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Harriet's Horrible Hair
Day
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Digital
Photography
Who knew I would become so attached to my digital camera! It is easy to
use and there are no film developing costs. After I
photograph my quilts, I save them on disk to keep a record of every
quilt I create. Sending photos to friends in e-mail is a
"snap" too. I even used one of my photographs as computer desktop
wallpaper. I attended a quilt show that allowed cameras. Photo after photo I took of a lovely crazy quilt. Now I can
admire every block in exquisite detail.
Floral Wall
Hanging
Closeups
These
are floral paper-pieced designs. There a
total of six different flower blocks in my wall hanging.
This is Block # 6.
This is Block # 4.
This is Block # 5.
Funky Chicken
Pincushion
I had fun making these pincushions as
gifts. The chicken's body is made from two log cabin blocks. The beak and
comb are of stiff felt. I sewed black beads on for eyes and used
ribbon for the tail.
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are some quilts I've sewn. I've been quilting since 1979 and sew with a
Bernina 1260QPE sewing machine. I'm a sewing machine lover and also own
a Janome Jem and two older Singer machines as well as the Singer toy sewing
machine I first used as a child.
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Butterfly
and Coneflower Wall Hanging
My quilt guild's 2006 summer
challenge was to create a small wall hanging using a "multitude of
creatures".There had to be three or more of the same type of create
in the quilt, and the quilt had to use a non-fabric item. As you can see,
I chose a "kaleidoscope of butterflies". (There are several
names for groups of butterflies including a "rabble" or a "swarm".) I couched green yarn
using brown embroidery floss for the coneflower stems, and each cone flower
has an edging of tiny bronze glass beads just above the purple petals.
I also embroidered the butterfly antennas. I designed the butterfly pattern
as well as the coneflowers. The wall hanging measures 12" x 12".
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Illusion
Wall Hanging
I attended the Original Sewing
& Quilt Expo and took a workshop that focused on using batik fabrics
and illusion bars. You can't see it in this photo, but the entire center
dragon panel is machine quilted using holographic thread, which lends
a gorgeous sparkle to the piece. If you would like to read more about
my experiences at the Original
Sewing & Quilt Expo, please click on this link (and scroll toward
the bottom of the page). I had a great time taking this 3-hour workshop.
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Baby
Quilt
My neighbor's oldest daughter
is having her first child -- a baby boy. The fabric prints include balloons,
butterflies, teddy bears, hearts and a floral that is not too flowery.
The quilt pattern is a modified Rail Fence. It is freehand machine quilted.
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Floral
Wall Hanging
I chaired my quilt guild's Block-of-the-Month
challenge. I chose six paper-piece patterns in floral designs (the blocks
measure 4-inches each -- you can view photos of some of the blocks at
the left). I gave members one pattern each month to sew. They could combine
the finished blocks into any design they wished to create. My piece (above)
is sized to fit over a doorway and is hand quilted.
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Sampler
On-Point
This is the 2001 Block-of-the-Month
quilt sponsored by my quilt guild. The photo doesn't do justice to the
background fabric, which is a white with a light blue floral design. My
Bernina had to go into the shop for tension repair during the middle of
this project, so I used my trusty Janome Gem to finish piecing the top.
The Bernina returned in time to do the majority of machine quilting. This
is my first on-point quilt.
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Three
Cats in Autumn
Each year my quilt guild holds
a Challenge Quilt contest. This is my 2000 Challenge Quilt entry; the
theme being Your Favorite Season. I designed this quilt in Quilt Pro before
sewing a stitch. The entire quilt is paper pieced (with the exception
of the appliquéd cat's tails). I finished it with hand quilting.
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Quilting Books
I'm constantly
cruising the internet, and these books caught my eye. Maybe there is a
new friend here to discover. I plan on checking them out, and I'll update
this area as new books become available.
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Piecing the Piece O'Cake Way
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Joanie's
Design Elements (with CD)
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Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in the Sun: 20 Designs from Rowan
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Modern Mix: Machine & Hand Quilting
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Hand
& Machine Quilting Tips & Tricks |
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Creating Your Perfect Space Quilting Studio Planner
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ABC's of Long-Arm Quilting
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Simple Start -- Stunning Finish!
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Quilt as Desired: Your Guide to Straight-Line & Free-Motion Quilting
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Twice Quilted: Continuous-Line Quilting Designs
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Quilting for Show: A Practical Guide to Successful Competition Quilting
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M'Liss Rae Hawley's Fat Quarter Quilts
|  The
Art of Landscape Quilting
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Photo Album Quilts
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About.com
Guide to Quilting |
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Cutting-Garden
Quilts: Fabulous Fusible Flowers
| Mosaic
Picture Quilts: Turn Favorite Photos into Stunning Quilts
| Charmed:
A Fresh Twist on Charm Quilts
| One-derful
1-Fabric Quilts |
The
Uncommon Quilter: Small Art Quilts |
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2008
Thimbleberries Calendar
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2008 Quilt Art Calendar
|  2008
Contemporary Quilts of Hawaii Calendar
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 2008
Quilts Calendar
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2008 Quilts from a Painter's Art Calendar
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| 2008
Quilting Block & Pattern-a-Day Calendar
| 2008
American Quilter's Society Calendar
| 2008
Quilts Wall Calendar
| 2008
That Patchwork Place Quilt Calendar
| 2008
A Year of Quilts Calendar |
