Quilt Category: Nature Scenes

Come Sit With Me

42″ x 34″ wide

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017

While in Kentucky our adult children came to visit with us and we spent some time on Kentucky Lake.  I made this quilt to remember the beautiful scene and the fun we had as a family.

Techniques: Pieced sky, painted patio, applique trees and details, thread sketched leaves. Cotton batting. Heavily quilted.

All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.

Smith River  34″ x 29″

We often travel toward Oregon and pass this beautiful river along the road.

Techniques: Mosaic Picture Piecing using a picture as a photomap. Heavily quilted.

All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.

Grandfather Giant   45″ x 90″

Once again I’ve headed to the forest for inspiration.  The Idea of this quilt was to make it tall.  I actually considered making it taller than this, but this just barely hangs a bit off the floor in my house.

I found the inspiration tree in Sequoia Park.  It was covered in burl at the bottom making it look pretty rough.  That’s why I chose the name–it looked like it had been there quite a while.

Techniques: Mosaic picture piecing foreground, painted sky, applique trees and foliage using a picture as a photomap. Heavily quilted. Tiny piping surround with binding.

All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.

inspiration photos–this is the top, and then the bottom – there is a whole section between.  These trees are SO big that you can’t get them in one picture!