Empress Garden

Empress Garden

Empress Garden
This One Block Wonder Quilt was started in a class at A Piece In Time Quilt Shop in November 2011 with my quilting buddies Paula and Carol. Amazingly, only one fabric is used in the center of this quilt. The first technique learned was cutting all those triangles, then sewing them together into half hexagons and sewing the strips into full hexagons row by row. I think the most difficult technique is carefully placing the hexagons to form an interesting pattern or design. But each and every hexagon is just a little different from the previous one, keeping the excitement to see what the next one will look like. 

Empress Garden was displayed at the 2012 Stow-Munroe Falls Library Quilt Show and won a first place and judge's choice award. Also awarded first place at 2013 Baskets of Quilts Cascade Quilt Show in Cuyahoga Falls. It is shown here at the 2013 Lake Farmpark Quilt Show.

Quilt is quilted by Coburn's Quilting with a gingko leaf design.

Bevan Adventure Quilt

I have added a profile picture of myself with one of my quilts in the background. It was used for a display for my quilter/friend, Joyce, at the NQA show in June 2009. Bevan Adventure, so called because of the adventure we had when we bought an ugly house on a beautiful piece of property. The property also housed buildings for my husband's business, which is the reason we decided to purchase it. The hideous house was completely gutted, turned into our dream home and we love living here! After two years of blood, sweat and tears, we have absolutely no regrets!

Back to the quilt: It is paper pieced in a variation of the Hunter's Star pattern. Our house took 2 years to complete; so did this quilt. After we moved into our new home, I finished the quilt to fit our new king sized bed. Using dark blues, light, medium and dark aquas with a touch of lime green for the background blocks, the stars are purple, black and white. The center of the quilt fits the top of the bed and the borders hang down to the bed frame. It really helps when I make the bed (yes, I make the bed most days). I wanted a calming, ocean effect, so Joyce quilted it in a wavy pattern in aqua thread.

Bevan Adventure is for now, one of my quilt masterpieces. It was a lot of work, took a long time to make, but I love this quilt! It is the centerpiece of my room.