Joyous Quilter's Gallery 2011 to 2012
Here is the third of the four page picture gallery to show my journey of completed quilts for you to browse and enjoy. Some are commissions, some became treasured gifts to friends and family and a few remain in my possession.
If you would like a unique and beautiful gift made for a friend, a member of your family, or to simply indulge yourself, JQ would be delighted to hear from you! Take a look through the Commission Gallery page which showcases those quilts, JQ has been commissioned to make so far, in more detail.
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| April 2011 ~ “Be Kind To Yourself” |
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| May 2011 ~ “Happy Anniversary” |
| | May 2011 ~ “Holly Lane” |
| August 2009 ~ July 2011 ~ “Carp-e Diem” I completely changed my mind about what I was going to do in the borders for this quilt....as you do! Originally I was planning to do undulating flying geese and, although I made the paper piecing templates, it just wasn't 'talking' to me! I realised I approach quilting like cooking - I look at what I have available in the leftover pile after making the featured part of the quilt (like looking in the fridge to see which ingredients are there) and then get creative! I am better at this in quilting than cooking though so it's a good job my hubby does most of the cooking! For this quilt the fabric is directional and I had one panel which was wide and one that was tall and slim. I thought about cutting both on the diagonal to make offset borders - not so easy on a piece that is 73" tall! My tip; mark the line to cut first! Then I was going to fill in around each piece with the black background fabric. Although the background fabric has little Koi carp in a charcoal color on the black, I felt that this would be an awful lot of black, so the idea of adding the Chinese characters came to mind....they say 'Courage', 'Grace', 'Love' and 'Happiness'. As a background for these sections I used a fish scale print that I discovered I had in various color ways (funny how that happens!) and auditioning them all, I found the dark gold to be the best. I was rather pleased with the result and at 84"W x 95" tall I have the perfect wall to hang it on the stairs. |
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| July 2011 ~ “Happy Birthday Bruv!” I also made one for my sister-in-law and two nephews but, unfortunately, I forgot to photograph them before sending them off! |
 | August 2011 ~ “We Are 1” |
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| August 2011 ~ Sashiko Wallhanging - “Harmony” I needed to make a donation for the annual fundraiser for the local art group to which I belong www.aromashillsartisans.com. The Japanese character in the bottom right means 'Harmony". |
 | February to October 2011 ~ “Fair Ribbons” |
   | December 2011 ~ “A Hug From Mom” |
  | December 2011 ~ “Christmas Napkins & Table Runners” - Two sets |
 | January 2012 ~ “Collaboration & Growth” |
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| January 2012 ~ “An Old Friend” |
| March 2012 ~ “Evening Star” There is a tiny swarovski crystal as the evening star and a flock of migrating geese to complete the picture. | |
 | March 2012 ~ “Arizona Cactus” My adventure with fabric landscapes coincided with a dear quilting friend having a clear out of her stash and bestowing me with numerous fabric treasures! Lucky me! As a surprise to her I thought that I would give this one to her as a "Thank You" gift - she was so surprised and delighted and it now hangs in her living room. I found the perfect sky fabric in the quilt store I work in and all the other fabrics came from my generous friend and they were just so perfect! I used rayon embroidery threads with blind hem stitch to create the illusion of the cactus ridges and spikes. I also used them to thread paint the bushes and the cactus flower - the latter with a little artistic licence as I have no idea what the flowers of this behemoth actually look like! I topped the flower off with a swarovski crystal for a center piece. |
| April 2012 ~ “Grandmother's Treasure” |
 | November 2012 ~ “A Cherished Son” |
 | December 2012 ~ “For the Good 'Tie'mes” |
 | December 2012 ~ “Family Ties” |
