This GEMS challenge required us to use the light green/yellow fabric in a 20″ square where a 2-inch strip of the fabric bordered the edge of the square in two places. The group of finished squares will be displayed at the Soo-Nipi quilt show. They Continue reading →
Almost the Periwinkle Challenge
My quilt group challenge was to make a quilt using the color of the year, which is periwinkle. I thought this color was right, but then I found a totally different color named periwinkle, so that is the one I used for the challenge. So Continue reading →
2020 Challenge Quilt for Soo-Nipi Quilter’s Guild
The 2020 challenge was designed specifically for the time we were all home due to the pandemic. The rules were to create a quilt 20 inches by 20 inches with 5 distinct elements – each with four examples. My quilt has: (1) four orphan blocks Continue reading →
Center of Attention
The SooNipi Quilt Guild president challenged the membership to make a quilt – no larger than 40″ by 40″ that only used black and white (or gray) and one other color. I considered lots of options, but settled on this one. Then there was the Continue reading →
Angela Walter’s Free Motion Quilting Challenge
Participated in a Facebook challenge with thousands of other quilters by following weekly tutorials by the expert, Angela Walters. Learned so much along the way. Continue reading →
Challenge Quilt using 2.5″ strips
Very excited about this quilt, which was my take on a challenge to design a quilt using 2.5″ strips of fabric. Each strip is quilted with a different free motion quilt design. It was inspired by a photo I saw on Facebook of a linen Continue reading →
Challenge Quilt – Artful Log Cabin inspired by a photo
Small quilted wall hanging made from fabrics in my stash. Inspired by a photo taken in Amsterdam. From the book by Katie Pasquini Masopust – Artful Log Cabin Quilts (From Inspiration to Art Quilt). Continue reading →