The Sky is a Harpsichord Canvas

I just finished another baby quilt for a neighbor family who welcomed a new baby girl several weeks ago. 

I had bought a lot of cute “girl” fabric lately and I wanted to incorporate it into this quilt.  I also didn’t want to cut the fabric up too much, so I just started slicing [...]

Oh, Sister

Here is the quilt I made for my friend Anna’s baby girl, who is due a week from tomorrow, although my baby shower prediction was that she’d deliver on the 12th of May.  Prove me wrong, Anna.  Prove me wrong.

The quilt has 4 appliquéd  tulips surrounded by 9-patches, all set on-point.  I thought the [...]

My excellent polyester adventure

I recently finished a customer quilt repair.  A gentleman contacted me about repairing a quilt belonging to his fiancée.  The quilt contained pieces of her grandmother’s clothing.  Her grandmother died when this woman was a very young girl, so these scraps of her clothing are very sentimental to her.

This quilt had been well-loved.  In [...]

Spring Succeeds

Yes, we have a title.  Spring Succeeds is a song by Olivia Tremor Control, and yes, it’s on our ipod.  I have to admit it’s not a familiar song to me, but I love the title and it’s very fitting for this quilt.  Thanks, Josh.  What a long winter and a slow start to spring [...]

Quilted psalms

I’ve recently finished this quilt that my customer plans to give to a friend for her birthday.  The customer chose the verse.

This picture shows the background quilting better:

Here’s an example of another one I’d done previously for a friend.

Both quilts finish about 9″X9″ and [...]

Grace again

I mentioned a baby quilt I was working on in an earlier blog. It’s done… here it is! My customer will be picking it up today. It was really fun to make. In any case, I think the fabrics make the difference nearly every time. If you love the fabrics, the quilt will always be [...]

Pattern writing

I’m working on quilt for a woman who is expecting her baby granddaughter in less than a month. From my website, she selected the “Grace” pattern pictured above. I found the cutest fabrics for her quilt last weekend; I’m in the planning stages now.

Before I make any quilt, I draft it [...]

Phew… I’m done!

First of all, I wish I was a better photographer. I found it very difficult to capture the dimension of the quilting in these snapshots. Anyway, let me tell you about my latest finished quilt. This project is a combination my last two blog entries: trapunto and antique linens. Starting from the beginning…

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Trapunto

This picture shows trapunto, which is a technique used in quilting that gives a stuffed look to quilted motifs. I love the look of trapunto. It’s so fancy and elegant. Right now I’m working on a wall hanging that uses lots of trapunto, and I’m so excited to see what it looks like when [...]