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Floral Visions
by Sandie Pugh
This quilt is embroidered with my Bernina 830 sewing
machine. Each block takes about 4 hours to embroider.
The center block had five hoopings, so it was about 12
hours total embroidery time. These quilts are a labor of
love. Machine pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine
quilted.
Credit: “Floral Visions” by Jenny Haskins embroidery designs
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The Color of Love
by Donnah Burke
This is a wedding quilt for my eldest son and his fiancée,
celebrating the joining of their interracial ancestory.
Quilted on my domestic machine. Machine pieced. Hand
and machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
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Kat Nap
by Paula Finlinson
I LOVE CATS! The pattern and fabric packet were given to
me as a birthday gift. Making this quilt was easy, fun and
just enough appliqué to make it interesting. I quilted this
quilt on my HQ16. Making cat quilts is one way to enjoy
MANY cats WITHOUT the cat box. Machine pieced. Hand
appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: The pattern, “Let Sleeping Cats Lie,” by Helene Knoff
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My First Shop Hop - 2009
by Sarah Rahmel
My first Shop Hop was a fun and exciting adventure. My
two little ones and a very patient Theodora (and
sometimes patient au pair, Lisa) were partners in crime!
What an amazing learning curve! Thank you to all the
stores and most especially, Theodora, my driver; I had no
idea how addictive this event would become! Machine
pieced. Hand and machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: The shops participating in the 2009 Shop Hop! Thank you!
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Thoroughly Modern Thirties
by Trish Grant
I wanted to use some of my collection of vintage blocks
and scraps. Instead of using the traditional white
background and placement, I decided to use my 'cheddar'
for the center and float the appliquéd blocks. The red
sashing and binding is the only contemporary fabric. I
chose to be untraditional in the quilting as well. Hand and
machine pieced. Hand appliquéd. Machine quilted.
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Midnight Flight
by Toni Nicholes
I enjoyed the new experience of piecing using the
embroidery machine. I love bright colors and had fun
choosing the different fabrics and threads for the appliqué
and embroidery. I envisioned the quilt with more
embellishing and so added more quilting on the longarm
and added crystals and beads. Machine pieced. Machine
appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: This quilt began in a class given at Issaquah Sewing and Vacuum, using a Hoop Sisters pattern “Flying Geese 2011.”
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2009 Shop Hop Sampler
by Theodora Letz
The 2009 Shop Hop carries a special place in my heart. We
were traveling in the company of my friend Sarah, her au-
pair Lisa, our daughters Iris and Sophia, and Sarah's still
little ones Tristan and Rose. Michael Jackson's passing
wove his music into the fabric of my memories. Machine
pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: Western Washington Quilt Shop Hop 2009
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For Bernhard's Room
by Jeanne Luchtel
This quilt was used for a couple of years at my brother and
sister-in-law's B&B in Bernhard's Room, named after my
father. Machine pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine
quilted.
Credit: “Celtic Twist,” by Roxanne Carter
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Third Base, aka Hydrangea
by Mary Stanfield
Growing up in Kansas City, MO, our backyard was a big
play space. For kickball, first base was a lilac bush cluster,
and the hydrangea was third base. I know my mother
shuddered every time that bush was trampled. Somehow it
survived. This fabric line brought that memory to life for
me. Fabric yo-yos brought out individual blossoms.
Machine pieced. Hand appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: “5 and Dime” pattern
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It's a Wonderful Life
by Diana Eggers
This was a block-of-the-month project from Carriage
Country Quilts. I purchased the pattern at my first quilt
show in 2008 and just finished it in time for the 2011
show. Machine pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine
quilted.
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Roses in My Dreams
by Margaret Kamikawa
The pieced quilt is my design that I've been teaching for
years. These fabrics give a shabby chic look to the quilt.
With the small roses on some the fabrics. it seemed so
right to design and add the appliqué roses. Machine
pieced. Hand and machine appliquéd. Hand and machine
quilted.
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Down By the Sea
by Vivian Berger
Down by the sea, whether in Cape Cod or Hawaii, there is
a beauty and calmness that I wanted to infuse into a quilt.
Machine pieced. Machine quilted.
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Man in the Moon
by Barbara Clouse
“Man in the Moon” was made from small scraps and free-
style cut pieces of fabric. The method and pattern are from
Serendipity Quilts, a book by Susan Carlson. Hand and
machine quilted.
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Twisted Ribbon Around the Axis
by Arlette Wentz
Sheer stitched threadplay ribbon of metallic and rayon
thread twists around the background of a strippy pieced X
center axis. Machine pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine
quilted.
Credit: Inspiration for this wall hanging came from an article by Libby Lehman in the book Quilting Concepts in Sulky.
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Blooming Bright
by Carol Paschal
I love the look of black and white mixed with brights, so,
when I found the polka dot border fabric, that was the
combination that came to mind. The happy flowers bloom
on a fun black and white background. Machine pieced.
Machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
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Jade Twilight
by Adele Byrd
I was looking for fabrics to make a wall quilt(s) that would
enhance my family room. I took the opportunity to add
beads for embellishments. This quilt will be displayed in
the family room and is the second of a group of two quilts.
Hand and machine pieced. Hand and machine appliquéd.
Hand and machine quilted.
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Robertson Rhapsody
by Colleen Broaddus
After reading Ricky Tims' Rhapsody Quilts, I decided to
use some of the techniques in that book to design a quilt to
showcase the hand-dyed fabrics I had purchased from
Judy Robertson. I cut out the pieces for the project a
couple of years ago, but I didn't complete the quilt until I
acquired a sewing machine that could make a double
buttonhole stitch for the edges of the pieces. Machine
pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: Inspired by Ricky Tims’ Rhapsody Quilts
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Squares and Leaves
by Arlette Wentz
This project began as a protective covering for the back of
my husband Ron's new recliner chair. As it evolved and
became more decorated with embroidery, frequent
washing of this project was no longer an option. This
project became a wall hanging to hang beside Ron's chair,
not on it. A masculine look with a bit of flair is intended.
Machine pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: Pattern by A Quilter's Dream
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Jade Afternoon
by Adele Byrd
I was looking for fabrics to make a wall quilt that would
enhance my family room. I took the opportunity to add
beads for embellishments. This quilt will be displayed in
the family room and is one of a group of two quilts.
Machine pieced. Hand and machine appliquéd. Machine
quilted.
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Solitary Silhouette
by Vivian Berger
I have always loved the form of a bare tree and sunsets, so
this combines these two loves. It was inspired by the
Arlette Wentz demonstration at our BPQ meeting on
creating a "Winter Tree" and hand-painted fabric from
Barb's Elegant Designs. Machine pieced. Hand and
machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
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Firework Sensations
by Arlette Wentz
Illusions of zig-zag streaks of light are sheer stitched
across the background squares. Colorful metallic and
rayon threads are free-motion stitched over tulle, giving
sparkle and shine like fireworks in the night sky. Machine
pieced. Machine appliquéd. Machine quilted.
Credit: This wall hanging was inspired by the book Threadplay, by Libby Lehman.
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Yo-Buttons
by Laurie Salyer
I am a collector of buttons, and I saw this quilt at a show
and thought, "I can do that!" The best part of this project
was the sorting of all my buttons, and now I have 125 jars
displayed so pretty. Another nice thing besides a finished
quilt. Machine pieced. Machine quilted.
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Bugs in a Box
by Veronika Parsons
I decided to embroider all these bugs, and then I didn't
know what to do with them. So I decided to make a quilt.
It is a mess, but it is my very first one. This is where it all
started, and I never looked back. Quilts, quilts and more
quilts. Machine pieced. Machine quilted.
Credit: Embroidery patterns are by Diana Davis from Redmoongardens.com. She is great!
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