I made this quilt for my oldest daughter, Lisa in 2014. It is a quilt of love with squares made by her great-grandmother, Audrey Maphis, her grandmother Fannie Maphis, her great-aunt, Ruth Barber, her Aunt, Iris Tye Melvin, her daughter, Alisa Humphrey and me. Their names are embroidered on their squares. The quilt is stripped […]
Tag: embroidery
Quilt for A Love Story
Jeanne Brown made this beautiful Signature Wedding Quilt for her niece and her husband, a true love story. It has been signed by their friends and family, even their dogs! 🙂 I quilted it for her in the Ribbon Hearts design in gold thread. A tribute to a wonderful love story, a long time in […]
Parasol Lady Quilt
Patty Ray asked me to make a quilt from these “Parasol Lady” blocks which she and her mother-in-law embroidered by hand. I stripped it together with Quilter’s Blenders Purple from our shop and quilted it tracing around the dolls and filling in with a twine design. It’s quilted in ecru thread on top and purple […]
Black, Blue & Gray Embroidery Quilt
Don’t ever think that a man can’t create a spectacular quilt. Mike Johns embroidered these amazing designs and then put this quilt top together with his serger! I quilted around the designs and blocks then added twine with a swirling border. We used our black Hobbs 80/20 batting and it is backed with Quilters Blenders […]
Antique Cars Quilt
The quilt isn’t antique but the cars are! The cars were hand embroidered by Pat Hammitt’s mother-in-law (Mike’s mother) and Pat asked us to make a quilt out of them, so we did. My sister, Iris and I designed and pieced it using fabrics we carry in the shop, with some help from my daughter, […]
Sun Bonnets Quilt
This charming quilt featuring Sunbonnet Sue with different bonnets and dresses was made by Pat Hammitt’s mother-in-law (Mike’s mom). The different Sunbonnet Sue figures are appliquéd with different stitches. She also hand embroidered the bonnets, sleeves and shoes. I quilted it in “Flights of Fancy.” It is backed with Curls Swirls Sky Blue quilt backing […]
Little Bo Peep Quilt
Lady Bird Quilts made this King size quilt for Janet Dudley from Little Bo Peep squares. They were hand embroidered and hand appliquéd by the aunt of her husband, Bob Dudley about 75 years ago when she was a teenager. Bob’s sister, Melodye Jones had saved and kept them over the years. Janet and Melodye […]