Christmas Cross Quilt

My Christmas gift to myself...

started end of 2009, wrapped up in 2011

Worth the wait...

All Things Pointy

Finally something to show!

I was working on this when I was there in NOV.

and finally, I am finishing the binding... 

This is for our Empire Guild Show, presidents landmark challenge...

 15" X 19"

I went with "All Things Pointy"....

the Chrysler Building, Lady liberty, and the empire state building...

and then quilted the dog out of it... ;-)

First this, then that!

Shared scraps... two great quilts

inspirational

So many things inspired me at the rebel visit...

Sally's First Quilt

 A backing fit for a front...

 Gorgeous cultural fabrics

 

 Nifty scrap tulips

And a walk down tobacco road.

I took a lot more pictures...

if you don't mind me showing them.

self portrait revisited

This is a quilt I finished recently... 

incorporating a self portrait drawing I did 15 years ago...

It's based on feelings and emotions from an intense & difficult time...  

how we deal with what life hands us...and that,

 Sometimes you just want to be wrapped up in a quilt until you recover....

(heavy i know)

Ragamuffin top done.

These are all orphan blocks donated to me by fellow bloggers.... 

I'm happy to say it's done at 109" X 111"

The Rocking Chair

I was digging through some old files, and came across these two quilts... 

This above was inspired by my grandmothers rocking chair that she sat in, to quilt... 

I think of her, and I can see her sitting in her wood rocking chair 

with her faded wall paper around her and floral pictures on the wall...

And this, for a good laugh, is the first quilt I ever made,

in it's now, VERY MUCH LOVED, condition...

eek! to funny.

Elda Wolfe

 Elda Wolfe, My late Grandmother, was a lovely Crazy Quilter....

She inspires nearly everything I do...

This is a pillow I have of hers, (front and back)

16" X 16"

Ragamuffin

Yes, I should be cleaning.

But I kept playing with all the lovely Orphan Blocks

for my Ragamuffin quilt...

and now, I'm about ready to sew it all together!

Right after I finish cleaning...

;-)

name game

"Large color exploitation"

What's in a name...?
ready to quilt... random squares and rectangles...
I had to stop myself from making it BIGGER....
I find it hard to stop when I start...


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hello rebels

Thank you Buffy! I just had to be a REBEL. ;-)
You guys rock. SO much fabulous, glorious, fantastic creativity..
I hope to meet a few of you when in Seattle.
Every thanksgiving!
I'm trying to finish a little somthin' for myself.
thanks to Tonya's inspiration... ;-)
It might not be perfect, but it's mine.