Buildings & Houses Quilt Contest

This is a home that we lived in for 2 years while stationed at the Pentagon. Tons of different embellishing techniques were used for the flowers, trees, bushes. If you look closely you may see an owl and a cat. I do a quilt or a needlepoint of all our homes. I call it textile architecture.

Quilt size: width: 48" height: 33"

This quilt was made for a guild challenge, it had to have “pairs” of anything included in the quilt. The two quilts hanging over the balcony are actual Opportunity quilts made by our guild in years past. My best friend Alice who is 80 years old, is seen shopping here. Made with Sue Pritts patterns.

Quilt size: width: 42" height: 32"

Quilt size: width: 60" height: 60"

While hiking in Cade’s Cove in the Great Smokie Mountains, my Husband took this photo. The early morning fog was just lifting and the sun was starting to make shadows. A class with Dottie Moore taught us how to use photo’s for inspiration. It is machine quilted( a bit too much )but it is much loved

Quilt size: width: 27" height: 38"

I took a class from Freddy Moran. The houses were fun, but I couldn’t help thinking that something was missing – cars, people, animals – all the stuff you see every day, on every street. Just for good measure, I added a few things you seldom see or don’t want to see – like a house on fire.

Quilt size: width: 67" height: 80"

Furever Homes was part of a sampler program by my LQS. On each house block I appliqued a small orange cat, and I sold the quilt to benefit the Good Mews Animal Foundation. Made of batiks, the quilt features regular houses and some buildings on the wrong side of the tracks, like a used car lot.

Quilt size: width: 60" height: 78"

I almost never patch in an other color than purple/pink/blue, this time I choose red/white, and I like it a lot !!

Quilt size: width: 37" height: 37"

I love the colorful houses along the Carolina coast and wanted to quilt some, however the more I thought about it the more I kept coming up with “play on words” so the houses have pleated floral siding and the seagrass is made of swimming sea turtles. It was fun to make and a real break from my norm

Quilt size: width: 29.5" height: 39"

This quilt was made for a winter themed mini-quilt swap. It is based on the “All Snowed In” quilt in the Dec 2009 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. Not being very fond of following patterns faithfully, I scaled it down and paper pieced the houses and trees.

Quilt size: width: 17" height: 21"

This is my version of a quilt I saw in a magazine. I made it for my oldest daughter. I have always loved scrappy quilts and was able to use up a lot of leftover pieces i had stashed away. this also thefist full quilt i did on my longarm machine.

Quilt size: width: 66" height: 75"

I made this quilt for a contest in which it was required to use any color BUT black and white, with the exception of 3 white a 3 black 1″ squares.
So I decided to make a micro quilt hanging below a window to get some fresh air.
It won people’s choice!

Quilt size: width: 24" height: 32"

This quilt was featured in American Patchwork & Quilting. My friend had recently moved into a cute little home in the mountains, and I knew I had to make it for her as a house warming gift.

Quilt size: width: 48" height: 60"

This quilt is done in shades of brown on white. I liked the country look to it. Hand quilted by myself.

Quilt size: width: 78" height: 88"

Members of The Bee’s Knees VQB made the blocks in this quilt for me. I designed the block and sent them the black and white fabrics. I asked them to include a “door” from their own stash.

The block design is available in my Third Street pattern.

Quilt size: width: 64" height: 64"

This was my first original design, and a sentimental favourite. My grandfather called anything ‘off centre’ a wonky, so I drew and stitched a set of four wonky houses and made them into a wall quilt.
This design has always been dedicated to him.

Quilt size: width: 36" height: 15"