Teacher Appreciation Time

The end of the school year brings the end of my daughter's time in pre-school.  I made these two quilts for her amazing teachers for all the work they've done preparing her for the big move to Kindergarten next year.  The pattern is based on Elizabeth Hartman's Fancy forest pattern.  I quilted them both with a wood theme - one a horizontal wood-grain pattern and the other a cross-grain pattern.  

Ida's Quilt

Straight lines look great on the Violet Craft animal patterns. This paper-pieced giraffe is complimented by unevenly spaced horizontal lines.

Three Sisters Quilts

If you ever wondered what impact quilting makes on a quilt, here is a great set of examples.  These quilts were for three sisters, made with the same fabric line and the same espresso linen background fabric.

Here are all three side-by-side:

Heather's Quilt

Love, love, love this quilt top pieced by Heather.  I digitized a concentric circle edge-to-edge pattern that complimented the border fabric.  

Cathy's Charity Quilt

Cathy paper pieced the kites on this beautiful quilt she made for a charity auction for CASA.  The highest bid came in at $950...amazing! I used this fantastic Irish Swirls wind pattern.

Gypsy Wife Quilt

The modern curve quilting really compliments his Gypsy Wife patten pieced by Dana.

Mitzi's Linen Quilt

St. Mark's Charity Quilts

I pieced and quilted these quilts for a charity auction for my daughter's school.  I used a charm pack and this Denyse Schmidt Big Charming pattern. And of course, the background is my favorite Kona Charcoal!

Circles Again Pattern

Hourglass Pattern