I’ve made a new piece in response to the Supreme Courts ruling on abortion. It is made using a freezer paper template technique and my hand dyed cotton, linen, cotton/silk fabrics, machine pieced and machine quilted. It is 30″ x 40″ It is in the online exhibit https://ichoosethereforeiam.com/exhibition where you can view all the fiber pieces…
Category Archives: freezer paper pattern
Winter Trees
Winter Trees has been accepted into the QUILTS=ART=QUILTS . Quilts=Art=Quilts is an international juried quilt exhibition at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York. The Art Center has been a longstanding proponent of quilts as a visual arts medium and has been presenting quilts in a gallery setting since 1981. Jurors select quilts based on overall…
On the Road again
I am thrilled and excited to share that my award winning quilt, Cherry Baskets, was selected for inclusion in the Machine Quilting Category for the International Quilt Festival’s Judged Show, in Houston, November 3rd – November 6th, 2022. It is always an honor to be included in this show. I hope I see some of you there! …
Falling Leaves
Next week I will be teaching my Falling Leaves class for the Friendship Knot Quilters Guild of Sarasota FL. There are a few places left for you to join our class. If you click the link above you can register on line. This class uses freezer paper templates to create precise and easy curves. I…
Hip Hip Hooray, I am a winner!
I am very excited to report that I am a winner. I just returned home from the IQA Quilt Festival in Houston, TX where the TWO quilts I entered in the show both won awards. My quilt WINTER TREES, 60″ x 70″ won a first place in the small pieced category. This is the second…
Norris Cultural Arts Center
There is an exhibit by members of PAQA this month at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, in St Charles IL of art quilts. There are two different collections. Well worth a visit if you live in the area. One of my quilts is included in the exhibit. This quilt is created using my freezer paper…
Free Motion Machine Quilting
I am getting ready to start quilting on a large project. Since this is a BIGGER quilt that is pieced, 60″ x 60″, I wanted to map out my quilting before I started. First I printed a smaller version of the quilt and doodled around with designs on paper with pencil. Then I made templates of the…
I call it Lemon Tree
I am so excited to be working on this project again. I had to put it “down” this summer to work on getting ready for filming on Quilting Arts TV and then get ready for all my fall teaching, workshops and shows and then the holidays. I also had to make my sisters healing quilt…