For a Nature Lover

This purse has gotten quite a few oooh and ahhhs from several people. It went up for sale just yesterday and I'm charging $50 for it. I'm thinking it probably isn't really enough but I'm not sure what it should be. It's a great hand bag and large enough to carry a load of necessities.

It is quilted on a batik print fabric and quilted with lots of free motion quilting.

The Curious Sea Otter

This quilt is 22 x 27 inches. It is a perfect wall hanging size! I saw a similar picture on my neighbors t-shirt and I thought is was so cute! I drew out my own version of the picture and then added water, sky and mountains. It turned out way cuter then I expected and people seem to be quite drawn to it. Kids especially seem to love it! It would me a great wall hanging for a kids room and even a wonderful theme for a kids decore. I'm selling it for $400. I'm thinking it won't last long. :0)

This is a quilt that I made for a friend's dining room wall some time back. She Later asked if I could make her some coasters for when she serves hot drinks so I did and I love them. She does too! Aren't they cute?

Quilted Handbag

So what am I doing now? Making a quilted purse!

Someone suggested that I make some handbags so I decided to try.

I had this wolf all peiced together for ages but it just did not fit nicely on any quilt I tried to make out of it so I finally used it to make a handbag.

More Postcards

My kids peiced these flower ones together and my youngest manned the iron for the whale one which I peiced together. However, when I quilted the whale and sewed in the splashes with white thread my little guy was not impressed with the way I ruined it and as he picked it up to examine it, he said "Mom, This is not exceptable!!!"

Early Misty Morning

This quilt I had a lot of trouble with because I kept make silly mistakes and forgetting what I was supposed to be doing. Must be getting old!! :0) Anyway, it turned out not bad in the end but it has a little darker effect then I was hoping it would and so the whales can be hard to see but still it gives a peaceful feeling.

It is about 2 1/2 feet by 1 1/2 feet. It is quite small but quite elegant!

Finally Done

Ok, I finally finished the black bear quilt. Here it is with it's border and all.

In the Process

This quilt is still in the process of being made.

I've been trying some thread painting on this one. I've been using stitches to get the effects that I want on the fabric. It is a lot of work but has been fun to try. I think it will be a nice quilt when it is all done.

Take a look at the birch trees. All the black lines and notches are sewn in. The fallen leaves on the ground are all sewn it and the bark on the ever green trees and the pine needles.

This quilt will be about 4 feet by 3 feet after the boarder is put on.