Quilts

While walking through Prairie Creek Park we happened upon a bridge over a stream.  I was facinated by the lush greens on the steps.  It became a project which I call Stepping Up.  The quilt is made in a collage manner with many fabrics and...

Once again I have done a painted landscape scene.  My style is to use a picture as a biginning inspiration and then paint on white fabric.  After that I put batting and backing behind the picture and machine quilt it with intention of adding depth...

This quilt was part of a challenge in our Fiber Art Group. I loved how the children were having such a good time in the little wading area (shallow) This quilt is finished with a faced edge.  It has a sleeve on the top back...

Years ago, Gary took a picture of me cuddling with my grandgirls.  I looked at the photo and considered it from time to time.  Recently I decided to make it a quilt.

California Beach On special now Here's a quilt I used in the demo on TheQuiltShow.com.  This one was partially quilted when Alex Anderson was learning about Mosaic piecing. She mentioned the piece of driftwood under the tulle.  That's one of the advantages of having the tulle...

20" x 20" This nice wholecloth table toper has that quilting only look, which I think is lovely.  It is further enhanced by a shaped border. It is machine quilted.

We travel to Paducah, Ky occasionally for the quilt show.  It's the time of year that the Dogwoods are in bloom.  When "a tree" was the challenge for one of my Fiber Art Friends' projects, I thought these dogwoods would be something a little different than my normal...

Another Redwood quilt--I know, probably too many. This scene was inspired by a recent trip to Richardson's Grove...such a pretty park. The method is Mosaic piecing almost entirely for the background and the trees are free form collage.  There is a layer of nylon tulle...

This quilt was made during my "Thread Embroider" experimenting stage.  The tree and the leaves are constructed of thread and then appliqued to the quilt top. The quilt background is satin and has beaded details around the border. All wall quilts have a "sleeve" attached...