Quilt Of The Day
Beautiful fabric inspired this spiral lone star quilt pattern from Jan Krentz's Lone Star Quilts & Beyond pattern book.
This is the 2016 BOM from The Quilt Show using William Morris Jewel Tone fabrics.
Original design using mariners compass paper piecing patterns and the Wedge ruler. Second quilt in a series of three.
This is a scrap quilt -- an effort to use up tiny scraps saved from multiple projects -- randomly pieced and free-motion quilted.
Calypso is my version of Jacqueline De Jong's Brilliant Beauties of Joy quilt. I used my collection of grreen fabrics and a couple of Ricky Tim's hand-dyed scraps packages.
I took a class with Jacqueline to get going on this quilt. She has seen the pictures of it finished - not her colours :)
There is a lot of paper piecing, but it was fun! So happy it's done.
Lora Nale did an awesome job quilting this for me!
This is a quote from my grandson Aiden as he tried out his new birthday gift. 5 year olds believe anything can be accomplished. A photo from that day was my inspiration. I painted the face and hands and the quilt is hand appliqued. I also hand macraméd the butterfly net so that it would flow free. As the appliqued boy was being assembled it hung on my design wall next to another partial pieced project, I noticed how well the disappearing hour glass fit with the image and the theme. At age 13 Aiden thinks the statement was silly.
“Change” is one of fifty-two quilts in the series "52 Yarns of Lyme - The Lyme Dis-Ease Series" by Susan Jaenen-Griffin that includes traditional quilts, contemporary art quilts, 3d fiber pieces, abstract and mixed media pieces. The series tells the 'yarns' or stories of my journey with Lyme disease and how engaging in fiber art assisted in my recovery. The following is the artist statement for the quilt:
Diwali celebrates the good over evil, light over dark and knowledge over ignorance. The inspiration for this piece came from that philosophy and a gold coin by the Royal Canadian Mint. I envisioned fireworks sparking a change and the light outshining my brain fog. Dragonflies are included for their association with change and light. Rangolis are colorful designs that are drawn on floors to welcome guests during this festival of lights. I encompassed my healing mantra into the Rangolis.
Made for Magic City Quilt Artists challenge: I Always Wanted To Be. After suffering from panic attacks for most of my life, I decided that the one thing I always wanted to be was Calm.
Miniature quilt just 7.5 inches square.