QuiltByHeart

Around the World 1 - 2009

appx 19” X 19”

I made this wall-hanging using batiks and machine-quilted in the ditch using cotton thread. It was made for a charity auction.

Other layouts I worked on in this design:

Monochromatic Blue - 2007 or 2008

appx 60” X 60”

This is a quilt I made to practice 9 different 9-patch block designs I had not tried yet. I used a mixture of Kona cotton and flannels. The backing is all flannel. The batting is high-lofy polyester and it was machine quilted in the ditch. It is a very warm quilt. It was given to an old friend.

Colors and Curves - 2006

appx 18” X 24”

This is a wall-hanging I made using batiks, Wonder Under, Heirloom cotton batting, and black muslin backing that is sewn to front. I don't like using any glues in quilts, but for wall-hangings fusible can be fun to use and gives you more freedom with design. I machine-quilted this using black cotton thread.

Some close-ups:

Puffy Pastel Baby quilt/pad - 2005

appx 36" X 48”

I made this quilt using flannels and a soft cotton backing with a sweet animal print. It is tied using embroidery thread and I used high loft polyester batting and made a huge puffy wrap-from-back binding. It's not the flattest quilt I've ever made, but it was soft and cozy. I donated it to a family in 2011.

Rainbow Verses - 2006

appx 50” X 50”

I made this quilt for my niece Mahala. I made up a design and did freestyle machine quilting with stars, hearts, and swirls, and wrote messages to her with the quilting. I was using fabric I had from before I knew there was such a thing as high-quality cottons, so the quilt is fairly worn out at this point. The backing is covered in brightly colored butterflies.

Additional pictures:

Faded Memories quilt for hospice - 2008 or 2009

55” X 55”

This quilt was made for a hospice for cancer patients in northern IL. It was made using Moda Faded Memories fabric and some other high-quality cottons for the backing. I arranged 5" blocks into a pattern and hand-appliqued some puffy hearts on at the end. It was quilted with Mettler cotton thread in a shade of pink. I did a meandering type design as I machine quilted and did an accidentally unique method of wrap-to-back binding that doesn't show on the front. I think I used a Quilter's Dream polyester batting on this to give it more cuddle potential.