Baltimore Album quilts were made in Baltimore between 1846 and 1852. Those beautiful quilts inspire me to create my Baltimore style quilt. When I think of Christmas I think of the Thomas Nast drawing of Santa. He "invented" the image popularly recognized as Santa Claus today. His Santa Claus was published for the 1862 Christmas season Harper's Weekly cover. It was both of these elements that inspired me to make my Baltimore Christmas quilt. The 24" center medallion Santa block is surrounded by twelve 12" album style blocks with holly and berry swag applique border. 70" x 70"

Some of my best ideas come from my sewing friends. This quilt is named for Anita Peace, we have been sewing together for many years. Anita asked me if I could design a quilt with primitive angels and alternating star blocks. Well I don't think my design was what she had in mind, but she loves the quilt anyway. Six cute angels, gingerbread man, snowman, candy canes, mittens, bells and Rudolph with his nose so bright are set on applique star with embroidery pine branches. Twelve blocks with sashing finished sized 14" x 14".

Full pattern set includes 8 individual pattern leaflets and full-size 16" x 20" pattern for the block and border scallop.

Finished Quilt Size 69" x 86"

Experience a little bit of Alaska, as we did on our Alaskan Mystery Cruise and Shop Hop. Each day I presented the students with a new block filled with Flower, Birds and Berries found in Alaska. The blocks have inked lettering, and a few have a little bit of embroidery. Nine 12" blocks and scallop border.

Full pattern set includes 9 individual pattern leaflets and one full-size 22" x 22" pattern insert with applique directions and border scallop.

Finished Quilt Size 50" x 50"

I started out designing a traditional Baltimore style quilt, and then things got a little spooky, as ghost, owls, bats, pumpkins, candy and witches filled my drawing board. The 20" x 20" center medallion block is surrounded by twelve 10" x 10" blocks and finished with a scalloped bat border just for fun.

Full pattern set includes 13 individual pattern leaflets and full-size 20" x 20" pattern for the center medallion block.

Finished size 58" x 58".

Bewitch your trick or treaters with this 32" x 32" embroidery and applique wall hanging. Full size 22" x 34" color coded drawing and easy to follow hand embroidery and applique directions.

Finished Size 32" x 32"

Pearls Garden Quilt is a bountiful harvest of vegetable and herbs. The background blocks are pieced in an offset setting with squares and rectangles. There are twelve 9" x 12" vegetable and herb blocks and, for a bit of whimsy, four smaller 6" x 9" herb and insect blocks. Each of the large blocks combine applique vegetable, embroidery herb, and inked lettering. The smaller blocks have applique insects, embroidery herb, and inked lettering. The quilt is assembled in vertical rows giving it a surprising diagonal setting.

The pattern has full size pattern layout for the applique blocks and easy to follow hand applique and piecing and inking directions.

Finished size 54" x 60".

Redwork is believed to have originated in Europe in the early 1800s and traveled to America around 1850. The name Redwork is derived from the red cotton thread that was used to create this charming style of embroidery. The cotton processors in Turkey used a special dye process that made it colorfast. Redwork was also called Turkey Redwork. The availability of color fast red thread and inexpensive cotton fabric led to its popularity from the 1860s through the 1920s.

Redwork Riding Hood quilt is 52" x 56" finished Redwork embroidery quilt. Two 11" x 17" and eight 11" x 11" blocks surround the center 17" x 22" Red Riding Hood block. The border is finished with applique saw tooth border. The pattern has full size pattern drawings and easy to follow hand piecing and embroidery directions.

Finished size 52" x 56".

Twelve Herbs from the garden are stitched & inked on 6 inch finished blocks, and finished in a crazy quilt setting. Herbs names and sprigs of flower surround the quilt center to make this 30" x 36" wall hanging. Sample was stitched with Sulky 12 wt threads. Thread chart list color conversion from Sulky to DMC & Anchor embroidery floss.

Finished size 30" x 36".

Welcome your friends and family with this 28" x 32" embroidery and applique wall hanging. Full size 22" x 34" drawing and easy to follow hand embroidery and applique directions.

Finished size 28" x 32"

This 12 block quilt is divided into a series of four parts. Each pattern has 3 blocks. Part #1: Turkey, Heart & Leaves; Part #2: Squash, Pie & Corn Stalk; Part #3: Pumpkin, Acorns & Pineapple; Part #4: Squirrel, Chick & Harvest block. Sold by sets only.

Finished size: 65" x 91".

This is a great quilt for all those scraps you have saved or make a planned color scheme. Quilt can be easily made larger by adding more blocks.

Finished size: 52" x 70".

Item # 20001

These folk art turkeys are ready for the dance, not the holiday meal. I had lots of fun mixing and matching my favorite home spun fabrics to make each one strut his stuff. Applique by hand or machine.

Finished size: 45" x 60".