Green Wonky Log Cabin (back)

Green Wonky Log Cabin (close up)

Green Wonky Log Cabin (front)

This wonky log cabin just begged for a wonky pattern and this wiggly, squiggly pattern was just perfect for this quilt.  I love how it gives the white part of the block so much more texture and interest.  Fun and a great change of pace from a traditional log cabin.

Burgundy and Paisley (close up)

Burgundy and Paisley (back)

Burgundy and Paisley (front)

The burgundy is the perfect contrast to the soft colors in the batik fabric.   Using a lighter burgundy rose thread, I quilted an all over paisley pattern which really popped on the burgundy fabric and gave it great visual interest.  I split the backing and sewed the center seam so that the border stripes ran down the outside instead of down the middle and the effect is “seamless”.

Oriental Panel Quilt (back panel 5)

Oriental Panel Quilt (back panel 4)

Oriental Panel Quilt (back panel 3)

Oriental Panel Quilt (back panel

Oriental Panel Quilt (back panel 1)

Oriental Panel Quilt (front)

Beautiful Oriental Panels make up the back of the quilt.  The front is made up of smaller cuts of Oriental fabrics and panels alternating with a gold fabric and black flanges.  Stunning.   I used a very thin thread, gold on top and med brown in the bobbin to quilt ginkgo biloba leaves and it was perfect!

Batik Table Runner (front)

I love doing little table runners.  The are quick and fun and boost my sense of accomplishment in a short time.  This batik runner looks incredible with variegated thread.  It’s bound and finished and ready for dinner!

Red and Purple Birds (back)

Red and Purple Birds (front)

Its amazing how the edge to edge pattern of birds closely matches the print of birds on the quilt fabric.  The quilting took this simple red and purple quilt top to new heights!

Cross Stitch Table Cloth (close up 2)

Cross Stitch Tablecloth (close up 3)

Cross Stitch Table Cloth (close up 1)

Cross Stitch Table Cloth (back)

Cross Stitch Table Cloth (front)

Incredible!  This was a cross stitched table cloth that had been sitting in a linen closet for years.  After outlining and echoing all the cross stitch, I digitized the large motifs to compliment the cross stitch motifs in the corner and then set them in the quilt using my machine robotics.  Then using free motion, I stitched all the background fill to create lots of fabulous texture.  This project turned out amazing!

Learning Quilt (back)

Learning Quilt (front)

What a fun and educational quilt!  Numbers along two sides, letters across two other sides, and shapes in the middle make this a great learning quilt.  In addition there is a list on the back of the quilt of items to look for in the fabrics such as an ant or a fish or a strawberry.  I, too, got in the spirit of the quilt and combined two edge to edge patterns full of animals including lions, tigers, zebras, elephants, hippos, monkeys and giraffes.   Fantastic!