shirtails | Quiltsby.me

I took an online tutorial class on collage quilting and this was my first attempt at this style of quilting with many small pieces. I haven't done any stitching on it yet but am please with the outcome so far!

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Winter Gnomes

When I saw Jenny Doan's tutorial on the winter wall hanging with the gnomes, I had to do it (I am of Norwegian heritage). It was a very fun project and I finally got it quilted (there's even a "God Jul" hiding in the quilting between the gnomes' hats!).

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Lake Caribou

This quilt was from a kit purchased at my local quilt shop. I am new to longarm quilting and this was the second quilt I did on my longarm. I really like the nontraditional Christmas fabrics.

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Northwoods

I have an Accuquilt Go cutter and got the Northwoods Medley die. This was my first try using the die and the coordinating embroidery files.

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11 LIKES | 405 VIEWS

Madonna

I saw this painting by Mary C. Johnson called the Madonna of the Dispossessed and wanted to do a portrait quilt of it for a priest friend who was being sent to another parish. I wrote to the artist and she gave me her permission to do this quilt.

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9 LIKES | 596 VIEWS

Cactus Carnival Quilt

I saw Jenny Doan's tutorial on the cactus carnival quilt and loved the look! I thought it would be a fun way to use up some of my batik stash. I used Moda grunge I had on hand for the background square and the cactus and pot appliques all came from my batik stash.

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11 LIKES | 658 VIEWS

Dresden Neighborhood Quilt

I saw a photo of a Dresden quilt like this so decided to put my Dresden ruler to use and make one using my stash. It was a very fun project!

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Steampunk Pumpkin Zipper Bags

I watched a Sulky Webinar about these Steampunk Pumpkin Zipper bags by Desiree's Designs and thought they would be cute for my grandkids. I used mainly steampunk fabric and grunge.

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2 LIKES | 597 VIEWS

Halloween Collage Cat

I've been experimenting with collage quilting and saw the Halloween Collage Cat by Laura Heine. Because I love Halloween, I had to have it - here is my version>

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12 LIKES | 570 VIEWS

Float Plane Quilt

We vacation on Lake of the Woods in Canada and there is a float plane base by the cabin we rent. We love watching them take of and land and I took many photos - this quilt is based on one of them.

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7 LIKES | 488 VIEWS

Retirement Quilt

This quilt was designed as a retirement quilt for a pastor who had also been in the Air Force, owned a music store, been in a rock band and also was an international airline captain. It challenged by use of my embroidery software and my design capabilities!

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3 LIKES | 449 VIEWS

Cactus Carnival

During the Covid-19 stay at home, I've been doing a lot of sewing/quilting and wanted to use up some of my stash. This Cactus Carnival pattern from Missouri Star was perfect for using my batiks for the cactus plants and my grunge for the blocks. So far, so good!

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7 LIKES | 602 VIEWS

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