For Colleen

Colleen pieced and appliqued this gorgeous medallion quilt and asked me to fill it with traditional quilting motifs.  I hope she's happy with the feathers, echoing, and stippling!

Swoon

Sometimes an all over design really is what a quilt needs.  This one is blooming feathers, an Anne Bright pantograph. 

For Penny

There's something so wonderful about a quilt with lots of negative space.  It just gives so much room to play!  Swirls and feathers add a ton of movement to the top, with added interest from more geometric designs in the hexagons.  I can't wait to quilt this on a larger piece!

For Helen

This beautiful batik quilt was made by Helen for a friend in hospital.  I wanted to quilt something cheerful and organic that would soften the piecing lines slightly.  I thought of echoed flowers, with hearts as some of the centers to reflect how much love she is surrounded by. 

Little did I know she collects items with heart themes so the quilting couldn't have been more perfect.  This one really made me feel privileged to do what I do!

For Katie and Peter

This is  a wedding quilt for my sister's friends.  Unusually I'm starting with the back of the quilt.  They're quite a retro, minimalist couple, but we needed to work their initials and the date in, so on the back they went.  It's quite a contrast to the subdued front!

This was freehand quilted with a combination of swirls and graphic elements.  I love the technique of breaking up the background into fractured tiles.  It makes it possible to add slight variations in the fill without it looking strange!

There are 2 hears quilted somewhere in all the swirls.  I wonder how long it will take Katie and Peter to find them!

The Denyse Schmidt scroll

This one I made for me, or more than likely for the hubs and the dog to snuggle under on the couch.  I quilted it with one of my favorite all over patterns ever, the iconic Denyse Schmidt infinity scroll.  It's just such a great design!

Word Play

This one is fresh out of the dryer and off to the hospital - it's a charity quilt from my local guild.  I decided that what is better than to welcome a new baby with all the wonderful things he or she will grow up to be.  Silly, playful, happy, smart, loved.  This would be such a fun way to commemorate other special milestones - a graduation, wedding, birthday.  I can't wait to do more of these!