My sister made me this blue comforter about 15 years ago. Unfortunately, the first house where I lived with it had a mouse problem so I ended up washing it in the machine more often than I should have otherwise. As a result, the edges have frayed. Some of the fabric wore through, too. Then Lilo the cat snacked on … Read more
I was going through my downloads today and found these photos of a quilt I made for my youngest niece this summer. The side with the 9 hexagons is the “front” and is based on the Brighton Rock pattern by Australian quilters Sarah Fielke and Kathy Doughty. The back was going to be a series of nestled hexagons (like I … Read more
I was cleaning up my photos folder today and found these pics of a quilt I made last year for my friends’ baby. I think it’s pretty awesome, myself. The front (top, with the nine small hexagons) was based on the Brighton Rock design by Australian quilters Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke. I loved it so much that I thought, “I … Read more
I made a quilt for a The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell book party. It’s based on an illustrated map on the book’s inside cover. A little about how I made the quilt: I made the pattern from a photograph of the map that appears in the book. I went into Photoshop to bleach out some of the color, enlarge … Read more
I made this quilt for my niece to celebrate her adoption. I picked the seasons theme because it took many of them for her adoption to finally go through – more than 3 years, actually. It’s based on The Seasons design by Australian quilter Sarah Fielke. She works a lot with large-print fabrics, so I gave that a shot in a … Read more
