Saturday, October 18, 2014

Samantha's T-Shirt Quilt - UF Sigma Kappa

As Samantha headed into her Senior year of college, we started talking about making a t-shirt quilt as a keepsake reminder of her years at University of Florida in the Sigma Kappa sorority.  Here is the finished product.
UF Sigma Kappa T-Shirt Quilt
UF Sigma Kappa T-Shirt Quilt

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Handmade Box

Several years ago, while also dabbling with handmade books, I made this box that I have used quite a bit for storing my most-used scrap-booking supplies.

Handmade Box
The front of my box

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Tie Quilt for Mom

When my sister and I discovered that our Mother had saved her father's ties, disassembled them, and was using them for crazy quilting, we were inspired to make this quilt that included some of the fabric from these ties.  It was a gift to her, probably for Mother's Day or her birthday.

Tie Quilt
Tie Quilt


Seminole Patchwork for Beth

Too many years ago to even remember, I made this wall quilt for my sister.  It's the first introduction I had to Strip Piecing, in this case, making Seminole Patchwork.

Seminole Patchwork and Flying Geese Border
Seminole Patchwork and Flying Geese Border

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Perfect Pieced Circles

Today I tried out a technique I've seen others use for making a pieced circle block. My first attempt was not so great, but my second attempt was almost perfect!

Pieced circle block
Pieced circle block - first and second attempts

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Disappearing Four Patch - Tyler & Maranda's Quilt

I think one of the hardest things to do is to make a quilt that is neither too masculine nor too feminine.  This Disappearing Four Patch pattern along with the nice combination of colors in this quilt does a pretty good job of coming in middle of the road.

Disappearing Four Patch
Disappearing Four Patch


Sunday, March 30, 2014

Gordian Knot Quilt - The Challenge

Fascinated by the challenge of making this adaptation of the celtic knot, I couldn't let this go until I reverse engineered the process and completed the assembly.

Gordian Knot Quilt - Wall Hanging
Gordian Knot Quilt - Wall Hanging