cards and quilts

Here are 2 more postcards, valentines for my sister and my parents. I've had such fun making these cards. Last week was spent in continuing education for quilt appraising. Any day that you get to study quilts is a good day (even though I had to drive in snow). Today, I went to the Museum of Moab and helped with their quilt collection. I will be curating our guild quilt show there in May and June called A Quilted Feast (food themed quilts). Life is good.

Family Update

Time for a family update. This is our daughter Michelle, dressed in her university nursing uniform. the picture was taken a couple of years ago. She has now finished her degree, with High Distinctions, and has just started on her degree in Medicine at Hobart University. Yesterday, we were told that she has been awarded the Science Faculty Prize for USQ here in Toowoomba. As well as that she has won a scholarship and a bursary. Michelle did all this as a mature age student. She is now almost 25 years old. We are so proud of her!

Infill patterns on an applique quilt

This quilt, made by my customer, Grace, shows a decorative loop pattern which can be done as an alternative to stippling. It simply goes up close to the applique work. Usually the applique does not need outlining as well, but that depends on the individual quilt and the design of the applique.



This double wedding ring quilt, made by Jan, has an allover pattern; "Deb's Feathers" designed by Deb Guiessler. The quilting was executed on the Statler Stitcher. This is an inexpensive alternative to doing special quilting in the individual spaces of the rings. It creates a lovely, flat and decoratively quilted result.