Livin’ la Vida Violeta

For Shauna Harrison’s graduation from Stanford University in 2000

Started 9/1999, completed 6/6/2000
Presented June 11, 2000

The front has 80 attic window blocks that represent milestones, people, and the important things in her life. It has a light lavender border and a dark blue and black border. All of the sashing, border, backing, and binding fabrics have sparkles–she loves glitter!

The quilt took a year to complete–it took quite a bit of time to collect the items I needed. I finished binding the quilt June 4th and finished putting on the buttons June 5th. I managed to completely surprise her (kind of amazing when you consider the number of times she was home during that year!).

In addition, I wrote a booklet that describes how the quilt came about and what each square represents. I devoted one page to each square and included a color printout of it. While the quilt was completed ahead of time, the book was not finished until the night before graduation, June 10th.

  

One Fish, Two Fish

For Samantha Levy (Sarah and Joshua Levy)

Started 8/2001, completed  9/4/2001
Collaboration quilt by the Expert Support Quilters

Based on the Fish Bowl Fun pattern

Quilters:

Sarah Hitzeman, Marie Novicki, Angie Cummings, Jan Clayton, Terri Ahlmann, Peggy Jacobs, Ceclie Hoffman, Karen Ehrenfeldt, Mara Hatton, and Randa Mulford

Contributors:

Jake and Denny Brown, Julie Starr, Nancy Kriss, Steve Lamoree, Larry Scheer, Darrel Strom, and Eric Wenburg

Harry Potter quilt and pillows

Made for Zachary Turner

Started October 2001

Completed 12/26/01

Panels and fabrics by Springs Industries

The Tides at Bodega Bay

Started 6/2000, completed 5/22/2003
From a pattern in Quiltmaker Magazine

This is large enough for our queen-size bed. It’s the largest quilt I’ve done to date. I really disliked working with this many angled pieces.

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

For Maceon Sabatini

Started 8/2003, completed 9/26/2003
A flannel baby quilt

The pattern is from a Quiltmaker magazine. I modified the front to have the sheep jump in two directions. The back is a large log cabin square with a black sheep in the center.

Where’s the Flamingo?

For Fiona Cummings (Angie and Jerry Cummings)

Started 10/2003, completed 1/19/2004
Collaboration quilt by the Expert Support Quilters

Based on the Fish Frenzy and Rubber Ducky patterns in the PS I Love you 3 booklet.

Contributors: Sarah Hitzeman, Marie Novicki, Cheryl Jasper, Sarah Levy, Jan Clayton, Cecilie Hoffman, Karen Ehrenfeldt, and Randa Mulford

Food Fight

Started 1/2004, completed 3/5/2004
Food fabric in the Lasagna quilt pattern by Atkinson Designs

Counting Sheep

For Tyler McCann (Melanie and Brent McCann)

Started 5/2005, completed 8/2/2005
Fabric panel and manufacturer’s quilt pattern

Seeing Stars

Top finished 4/2004, completed: 10/6/2005

Yellow Brick Road pattern by Atkinson Designs
Celestial fabrics

Boo!

Top finished 6/26/04, completed: 10/31/2005
Yellow Brick Road pattern by Atkinson Design
Halloween fabrics

Advent Calendar

Started October 2005, completed: November 2005
Makower Fabrics panel and Christmas fabrics
Instructions provided by the manufacturer