Mini Quilts
I was encouraged by a friend to try making small quilts for a craft show after she saw the 8″ x 10″ portrait I did of my father lobstering. I completed 7 mini quilts for the show of various images … Continued
The Waders
This quilt uses some of my favorite colors in a blend of teals, black and white with touches of gold and turquoise. The entire quilt has been hand quilted with wavering water ripples and small eddies for texture and to … Continued
Jungle Fever
This is a variation of the convergence quilt technique with the addition of curves. It still incorporated shifting strips of bold, colorful fabrics but introduces a non-linear element against a dark background. The curves were spilled out into the border … Continued
Sunflowers and Dahlias
This is a machine pieced and quilted wall hanging based on the technique called Convergence. The design uses four unique fabrics; a sunflower batik, an Asian dahlia floral, a Lauren Burch Christmas print, and a red calico. The pieces were … Continued
Cascading Waters
This was the second watercolor technique piece I have created and the shapes are still more geometric then I now piece such as the mountains and trees. I have continued to refine the manipulation of the fabric squares to better … Continued
Cranes Over Water
I have gathered a substantial quantity of beautiful Asian design fabrics over the past 10 years and decided to spend some time creating some graphic design wall hangings featuring some of these gorgeous prints. The flying crane became the center … Continued
Twilight in The City of Roses
This is probably the largest art quilt I have created so far and my first attempt at creating a landscape with the watercolor technique. The top portion was based on an old photograph of Portland, Oregon from the Rose Garden. … Continued
Supernova Quilt
I saw an article in the local newspaper about photographs taken by the Hubble telescope. The story included a couple samples of the photographs. I clipped them out of the paper, thinking they would make an awesome quilt someday. I … Continued
A World in Harmony
This was my first attempt at a quilt with the snippets technique.The quilt is based on an idea I had for a quilt design to place behind a large dream catcher I had previously made. I used a postcard I … Continued
Homeport – Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
This is one of my favorite pieces and actually hangs in my home. It was created from a couple of photographs of Bass Harbor Head lighthouse and memories. Bass Harbor Head lighthouse is just outside the harbor in Maine where … Continued
Homeport – Bass Harbor
This was my second snippet technique quilt and the design was based on an old calendar photograph taken of Bass Harbor, Maine by Bob Hylander. My stepmom found this old photo in the attic at Dad’s and gave it to … Continued
Color Palette of Spring
The design for this quilt came from a landscape painting on a calendar from the artist Glenn Smith. I sketched out a quick cluster of colors to layout in the watercolor style of quilting, concentrating on the floral patterns with … Continued