Whirly Gig (2026)
I finished the binding on this quilt on a snowy January day in 2026 - a second person was shot and killed in Minneapolis by masked Federal Agents 😢 as I put the last stitches into the binding. I took this workshop in Sisters Oregon with Karla Alexander sometime 8-10 years ago. A while ago, I started doing all my workshop projects in black, white, and red so that if I decided not to finish the entire project I coud put all the orphan blocks together into an orphan quilt. Obviously I finished this one. It was quilted in red thread by Calico House Quilt Shop in Lincoln Nebraska.
Starry Night (2026)
Several Years in the making, finished January 2026. Starry Night by Sew Kind of Wonderful is finally finished. I used mostly Grunge - one of my favorite fabric lines. This beauty was expertly quilted by Kathleen Webb - she did a great job of quilting that enhances each motif. I'll be teaching this at Quilters HQ this summer (2026). The Wonder Curve Ruler makes the curves so easy.
Impossible Triangle (2026)This is an example of a simple optical illusion - an impossible triangle. We've seen images like this from Escher and other artists. The key is contrast - either light medium, and dark, or three different hues. It's made with tons of triangles sewn together in columns. Its the first in a series I am planning. (Not yet quilted).
Twilight (2026)
Twilight by Southwind Designs is a beautiful wall hanging reminiscent of asian lanterns. The interesting thing about Southwind Design's patterns is that the curves are acheived by turning back a bias edge and top stitching. This wall hanging was custom quilted by Kathleen Webb. I could see this done in Christmas fabrics, am I right?
Lately I've been exploring optial illusions and 3D quilts. This Mobius, a foundation paper pieced wall hanging, by Cotton and Boubon, is my latest 3D finish. I've got several circular designs in mind that will all be done in light yellow and purple - so this is the first in the series. It was custom quilted by Lisa Shenk.
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