New York BeautyOne of five quilts Sylvia searches for in THE QUILTER’S LEGACY, this New York Beauty was especially precious because it was her parents’ wedding quilt. read more »My First QuiltMy first quilt (9/94): A nine-block sampler from a Leisure Arts booklet titled, “Teach Yourself to Quilt.” (If you look carefully, you may be able to detect four, not two, baskets in the block in the upper left corner. As you can see, I had a lot to learn about contrast.) People often ask if I had a teacher like Sylvia… read more » Holly TrellisI made this red, green, and white Jacob’s Ladder quilt as a Christmas gift for my mother. (12/94) read more »Lone StarThis Lone Star wallhanging was a Christmas gift for my husband’s parents. I made the coordinating pillow later. (12/94) read more »Bear's PawA gift for Marty’s grandparents. (That handsome fellow holding the quilt is Marty’s grandfather.) read more »Christmas WreathI made this quilt for Marty’s aunt by adapting two patterns from the November 1995 issue of McCall’s Quilting. read more »Double Wedding RingA Christmas gift for my grandparents, Edward and Virginia Riechman. (12/95) read more »Double Wedding Ring WallhangingA wedding gift for a friend. I followed the instructions provided in Carla J. Hassel’s book, Super Quilter II. (12/95) read more »Double Wedding RingA wedding gift in blues and mauves for my wonderful agent, Maria Massie. (4/98) read more »Log Cabin Quilt with Chimneys and Cornerstones BorderA wedding gift for one of my husbad’s oldest and dearest friends. I made this quilt not long after completing The Quilter’s Apprentice, so Mrs. Compson’s story in Chapter 25 was in my thoughts when I chose the Chimneys and Cornerstones pattern for the bride and groom. read more » |