atop the other, pinning them in place with great care. I rotary cut the rows, then the four-inch squares. Then the fun began. Each stack of four identical pieces was arranged, and re-arranged until each block was chosen as the best fit.
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Window Panes
25 05 2010This quilt was a study in setting in corners. The soft blue and yellow of this quilt makes it ideal for a baby boy’s room, or stroller. The pastel blue and white print, with touches of red are the basic squares. They are set off with blue and yellow marbled fabric for the sashing. I used yoyos tied on with small leaf shaped buttons as a finishing detail.
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Triple Irish Chain
25 05 2010This quilt was made at the “Quilting University” of The City Quilter in NYC, in a series called Squares, taught by Judy Doenias. The idea was inspired by a quilt I saw in a magazine several years ago. The trick with this one was to keep all the squares organized, so the the blocks would be assembled easily, and the colors line up correctly. Labeling helps!
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Multi-Star
25 05 2010
Here is another version of the “sew and flip” quilt, using a totally different color context. These were all scrap pieces from former quilt projects. By adding the strips randomly, an entirely unique piece is created. It has a livelier feel than the cool ice blue star elsewhere in this website.
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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Brights, Small decorative pieces, Strips
Charming
11 05 2010This quilt was started in a class of one-patch designs. I selected the square, with smaller squares triangulated off the corners. There are no repeats in the blocks, and the amazing variety of colors and patterns, a true scrappy quilt, is mesmerizing. You can study this one for hours. I used multi-colored thread in the quilting, an all-over meander.
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Flying Geese for Anne
11 05 2010I made this quilt for my sister on her birthday, and since I loved it so much, I had to make another right away for keeping a while. For the first one I used wide animal print sashing and backing. For the other, a grass print for the sashing and a pale yellow for the back. The rows of geese are a variety of Fall earth tones. It is a classic pattern, strong and dynamic. And yes, you can feel “flight” when you see it.
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