Heart

Here is my newest work, just completed "my heart [in fabric]", which was inspired by my friend Shimon's painting called Fenice Avanti. I used Kona solids for the middle heart area and a Marimekko print for the border.

New Mini Quilt Finished

My latest mini quilt has been finished. It is inspired by my friend Shimon's painting. This is actually the small mock-up that I did which will help me decide what to do when I make the larger one which is about 5 feet across. But I am absolutely in love with this mini!

Last-minute gifts!

I went to Arizona for a very quick trip to visit my family last weekend. I decided to make some last-minute gifts before I left. This is a pot holder for my friend Paul. It was originally a quilt block that he liked so I insulated it and quilted it. The small squares in the middle are actually the left over angles from making binding!




And this is an address bag tag that I made for my sister Starr. She loved the one I made for myself so I made it again for her using a different color scheme. She loved it! The artwork is original by my friend Shimon Kato.

Calgary Stampede 2012

Here is a picture of the Calgary Stampede 100th Anniversary Quilt. In person it was huge and amazing! Lots of talented quilters made blocks for this quilt and you can see the time and love that was used to create it!

This is my quilt named Magical Moonlight that I entered into the Arts and Crafts Exhibition. It did not win anything but I was happy to see it displayed and enjoyed! It was based on a painting by my friend Shimon Kato, and maybe just a little too modern minimalist for this show. I paper pieced the entire moonlight area and then hand appliquéd it to the outer fabric. I also machine quilted this myself.



Me and my quilt!




This other piece I won a second place ribbon for. This is a collaboration with my friend Shimon Kato. That is a print of his painting in the center which I then used to translate into fabric!