Quilt talks-- I will be giving two more talks about doll quilts, crib quilts and their history.

If you are interested in doll quilts and crib quilts, antique quilts, and new quilts, you may be interested in the lecture/trunk shows that are coming up:

1. The first one is in Ottawa, KS. on October 19th at 7 pm. for the Sunflower Piecemaker's Quilt Guild at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 401 W. 13th St.


2. The second one is in Topeka, KS. on November 10th at 7 pm. at the Women's Club. This is for The Kansas Capital Quilter's Guild.

I have antique and new quilts to show, and I really enjoy talking about the quilts. There will also be some patterns/kits available.

Columbia Mo. Quilt Guild

I have been invited to speak in Columbia, MO. on June 6th at the Booneslick Trail Quilters' Guild.

I will talk about doll and crib quilts, some history, and show a trunk show of antique

and newly made quilts. I am looking

forward to making some new quilting

friends in Columbia!

I've been working on doll and crib quilts....

I have been working on some new projects
and learning to use my Featherweight
machine. It is really fun to sew on!

The diamond log cabin shown represents
the 1880's period. It is
foundation pieced on fabric.

The whig rose quilts are my design. The one on the right is called "Folk Art Roses" and I have a pattern for it.

The one with a pink background is slightly different and I am working on a pattern for that one. The whig rose was popular in the 1840's to 1870's period.

Creating new patterns

I have been busy creating three exciting new patterns. They are reproductions of antique quilts. I have a doll quilt that is c1870, and the pattern is Mel's Olde Doll Quilt. Another is Yesterday's Rose, or "Folk Art Roses". These are also available at Harper's Fabrics and Quilt Co. in Overland Park, KS.

The last pattern is Butterfly Charm Quilt. This design is available at Quilter's Station in Lee's Summit, MO.

The photo at the right is a doll that I made at a Renee Plains doll class, and the quilt is a log cabin design that I made a year ago.

My first quilt pattern:

There is a story that leads up to the making of this quilt:

In 2005, I found an antique strip quilt at an antique mall in Wichita. It was in shambles, so I wanted to re-create it. I made 16-patch blocks like the ones in this quilt. They were then sewn together in long rows. I made too many blocks, and then I made some more!

This quilt was made with the leftover blocks. A line of reproduction pink fabrics had recently been released, and the "double-pink" sashing fabric worked well. The sawtooth border idea came from many pictures of 19th century quilts. The sawtooth border design was very popular. I did notice that the sawtooth block could be arranged in a multitude of directions, and often the quiltmaker would vary the directions, and even just cut them off wherever the border ended. The blocks did not have to be perfectly matched! Modern day quilters prefer for the borders to match, so this pattern has detailed directions on how to accomplish this task.

The pattern was made for a strip club at Harper's Fabrics Shop in Overland Park, KS. This was the March, 2008 pattern. Thank-you Harper's Fabrics for motivating me to design more patterns! Patterns are available at the shop, and the quilt is on display there through Fall, 2008.

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