my.sewingroom's Gallery : Batiks, Prints

Sheila's Girls

Linda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:09:05 GMT

This is a special quilt for a special friend. I had traced the hand prints of my friend's daughter and granddaughters and finally had to ask her for her hand print. I told her to ask no questions, but she would find out later. This quilt was the result. At the base of each hand print is a heart with their name and birthdate in machine embroidery. On the back, the label is my hand print. The quilt is machine applique and machine quilted. The fabrics reflects some of my friend's hobbies...fossils, collecting geckos, and her favorite colors.

Beatlemania

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:51:59 GMT

Another Fons and Porter...Are you seeing a pattern here? My daughter-in-law loves the Beatles, so I knew I just had to make this one for her. I did my own color scheme. After all patterns are only suggestions, right?! It took a while, but I finally found the center panel on line. The quilt is hand quilted.

Celtic Trinity Knot

Linda — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:49:11 GMT

I started this quilt at retreat in August 2009. It is all hand applique and hand quilted. The quilting echoes the applique work in the center. It is my first attempt at this type of quilting. If I find the time, I'd love to make another Celtic quilt or wall hanging. It is very time consuming however. It is also one of the first quilts I've done for myself. I mostly quilt for children's charities or my grandchildren.