Dinner With The Girls In Washington USA

Here is a really badly focused photograph of my two newest friends (both writers) and myself at dinner discussing our latest ideas and efforts in getting our manuscripts published. I am about to send out my second mini mass mailing to publishing houses around the country.

Along with my love of art, comes my natural talent and love of writing. It's interesting that through my entire life people told me over and over again that I was a writer, and each time I objected and stated that I was something other... It took me over 40 years to realize that "YES, I am a writer... that is who I am."

Scandinavian Heritage Quilt & Earth-Toned Quilt

These two quilts are my latest projects. I am making them both at the same time. These are the centers of each quilt, I will be putting on the boarders this week, and then I will be doing free-motion quilting on both.

I have designed the heritage quilt by using the colors and themes of the national flags in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. If anyone would like to buy any of the quilt patterns or have a similar quilt made for themselves, please contact me.

Quilting is such a great art form because it gives such an outlet to creativity and function. My youngest child Breanna is learning to quilt, and has just finished her very first doll sized quilt. She is so proud of it.

The weather here in Washington (USA) is so gray and rainy in January and February. It can be very depressing to be indoors so much. I am finding that I am one of those people that needs plenty of sunshine, even in the snow months. Gray just does not set well with me at all.

Here is my family story quilt. I am now working on a Scandinavian heritage quilt, which will be a gift for my second daughter Virginia. Virginia is currently working on her Masters in business, and will be moving out to North Carolina in late January.

Family Story Quilt - Made in Washington, USA

It's been snowing for six days straight, and has broken all historical records for the area of Puget Sound, WA. I have been home-bound the entire time. It's amazing to see all this snow here. It's given me a lot of time to quilt.

I just finished creating a story quilt that depicts six pivotal moments throughout my life in The United States of America and also in Canada.

I used a basic block pattern, with four colors/patterns of cotton material. I drew, cut, stitched and ironed all my own applique. I also embroidered each block by hand to create a scene with the applique. I used a bamboo and cotton batting.

This is a family story quilt, that I will be giving to my eldest daughter for Christmas this year. I just started on a second quilt today, for my second daughter. It's a traditional patchwork, using just squares, triangles, and boarders of cotton. On the back I will embroider my silhouette, and a note to her. I hope to get the second one done by Christmas as well.