Autumnal Sunflower and Interlocked Quilts - Both Quilting in the Loft Original Patterns & Ruler Work Quilting Teaching Samples- want the patterns? Get them here
Christmas is sometimes funky! Completed Jan 2024 Edge to Edge Quilting with my Bernina Q20 & QMatic- Edge to Edge Design Stars & Loops
The below quilt , Log Cabin She Shed is shown in my tutorial on Youtube, I quilted it with the word PEACE on it with an edge to edge design. We all remember the pandemic and the issues going on in the world at that time COVID, Black Lives Matter, The US insurgence on the Capital etc and I felt the word PEACE was appropriate. To see the video about how to make the block, have a look here It's such a great stash buster as you can see with all the colours I used. To make the little houses in the middle of the block, have a look at another Youtube video here Enjoy!
Log Cabin She Shed- Edge to Edge Quilting with the continuous word "PEACE" thats what I want for the world
"Pathway to Progress" was commissioned to be made for Ontario Works at the City of Windsor for their "Warming Up" Committee to make the City Offices seem more warm and welcoming-2003. The quilt below is 4 1/2' tall by approximately 7' wide, a large quilt. Ontario Works participants walking the path to progress, a positive quilt incorporating the Department of Housing by including house blocks as a border. There is lush green foliage, flowers and leaves on the trees depicting renewal and growth. There are Swarovski crystals, bright colours, a sun and custom embroidered butterflies signifying hope. Includes youth , family, single individuals, children and inclusion. Techniques include piecing , appliqué, dimensional appliqué, embroidery and machine quilting. An original design, I was honoured to be chosen to design & make this quilt.❤️ This quilt is installed behind plexi glass in the Ontario Works Reception area at 400 City Hall.
Pathway to Progress Quilt
Wedding Quilt for Mallory & Michael
Baby Quilt for Olivia - Elephant and Me- Pattern by Jennifer Sampou
Dream Big Panel by Hoffman Fabric, Free Motion Quilted for Classes- "Dream Big with Free Motion Quilting"
Bear Quilt for Eli- Quilted with an all over design (custom) of leaves in free motion quilting
Quilt for Katie and Chad on their wedding day
 Thread Painted Sunflower Quilt- "Helianthus" Third Place Winner for International Plowing Match - 30 Shades of Green Competition
Helianthus, sunflower front
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Back of "Helianthus"
Back of quilt
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Lois's quilt which I am calling a
"Modern Strip Variation" pantograph quilted with Feather Flip and lime green thread
Reaching for the Sun! - the same as Summer Blossoms except using different colours and 4x the size- makes a large wall hanging.
Also taught this in BC with Kitimat Quilters Guild- "10 Ways to Applique" Machine fused appliqué, long arm quilted/thread painted- pic below shows the dense quilting on the back and the appliqué up close.
Also from 4th and 6th Designs
Summer Blossoms quilt - "10 Ways to Applique" class taught at Kitimat, BC Quilters Guild- this sample and small wall quilt was needle turn hand appliquéd, machine quilted and then hand embroidered to give it dimension. Background is squares of blues and greens pieced together on point. Commercial pattern by 4th and 6th Designs.
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Close up of Needle Turn Applique and Hand Embroidery
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Heat Wave! - Completed using a Northcott cotton jelly roll and added the appliquéd and long arm thread painted sun flower to add more interest to the quilt. Long arm quilted using a wavy, heat wave like pattern. quiltingintheloft.com original design
Warm and Indigo - indigo jelly roll quilt with appliqué flowers cut with an Accu Quilt Go Baby- Machine quilted with a leaf and flower motif using my long arm machine. quiltingintheloft.com original design
Northern Cardinal- Fused appliqué, dense thread painting and quilting - a quiltingintheloft.com original design based on a personal photograph and as a result of a workshop with davidtaylorquilts.com
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Back side of the quilt - thread painting shows the cardinal by night
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"Snowy"- a machine pieced, machine quilted, hand and machine embroidered and long arm machine trapunto'd wall hanging made with a unique 8 pointed star method- see method in blog- January 2015 a quiltingintheloft.com original design
4 Seasons Wallhanging- continuous quilting in the border, custom quilting and Machine Cross Stitch with BERNINA Embroidery Design for the blocks.
Modern style quilt a quiltingintheloft.com original design Custom quilting in all negative space (navy blue) ... swirls, flowers, e's and o's, stippling. cross hatching and many more. Sorry so hard to see the quilting as the camera cannot capture the navy thread on navy fabric
Calendar Bunnies - Commercial Pattern by Sue Garman -with July altered to be Canada Day Bunny and November altered to be Remembrance Day Bunny to reflect Canadian holidays
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Close up of feathers on Calendar Bunnies border
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Underwater World Dresden- Quilted with
a Pantograph and variegated thread