Monday, August 11, 2008

Fish baby quilt top


Another quilt top finished and waiting for autumn weather quilting. Quilting lines will be clam shell design to look like ocean waves on the aqua. Fish will be quilted in the ditch and scale designs on fish.
Each of the four large fish is being followed by three or four smaller fish.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Tee-shirt quilt

This is the third tee-shirt quilt I've made. It is tied in each corner and quilted in the sashing and border. There is 25 tee shirt squares. The mottled batik tan border was added to give height (the owner is over 6'). It is quilted with cross hatching.
Batting used is cotton. This is a very heavy quilt.
It is finished with a month to spare.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Color in the garden

Finally some color in the garden.
After what seems like weeks of rain, the day lilies are blooming. This garden has a yellow/ pink/ white palette. I'm considering removing the coneflowers to the back purple/blue garden.
No rain forecast for today. I'll be weeding, removing thousands of slugs and snails, and generally helping that beaten down look of the gardens.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Signature quilt

One of my favorite gifts to give is a signature quilt. The cream rectangles are ready for people to sign.
Through the years I have made them for events like baby showers and retirement parties.
This piece is hand quilted in the ditch with 1/4" quilting also in the cream rectangles and cornerstones. Its size is 42" x 60"