Yesterday was the hardest day of work I have put in for a loooonng time! While Craig was under the park model (crawl space) wrestling with wires to get the electricity hooked up for the sewing room I was in and out of the 18” …
Circle of Prosperity, January, 2015 I have titled this small quilt “Circle of Prosperity”. It may be recognizable to readers as Burgoyne’s Quilt but was also identified by other names one of which was Wheel of Fortune. It seemed a likely candidate for sending a …
of circles from our past..
For the next year I will share directions for making a 20″-24” table mat or small wall hanging once a month. Each will be based on a single block. The first reason for doing this is to provide my mother, who is in a care …
The cover quilt for Something Stitched is my interpretation of a quilt featured in Pamela Dinndorf’s book “Colorific”. I was inspired by our trip east through the Pocono mountains to pick up a camper as well as the Mississippi River bluffs where we live in …
Baby’s Playmat
Baby Bunting was a pattern identified in 1922 in Ladies Art Company and also in 1935 by Carrie Hall. Today, improvisational piecing with random grain placement on foundation pieced arcs makes an appealing modern twist for a baby’s playmat. Bright colors stimulate but traditional pastels would also make a great baby ‘s blanket.
I used Dr. Seuss fabrics as a basis for color choice to coordinate with baby Gus’s room in the blue and orange playmat. Another arrangement of the arcs uses a Northcott collection with Moda accents.
We have arrived at our Texas home for the next four months. Internet is much slower here so it will be a continuing challenge to post pictures with the words. And to attest to that statement a message just popped up that I have lost …
Making art quilts that represent my heritage is one of my passions as I stitch something every day. In this first blog I share one of my favorite childhood memories of my grandparents farm. The walnut grove separated the “home place” from my grandparents …