Quilted Wall Hangings

I made the three improv blocks at a workshop using Echino fabric that was leftover from recovering a chair. I played with the blocks for quite a while before I came up with the idea for the background.

Quilt size: width: 27" height: 39"

This was made to celebrate 30 years for my local guild (Rose City Quilters). The sand is formed with rectangular shapes (Gloria Loughman style) and the sea is painted. Oyster shells were made with brown paper bags, the sea sponge from a French knitted length of wool (over-dyed).

Quilt size: width: 19" height: 39"

My first attempt at wall art. Original pattern from Bigfork Bay Cotton Co. I played with the colors and decided to do something different and use only tones of pink. It was a fun project to do.

Quilt size: width: 24.5" height: 27"

I found this old 6″ pattern in a junk store, thought it would be cool to make a huge one for this contest.
I added the multi colored border to bring in and accentuate the colors in the urn.
This is my first time quilting like this! I think I did an excellent job!! :)

Quilt size: width: 33.5" height: 33.5"

Originally a guild challenge quilt with the theme “3Bs,” members were challenged to create a wallhanging using a green batik (given), 3 or more buttons (mine are layered), and another B word (budding flower design). Hand quilted and based off of a design by Debbie Mumm.

Quilt size: width: 14" height: 36"

I love quilts with an extra. In this case the 3D-effect. Made in a complimentary color scheme. I designed the quilt myself. The drawing was made on isometric paper.

Quilt size: width: 23" height: 27"

This is a pattern by Esther Aliu It is in Australian Patchwork and Quilting Vol.19 No.3. I belong to Esther’s Yahoo list and one of the gals on our list made one and I loved it. I found the magazine on eBay. It was red in the magazine but I am a blue person so I made it in blue.

Quilt size: width: 22″" height: 26″"

I like to make quilts using even the smallest scrap of fabric. I pieced this string quilt on a muslin foundation and arranged the blocks to form a star. The name of the quilt was inspired by the Goose Chase border surrounding the rainbow colors of the quilt.

Quilt size: width: 50" height: 50"

This is a wall hanging that I made in connection with an online course on Quilt University. The course was called “going in circles” by Leslie Lacika. It was a extremely creative process and fun. The quilt is made ​​from bali fabrics, beads, felt balls and some washers from the hardware

Quilt size: width: 12" height: 24"

I took a Rob Appell workshop and this was the end result. it was a gift to my DIL for her birthday. It is appliqued with heavy quilting.

Quilt size: width: 42" height: 42"

This is reverse Applique. When I got the pattern I was just learning Needle Turn Applique now I love it. It was quilted by a good friend of mine.

Quilt size: width: 24" height: 36"

This is what I think the fields of colourful spring flowers in Holland would look like, with the huge windmill as a backdrop. The windmill and sails are all appliqued. The border sashing is mauve and pink tulips.

Quilt size: width: 21" height: 27"

This was made to use up my batik scraps. Decided to do the fish and seahorse blocks to break up the string blocks. I used transfer foils to add shimmer. It is my own design and is free motion quilted on my domestic machine.

Quilt size: width: 43" height: 47"

This is a challenge & one of the three fabrics was goldfish. I turned them into birds hence the name Flying Fish. The centre of the quilt is a school of fish fry made only of challenge fabrics. I added blues & whte. Soon the fry will soear above the waves like the othersi! Close-ups are on my blog

Quilt size: width: 28.5" height: 28.5"

I made this quilt for my sister, from a kit she bought. It was originally called the Ninepatcher-Family Reunion by Mickey Depre, but I made all the Nine Patches girls so we call it Girls’ Night Out. If you look closely you can see they are all wearing crystal jewelry.

Quilt size: width: 32" height: 39"

This is a quilt that I made for a baby going into a cotbed for the first time.

I chose the red’s and greens to reflect the colours of tulips and grass that grow so rich and lush here. The black lines are the field wall’s that separate the farmers areas along the mountains.

Quilt size: width: 34" height: 54"

I made this wall hanging after stitching these cute hearts that I found on the blog, Kviltstina back in 2010. I was new to blogging and quickly become engrossed by all the inspiration. I hadn’t stitched anything in a very long time and I had never included stitchery in a quilt before.

Quilt size: width: 24" height: 18.5"

I made this quilt during a trip to the beach with quilting friends in 2011. It is from Flavin Glover’s book A New Look at Log Cabin Quilts (I think that’s the name, I don’t have the book any more.) It was fun to make and took MANY 1″ strips of different fabrics.

Quilt size: width: 37" height: 37"

Quilt designed for Project Quilting – the challenge was to create something from page 28 of a random publication. I chose a gardening catalog. That page featured bugs, pests and plant diseases. Yikes!!! Free form pieced carrots and appliqued ‘friends’. I had a blast!

Quilt size: width: 33" height: 22"

I made this for a TV auction for charity. I don’t know who is the owner now, but I know that they got a nice sum of money for it.

Quilt size: width: 9" height: 17"

This quilt was inspired by Escher’s “Metamorphosis” drawing. I designed it in black and white, morphing from triangles through diamons to hexagons. One block of each shape was highlighted in red, for added visual interest.

Quilt size: width: 40" height: 30"

The quilt was created for a challenge for my art group – The Creative Conglomeration and was my first attempt at Cathedral Windows. I made 2 identical quilts then cut them to use in the ‘windows.’ It turned out much more involved than I thought :) but then these creative challenges usually do!

Quilt size: width: 15" height: 15"

I made this quilt when taking Daphne Greig’s Ripless Paper Piecing class. When Daphne saw the colors I picked she said that they reminded her of modern quilts. I searched for more info about modern quilting on the internet. I found a whole community with my quilting aesthetic and never new existed!

Quilt size: width: 25" height: 25"

A design by Adrienne Walker called Starlit that I fell in love with, these lilies grow wild in marshland around Northland and although beautiful can be very invasive.
It has hung in our bedroom for the last 4 years since I completed it.

Quilt size: width: 40" height: 52"

River’s wall hanging quilt was made for my nieces little girl.. Her nursery theme was frogs and dragonflies. I embroidered the blocks using Anita Goodesign’s spring curls designs. I designed the quilt in EQ 7. The quilt can be used as a playmat or hung in her room..

Quilt size: width: 46" height: 46"

This was a quilt I made for a Doll Quilt Swap. I really love how it turned out. It is all raw edge applique.

Quilt size: width: 16" height: 16"

Quite a few years old, but always much admired. My Sheep wallhanging was loosely based on an old quilt pattern I had, which sadly I can no longer find.
The sheep themselves I made from a wooly fleece type of fabric.
The quilt is stitched mainly using freemotion quilting.

Quilt size: width: 15" height: 25"

This is my first of two Improved Nine Patch quilts I am making. It has yet to be quilted, but I already have a special spot for it to hang in my studio when it is complete. I love it – it’s So Romantic!

Quilt size: width: 32" height: 32"

Applique bird house with bird, bee, lady bug, and turtle. Flowers made from tiny yoyo’s and beads for centers

Quilt size: width: 16" height: 20"

This was made in a class at my guild, from a charm pack. I’m happy with the results.

Quilt size: width: 25" height: 30"

This is a wall hanging with over 100 pieces appliqued on a pieced background. It has hand embroidery as well. It is machine quilted. I made 6 of these one Christmas and gave 5 of them for gifts. They were the first to finish on my new sewing machine.

Quilt size: width: 48" height: 48"

BOM Pattern By Bunny Hill Designs. I Made This Wallhanging With My Thimbleberries Bee For Our Year Project. It Was Challenging To Find The Right Thimbleberries Fabric.

Quilt size: width: 37" height: 47"

Took a class to learn how to make an art quilt. Used my own picture and here is the finished result.

Quilt size: width: 15" height: 20"

A work-in-progress made from the quilt pattern in Shannon Mullen’s “Your Space.”

I will be quilting the project with machine-embroidered words inspired by the colors of the fabrics interpreted with an organic/gardening theme: orange, beet, avocado, radish, lettuce, etc.

Quilt size: width: 36" height: 42"