Scrappy Stars

Scrappy Stars

This scrappy quilt just makes me happy. I plan to hang it in front of my design wall for when the design wall is empty. I used scraps for all the colors and about half of the low-volume. I bought a jelly roll of low volume to fill in. There are no duplicates in any […]

Mystery Quilt

Mystery Quilt

Another DMQG challenge: Blindly draw a bag of (ugly) fabric and use it to make a modern quilt. Most of my fabric had Tinkerbell on it. I cut it up into small pieces and added some ugly fabric of my own.

Camp Blanket

Camp Blanket

This blanket is the perfect size for beds at Phoebe’s camp, Camp Lantern Creek. I need more pictures of it. There’s a secret zipper compartment for storing stuff. I made this using a method where you lay the colored strip on the backing and sew it down. Then lay the next one right sides together, […]

Science Fair

Science Fair

Phoebe and I worked on this quilt together, up until the actual sewing. She picked out the Blueberry Park fabric and the grey background. And she helped me pick the two colors that go together for each hexagon. I did the actual sewing and now she keeps it warm on her bed. Beth Swiatek did […]

Dresden Neighborhood

Dresden Neighborhood

I loved this pattern! (Well, once, nothing something I’m going to keep making.) My neighborhood is a city neighborhood with a little park in the middle of the condos.

Quilts for Rob and Rachel

Quilts for Rob and Rachel

These two quilts, same pattern, different colors, were made for Michael’s cousin Rob and his wife as they entered the foster care system. I hope they’re able to use them for some sweet babies.

Blue Wave

Blue Wave

I created this quilt for the AIDS Services of Dallas No-Tie silent auction fundraiser. The pattern is from Modern Quilt Studio, specifically in their Modern Quilts Illustrated #3, “Making Waves.” The white is RJR Optic White. The blues and greens are a selection of batiks, some of which I had on hand and some of […]