Cold Comfort  I was inspired by a wall hanging in Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine in late 1998 or 1999. It had three snowflakes that I adapted, and I enjoyed ...

Sousa's Quilting Party  Our church based quilting group produces a quilt each year to support outreach efforts.

John Philip Sousa had a long time association with our church....

Ghost of the Quilt Walker  I am the chairman of the Panguitch Quilt Walk Festival in Panguitch Utah.

This quilt has been running through my mind for 13 years now and I just finished ...

Show Me the Road to Timbuktu....a pictorial quilt 
Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun!
This pictorial quilt just grabbed me as I roamed the exhibits of the Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis this year....

Three Color Study Quilt  This was one of the quilts that grabbed me at the 2010 Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis.

This stunning french braid quilt was created by Alice Heckman....

Girlfriends  The fabulous women that I sew with decided to exchange a "girlfriends" block that was a self-portrait.

Each of us made 8 identical blocks and then ...

Cathy's Birthday Quilt  Sandy and I saw this quilt in the JJ Stitches booth at the Rosemont Quilt Festival in Chicago a couple of years ago.

It was stunning then, and it looks ...

Lovely in Lavender  This quilt was made for my niece in reproduction quilt fabrics. She chose about 3 lavender/purple fabrics and I pulled the remainder of the fabrics from ...

Country Lanes  I love quilts with lots of small pieces. This quilt was an opportunity to use small scraps since I cut each 1-1/2" square individually to make the 9-patches ...

30's Fan Quilt  This quilt makes me happy - great colors and beautiful quilting by Patty Hickerson just bring life to this quilt.



Julie says... If ...

Wedding Woolens  About 20 years ago I purchased salesman's samples of mens worsted woolens in blacks and grays.

My son was married this past summer and he sewed his ...

Cathy's Fault  My husband is retired and went with me to Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe. He admired the eagle on this quilt and before I knew it, Cathy L. and he were ...

Lynn's Birthday Quilt  From a pattern from JJ Stitches in Sun Prairie, WI. Over 10,000 pieces but fun to do




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Promised Land  Made as a sample for Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe. I love the scrappy Irish Chain quilt pattern.

Pattern by Bonnie Blue Quilts
Approx. size 84" x ...

SPARLING  Sparling was named after my father, who's middle name was Sparling. I included his photo as a young boy on the quilt label on the back.

I began the ...

Mariner's Compass Quilt  This Mariner's Compass Quilt is from a pattern by Judy Mathieson. The name of the pattern is Costa Rican Cartwheel. It's in both a book of Judy's and a ...

"Stars and Logs" Log Cabin Quilt Pattern  Close-up of the quilting


This log cabin quilt was started in a workshop taught by Carolyn Beam on March 5, 1999.

Because I was a little ...

Aurora  Close-up #1
Close-up #2
Close-up #3

This was my entry for the 2010 Salt Creek Quilt Guild - Guild Challenge. Our challenge was ...

Savannah Courtyard Medallion Quilt  Another one bites the dust!

UFO that is. The Fons and Porter quilt pattern and fabric for this quilt were purchased in 1997. Over the years I would ...

Kitty Baby Quilt with Machine Embroidery  This little log cabin flannel quilt was a fun one to make for my daughter.

It's made from a collection of 1930's reproduction flannels and a couple ...

Red 'Runner  This shows the bottom half of a Generations Quilt Pattern titled "Elegant Table Runner", designed by Trudy Wasson.

I started it years ago, set it ...

The Why Ajo Quilt Show  We live in the small southwestern town Ajo, Arizona and we have a smaller community 10 miles south of us named Why, Arizona where some of our members also ...

Every Quilter Dreams  Hi, my name is Leonie West and I have been quilting for over thirty years, and have seen many changes in our tools and techniques that have enabled quilters ...

54-40 or Flight -- A Raffle Quilt for "Moms for Marines"  This is one quilt I made for my daughter's "Moms for Marines" picnic she holds every year for parents and families of Marines who are being deployed or ...

My "Oh My Gosh" Quilt  I pieced this quilt right after I had made The Birthday Quilt . The Civil War Reproduction fabrics I'd pulled were still singing for me, and it didn't ...

Norwegian Floral Fantasy by Trudy Wasson  This is a hand applique quilt designed, hand appliqued and free motion machine quilted by my mother, Trudy Wasson. She is the designer of all the Generations ...

The Birthday Quilt
A Nine Patch Quilt Pattern  This nine patch quilt is made from a pattern called "The Birthday Quilt" from JJ Stitches in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. What a cool store if you're into reproductions!...

The Gift   This quilt was started in a class taught by Pat Cox at the Sampler Quilt Shop in Chanhassen, MN. Pat also designed the applique quilt patterns used in ...

Gloria's Magic  I belong to a batik club at Patched Works in Elm Grove.

The batiks we were given that night were from "Artisan Batiks" by Robert Kaufman. Julie, the ...

Ground Zero  This quilt has 621 faces of the 2,400 people who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, printed on fabric. Below is my artist statement....

Autumn Warmth  I did sun printing with freezer paper, hand cut print blocks, hand drew the dragonfly with a Sharpie, and used some over-dyed commercial fabrics.

I ...

Damnation and Deliverance  This quilt was made for the "Saligia" (Seven Deadly Sins) show of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists.

It was such fun to make. Each sin is in a square ...

Spring Blossom  This is my first commercial quilt which I can proudly say that I designed myself. I was given the border prints and from that I built up my quilt colour ...

Quilted Pearls Quilt Show  Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild (NSQG) is hosting Quilted Pearls, a quilt show celebrating their 30th anniversary as a quilt guild. The show will be ...

Celebrate San Diego!  After moving to San Diego from the East Coast, I fell in love with the weather, sights, ocean, and the many attractions.

I decided to design a quilt ...

English Roses
A Paper Piecing Quilt  I made this paper piecing quilt from a pattern called "English Roses" by Eileen Sullivan of The Designers Workshop. I love working with her quilt patterns....

Mom and Dad's Feathered Star Quilt  I made this feathered star for my parents for their anniversary several years ago. It is from one of the "Quilted for Christmas" books (I think that's ...

Starring Timeless Treasures  This is a fund-raising raffle quilt for the Pride of the Prairie Quilters of Plainfield, IL. It is an original design, created, paper-pieced and quilted ...

My Roseville
From a quilt pattern by Maggie Walker  I created this hand appliqued quilt from a quilt pattern called Roseville by Maggie Walker Designs.

Shirley Kranz, who is a teacher here in the Twin ...

The Mask Quilt  This was the mask quilt I made in a class with Karen Musgrave at Pieceful Heart Fabrics in Lisle, IL. It is the most abstract piece that I've ever done,...

Made with Love  My son and his wife are working on adopting a young man (11 y/o).

I wanted to make something to welcome him to the family. I am an avid weaver, but ...

Birthday Spools  This quilt was made from a jelly roll (Beach Hut), and the backing and alternating strips were from one fabric. It involved sewing jelly roll strips to ...

Sno-Daze  I had the opportunity to design a quilt for The Sampler using the new "Quilt Minnesota" fabric. It's called "Sno- Daze".

We had an event in high school ...

Cold Comfort  I was inspired by a wall hanging in Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine in late 1998 or 1999. It had three snowflakes that I adapted, and I enjoyed ...

His Eye is on the Sparrow  I made this quilt for a friend in the terminal stage of lung cancer. Most of my quilts are made for charity.

I made these "art quilts" by painting with ...

Marsha McCloskey's Feathered Star Quilt  At Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis, MN, I luckily happened across Marsha McCloskey's booth.

She had two feathered star quilts hanging in blues and ...

SHH! She's Sleeping  It's a good thing there are attentive "white glovers" prowling the rows at quilt shows, because this stunning quilt begs to be touched! Who could resist ...

"Ships Ahoy!" Quilt Pattern  This was one of the quilts, completely made with solids, that just tickled me at the Rebecca Ruth Designs booth at Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis, MN ...

The "Night Trains" Quilt Pattern  I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the Spring Quilt Market held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ogling all the new quilt patterns was just so much fun!...

Too Much Birthday  This is what happened to the leftover 9 patch blocks after making my Birthday Quilt!

It's perfect for my kitchen counter.

Editor's Note: To see ...

Is It Hot in Here or Is It Me?  This quilt was the result of a Pride of the Prairie Quilters guild challenge called "Polar Express".

I had not intended to participate in the challenge,...

Twinkle, Twinkle!!  The LeMoyne Star quilt block is one of my absolute favorites.

I saw an antique quilt top with tiny stars at a quilt show in Alabama shortly after ...

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend!  This quilt is made from a pattern by American Jane called "Snowy Peaks".

The technique is very simple to construct, just time-consuming. I think someday ...

Crazy Bet  Made with Civil War Reproduction fabric.

This basket quilt pattern by Bonnie Blue Quilts measures approximately 79" x 79".



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Wonderful Worn and Lovely  I saw this quilt at the Chicago Quilt show a couple of years ago and fell in love with the soft colors, so I bought the kit.




If you've enjoyed ...

Churn Dash Fancy  These blocks were an exchange between my Loose Threads bee mates. I borrowed the setting idea from a quilt pattern named "Little Basket".

I love the ...

Berries and Baskets  Hand appliqued, machine pieced and machine quilted.

Editor's Note: This quilt is even better in person. It has the look of a 30's era quilt, but there ...

Blinking Stars  I love stars and the black and red called to me.




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Little Red Zig Zag  Leftovers from a larger quilt of similar design. I like the smaller one better!




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Coming to New England  This quilt was inspired by the time my son, Mike, spent in New England as a camp counselor.

Dear Visitors: I am so happy to be able to tell you that ...

Ocean Paradise  Ocean Paradise by Betty Alofs
This quilt was made with Jan Krentz’s Fussy Cut Diamond ruler.

The background is all diamonds, and the ...

Old Glory - A Patriotic Sampler Quilt Pattern  This past weekend, I vended at the Pride of the Prairie Quilt Show...an excellent guild show, I might add!

Across from me was the "Sew Many Antiques"...

Baskets of Logs  I made this quilt for Hubby's Youngest Brother and his new Wife's wedding in August 2009. I didn't know her colors or decor so I made it scrappy. They ...