The Circle is Complete

Kindred Spirits; Jill's Quilt, is finished!

Jill started this quilt in 2006.  It was a group project of our Cupcake Club.   A group of four quilt friends who met every month and did a number of quilts and other craft projects together.

Here we are will red velvet cupcakes.

This how I inherited the project after Jill passed away in 2014.  The pink angel near her initials broke my heart a little.

After completing her appliuqe' blocks, I added a house in the middle.  I chose purple because Jill loved to include purple in her quilts.   Isn't this sweet?  I'm sure it is Jill, her husband, Scott and their son, Justin.

Here is the label I made.  I miss Jill so much and think of her so often.  All in all, I think she would be pleased.

I quilted them the same, using my extra large fan stencil.    It is available in my etsy shop - click here to see it.   I also have a set of 38 patterns that I used for my quilt available.

Here is my quilt.

This is Mary and her Red and White finished quilt.

I love her unique version.  Very modern, and very Mary.

Susan's quilt:  Animal, Vegetable or Mineral.

You can read another post about the inspiration and orgins of the project here.

Here is Lin McQ's  quilt.  She used my pattern set Kaffe Fassett's and added her own patterns,  How great is that striped border?  

I'll be visiting and meeting her next year in Ohio where I'll be presenting a lecture and workshop.  I can't wait to see her quilt in person!

If you are still here, I'm offering a 20% discount on my Etsy shop for  30 days.  Use the code:  JILL20

See you next time.

xo

Folk Art Fun

Today I'm sharing quilts that I have made using my original folk art patterns.  Free form folk art applique' is one of my greatest passions.

Defining Folk Art:
noun.
Art originating among the common people of a nation or region and usually reflecting their traditional culture, especially everyday or festive items produced or decorated by unschooled artists.

Here is one of my earliest folk art quilts.  I made this to celebrate Hanna's 6th Birthday.

In this one I used my grandmother's hanky.

Here are two that I designed in a Gwen Marston workshop in 2012.

 I really need to stitch these up.

I made all the patterns for Mothers Garden, finished in 2011.

Here is my version of Susan's pineapple design.  I'm not sure about that stem.

Thank goodness coco protected it for me.  What is it about laying on quilt pieces?

Finally, here are the two Alice Payne blocks that I'm working on.

 

I have decided to make a pattern for this quilt and will probably have it available in the Fall.

Have a great week!