Rugged Coast
18″ wide x 26″ tall
Our California North Coast is a beautiful place. This small quilt is a taste of the rugged coast.
Techniques: Painted with acrylic fabric paints on cotton, Warm cotton batting, and then heavily quilted with Superior threads. The edge treatment is bound with a commercial print.
All wall quilts have a fabric sleeve at the top back for ease of hanging with a dowel or rod.
I decided to make a tiny quilt from one of the photos we took at Richardson’s Grove recently. I enjoyed it so much I decided to make a large quilt (Majestic Redwoods)
The quilt is Mosaic pieced with a tulle overlay. It is heavily machine quilted.
Here’s a close up of the stitching – extra threadwork to resemble the boughs.
40″ wide x 55″ tall
This quilt was inspired by photos taken on a trip to Hawaii. I was facinated by the trees that looked like ferns.
On our way to American Quilt Assn’s Grand Rapids show again!! (August 10-13, 2016)
Once again our Fiber Art Group has finished a project in which we each made a separate quilt on a united theme. This time it’s a tree. We each chose our own image but followed guidelines for size: 31″ wide and 80″ tall. We found as we worked on them that that’s a pretty big quilt!
Sunlight in the Forest 65″ x 58″
Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017
Once again we’re in the Arcata Forest snapping shots that might just turn into quilts. This shot intrigued me because of the bright greens in contrast to the dark trees.
I decided to make the quilt in 3 panels for variety.
This quilt has shown in many places and enjoyed prizes in most. What a joy to have people appreciate my work.
Techniques: Collage Picture Piecing using a picture as a photomap. Sky area is painted. Heavily quilted.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod
I’d been wanting to do a Christmas quilt honoring Jesus. I had the idea for this one and enlisted Greg and Megan, members of our church, to model for me. My husband again did the photography.
Techniques: Applique with painted shadows and details. Pieced background areas. Heavily quilted.
Rest Stop 25″ x 41″
Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017
I decided to paint it. The detail shot below will show a partially painted scene. It was quilted after the painting was complete.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.
My husband and I visited Newport Oregon while I was teaching at their guild. There is this wonderful old bridge that I couldn’t resist making into a quilt. The shot is looking through the boats toward the ocean.
The shape of the quilt makes it a nice display in a large room, maybe over a couch.
78″ x 43″
Techniques: Mostly applique, mosaic pieced sky, some paint touches. Heavily quilted. Tiny piping accent at the binding.
All wall hanging quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back. This is used to insert a slat or curtain rod, for easy hanging.
Avenue of the Giants
57″ x 58″ tall
One of the most beautiful drives through the Redwoods is called the Avenue of the Giants. During one of our stops along the way we took a photo of this scene. I decided to slice it into sections and display as a whole. I love these redwood scenes. You’d think I’d get tired of them…but I don’t
Techniques: Mosaic Picture Piecing using a picture as a photomap. Trees are made of many strips of different fabrics. Heavily quilted.
All wall quilts have a fabric sleeve sewn to the top back for easy hanging. You slip a curtain rod or slat through the sleeve and attach it to the wall. This particular quilt has all 3 pieces sewn to the same sleeve.
Fire Flower
45″ wide x 40″ tall
I’m always looking for beautiful pictures to inspire a quilt. My husband took this photo of this stunning begonia and I decided to try to capture it.
Cover Quilt of my book: “Painted Picture Quilts”
Techniques: Painted on cotton. Border is a commercial print, with tiny confetti piping as an inner border. Cotton batting. Heavily quilted.
All wall quilts have a sleeve attached to the top back. This is used to insert a slat, dowel, or curtain rod for ease of hanging.