Bird Dance Blocks 1 - 21
08/19/2013 12:40 PM
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January 2013, I started Sue Spargo's 2013 Block of the Month called Bird Dance. There will be 30 colorful birds blocks, each block is 6" finished. The blocks are made using hand dyed wools, linens, silk velvets, linen and velvet ribbons and rick rack. It has been quite a challenge to learn all the embellishing stitches, use new embellishing threads and re-learn needle turn appliqué. Needle turn appliqué is definitely not my most favorite technique. Valdani #8 perle cotton, sea grass, silken pearl, Razzle, Dazzle are some of the embellishing thread used for the Bird Dance blocks.
I have placed blocks 1 - 21 on my design wall in the order I think they will be in the finished quilt.
I have placed blocks 1 - 21 on my design wall in the order I think they will be in the finished quilt.
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Madeline Island School for the Arts
08/11/2013 11:58 AM
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I just returned from a fabulous week at Madeline Island School of the Arts in La Pointe, Wisconsin.
Five days with Sue Spargo exploring Contemporary Folk Art: Small Embellishment Studies. Sue is absolutely inspiring and generously shares her knowledge of wool appliqué embellishment.
I really got a good start on my Tree of Life, but there is still a lot of embellishing to complete. The tree, approximately 14" by 18", is appliquéd on silk Matka. My plan is to use my Dad's, John ( my brother-in-law) and Uncle Henry's silk ties, wool from John's sports coat, vintage silk which was purchased when my parents traveled to Japan in 1962 plus velvets from clothes sewn by Lucie and myself.
Five days with Sue Spargo exploring Contemporary Folk Art: Small Embellishment Studies. Sue is absolutely inspiring and generously shares her knowledge of wool appliqué embellishment.
I really got a good start on my Tree of Life, but there is still a lot of embellishing to complete. The tree, approximately 14" by 18", is appliquéd on silk Matka. My plan is to use my Dad's, John ( my brother-in-law) and Uncle Henry's silk ties, wool from John's sports coat, vintage silk which was purchased when my parents traveled to Japan in 1962 plus velvets from clothes sewn by Lucie and myself.
My First Cruise
06/17/2013 12:43 PM
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I am back from my first cruise. I went on a 7 day quilting cruise to Alaska on Holland America. On the "at sea days" I took wool appliqué classes with Sue Spargo. I started embellishing circles which I hope one day will be a pillow.
Birthday Quilt for Marcie
I started a quilt for Marcie in 1996 but I never finished the quilt. When I remodeled my sewing room in 2012, I found the blocks and I really wanted to finish the quilt. Marcie found a kitten in 1993 and she named it Ari. I picked the fabrics based on Ari's coloring. I made the label on my Bernina 780. The quilt is machine quilted by Jessica Jones Gamez
Ari
Ari
New York Autumn
03/05/2013 04:00 PM
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I made this queen size quilt for my cousin Deb who lives in Pavilion New York. I the quilt was machine quilted by Jessica Jones Gamez. Quilt designed by Jenny Foltz for Wing and Prayer.
The quilt label was stitched on my Bernina 780.
The quilt label was stitched on my Bernina 780.
Trip to Buffalo
It was great to see my 2 cousins, Deb and Pam and visit all the places that I remembered from my childhood. My last trip to Buffalo New York was in 1995. Pam and I went on all day Frank Lloyd Wright tour. The tour began at historic Forest Lawn Cemetery and then we traveled by trolley to the Martin House Complex, built 1903-05. We then toured the Fontana Boathouse, built in 2007, on the Black Rock Canal. After lunch at the Buffalo Yacht Club we traveled to the Graycliff Estate built 1926-31. Graycliff is located in Derby NY. The Blue Sky Mausoleum, built in 2004, in Forest Lawn was our last stop. On Saturday, Deb, Butch, Pam and I went on a Buffalo Harbor cruise.
Buffalo Light House taken while on the harbor cruise. Seeing the lighthouse brought back many happy memories of my Dad.
The wall hanging was made for my Dad's 88th birthday in May, 1998. I drew the nautical flags in Quilt Pro and paper pieced them. They are 3 inches finished. The lighthouse was also paper pieced with a pattern from Seagull Quilts. This wall hanging has special meaning as my Dad had made a set of nautical flags out of wood. The flags were hung at our summer home on Lake Erie and later in the rec room in our home in Eggertsville, N.Y. The quilt is 28” by 32”.
In Loving Memory of Bernard S. Stell 5/18/1910 - 5/21/2002
Buffalo Light House taken while on the harbor cruise. Seeing the lighthouse brought back many happy memories of my Dad.
The wall hanging was made for my Dad's 88th birthday in May, 1998. I drew the nautical flags in Quilt Pro and paper pieced them. They are 3 inches finished. The lighthouse was also paper pieced with a pattern from Seagull Quilts. This wall hanging has special meaning as my Dad had made a set of nautical flags out of wood. The flags were hung at our summer home on Lake Erie and later in the rec room in our home in Eggertsville, N.Y. The quilt is 28” by 32”.
In Loving Memory of Bernard S. Stell 5/18/1910 - 5/21/2002
Offhaus Barn Quilt
07/12/2012 09:43 PM
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I presented the Offhaus Barn quilt to my cousin Pam tonight. I used the book, Quilt Blocks on American Barns by Eleanor Burns to complete this quilt. I printed some of Pam's pictures of Offhaus Farm on fabric and added them to the center barn block. The machine quilting was done by Jessica Jones.
I made 2 labels for the barn quilt
I made 2 labels for the barn quilt
Poodle Macaroni
January, 2012, I attended Quilting at the Lake in Lake Havasu Arizona. I took a class, Piping Hot Curves-Macaroni, with Susan Cleveland. I had a great time learning curved piping. I had quite a few black and white dog prints and I decided to make a quilt which I could use on the back seat of my car. Machine quilting was done by Jessica Jones Gamez. The finished size of the quilt is 52" by 16 1/2".
Meet Fang
Lucie had a wolf parka made when our family vacationed in Alaska in 1965. I had a large bear made from the fur and since Lucie named the coat fang, I named the bear Fang. The bear is about 27 inches long. Fang was designed and made by Sandy Czaja, Notchlok Bears
Lunch with Carol Doak
When Sandy and I were in Houston we were able to have lunch with Carol Doak. After lunch, we took some time to discuss all the wonderful things about the new Apple iPad.
