Faux Amazonite Necklace

Finished stringing my faux amazonite into a three strand necklace.  Looks great with a brown top.

A Dress for Daughter

A new dress for my daughter.  She picked out the fabric for the skirt and I made the dress around it.  She wore it for her school picture last week. 

A Quilt for Mom

 

I purchased this kit from my neighborhood quilt store, Cotton and Chocolate.  The pattern is 19th Century Reds.  I made this as a gift for my mom, who is so very dear to me.   The batting is wool.  I am lucky to live near Andrea Gillingham, whose work has been featured on the cover of Quilt Sampler Magazine (Spring/Summer 2012).  She's a very talented machine quilter.  She uses a Gammill long arm, but her work is hand guided, and anyone who has ever used a long arm machine knows that this is hard work and not easy to do.  She has done several quilts for me and they are all spectacular.

Pattern:   Joanie Holton and Melanie Greseth for Windham

Fabric Collection:  19th Century Reds, c. 1875  Windham Fabrics              

Quilting:  Machine quilted by Andrea Gillingham

Binding:  Patti Adams

58" x 74"

Simi Valley, CA - April 2013