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Fleur-de-lis Flourish
This quilt was one of my first appliqued quilts. I still really do not like applique (machine or hand), but the way my friend Jo-Anne taught me, makes it a little bearable by hand. The applique pattern is from Sue Garmen. The fabric is a line from French General – French General Favorites. It has small Fleur-de-lis all throughout the fabric – I felt it was perfect for the quilt. Being in Hawaii influenced my quilting style, as did being around my quilt bee group, the Sassy S&B (stitch and bitch) Quilters. I probably would have never tried this quilt without the support of those ladies, especially Jo-Anne – thank…
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Throwback Thursday – Batik Pineapples
This wall hanging was made when I was living in Hawaii. The pattern is based on the pattern by Vicki Stratton called Sunshine Pineapple. Related Images:
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Lucky Stars
For throwback Thursday, I am sharing a quilt that I made about 19 years ago. It is the setting of one of my most favorite photos of my daughter when she was a baby. The fabrics are various Moda Marbles in pastels. I was part of an online quilting group. We had a birthday FQ exchange where we sent a FQ of the person’s choice. I didn’t know if I was having a boy or a girl but something told me that I wanted to use these fabrics for a baby quilt. The pattern is Lucky Stars by Atkinson Designs. A good friend of mine quilted it for me as…
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Throwback Thursday -Star Crazy
This quilt is one that I made while I was living in. Hawaii. Several members of my quilting bee made this quilt. Some made them with dark backgrounds I made mine with the suggested fabric. Related Images:
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Petal Power
This quilt was made for my “work wife’s” first grandbaby. When I first heard she was going to be a grandma for the first time, I knew that I wanted to make her gandbaby a quilt. She shared that it was going to be a girl and Petal Power by Me and my Sister Designs had just released. The pattern is Trifles by Its Sew Emma. It was a really easy sew. I finished the top in a weekend. I then was able to make the backing and pillowcase the next weekend. I bound the quilt over a couple of weeknights after work. I always like to make a matching…
