I recently completed an Irish Wedding Quilt for a customer. She carefully chose green fabrics with my help. It was important to have Celtic symbols in the quilt so I really took some time to bring in the Celtic designs to bring the quilt together. This is a small quilt ...
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The Irish Wedding Quilt
I recently completed an Irish Wedding Quilt for a customer. She carefully chose green fabrics with my help. It was important to have Celtic symbols in the quilt so I really took some time to bring in the Celtic designs to bring the quilt together. This is a small quilt ...
...read moreMy Quilt Workshop
Summer is over and now I am really concentrating on indoor things. The air is crisp and cold so my pretty quilting room is my haven. Can you believe that Christmas is less than two months from now! People are thinkning that special gift for their loved ones. I get ...
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Putting the Pizzaz in Memory Quilts
June is the month for weddings. I had the joy of creating a wedding quilt for a young couple's marriage. In the creation of the quilt I used embroidery, applique, and lots of fun quilting textures to commemerate their special day. I worked with items from loving relatives given ...
...read moreA Fun Sports Memory Quilt
Last Christmas I was asked to make a custom memory quilt using athletic shirts and special memory items from a young boy. The mom provided me with shirts, special patches, football pants, etc. This quilt was a tribute of her love for her son and she wanted it to be ...
...read moreGraduation and Wedding Quilts
This is the season for graduations and weddings. There are so many special occasions in all our lives which can be a great way to preserve the memories. All of us have t-shirts which can be used as an element in a quilt. There are shirt for sports or music ...
The Big Daddy Quilt
Last fall my husband and I went to Tennessee to visit my brother who owns a night club. I took lots of pictures and got the inspiration for making a memory quilt for the club. The walls are painted in dark colors so I began to collect glitsy looking fabrics ...
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