Cotton Kapers

Americana


Americana

Eagle Applique on back of quilt

Label

Block with eagle quilting

This quilt began as a "Block of the Month" from the Byrne Sewing store in New Britian, PA following 9/11. I kept up with the blocks but never completed the quilt.

My grandson was in need of a quilt to replace his "I Spy" quilt which was well worn, although he did not think so. I decided to give him this quilt for his eleventh birthday.

After 9/11 there were many patriotic prints available and I collected many of them at fat quarter sales. I decided to use many of them in finishing this quilt. I believe I have 103 different prints in this 87"x 102" machine pieced and hand appliqued quilt. The quilt was machine quilted by Ruth Stonesifer.

The back of the quilt features a hand appliqued "Eagle" that I found in a old quilting magazine. The original eagle can be found on a quilt now in the Smithsonian Museum. http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=169&objkey=9552

This quilt is reversible although I think my grandson prefers the more colorful side.

Carrot Table Runner

This small table runner was made for Easter 2010. I also made two more for gifts. The body measures 14" x 24 1/2".

Broccoli Costume

So...... just what do you do when your grandson asks you to make him a "Broccoli Costume"? Well, you put your thinking cap on and get to work. I believe I bought 15 yards of green tulle and sat and made hundreds of individual poufs by hand. I remember him coming home from school one day and I had many of these poufs in a brown grocery bag. I asked "What do you think?" His answer- "Looks like brussel sprouts to me"! I told him it would be OK in time. After a few fittings we had a broccoli costume. The white store receipt embroidered on a piece of stabilizer to prevent tearing, reads Mr Millers Market complete with the price for broccoli.

This costume was made for Halloween 2009.

I asked him "why broccoli?" He explained that everyone in the school has been told by Mr Miller, the music teacher, how he hates broccoli. His teacher says his mother made him eat it too often as a child and he hated it. My grandson thought it would be funny to go as broccoli. The second photo shows my grandson and his teacher. Mr Miller has this photo as his screen saver and he tells my grandson it will remain on his computer forever. My grandson continues to take guitar lessons from one of his favorite teachers.

My grandson also wore the headpiece when he ran his "Mean Green Broccoli Machine" car, complete with broccoli on the top, in the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby race. He certainly did not win for speed but he did win first prize for "originality".

More Provence and More

This small 36" x 42" wall hanging was made from the remainder of the Doreen Speckman fabrics.

It was machine pieced and machine quilted. It hangs in my studio.

My Dollies

Clothing and bag

Bag


Detail

This was a fun quilt to make. It brought me back to my childhood as I loved cutting out paper dolls and playing with them. The jumbo rick rack on the edge adds a wonderful old feel to the quilt.

This 100 % cotton quilt was hand appliqued, machine pieced and machine quilted. It was given to my friends granddaughter as a baby gift. I so love this quilt that I am going to make two more to leave to my grandsons in the event that they someday have a daughter.

Buds and Blooms


Block

This quilt is one of my favorites. It is on my bed. It is made from many 1930 reproduction fabrics. The 100 % cotton 79 1/2 x 83 quilt is made by hand applique, machine piecing, trapunto (buds) and machine quilted by Ruth Stonesifer.

This quilt was chosen to be part of the "Quilts of the Delaware Valley" exhibition at the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVI held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA held September 17-20, 2009.

Halloween

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