The Patchery Menagerie

Guess what Julie and I did yesterday?  We went to my favorite quilt shop for some retail therapy.  How much retail therapy?  We were ther...

I don't make quilts for the usual reasons, if there is any such a thing as a "usual" reason. Sure I make quilts for people I l...

I had a little time last night after dinner so I quickly hung up all four crayons quilts on the new fence.  They look pretty much like I e...

I like to choose the right backings for my quilts. I never use whatever I have left hanging around unless it's perfect for the quilt. (Y...

I've been working to get some things finished up. I've made four letter flimsies this year, and after I show them off at Quintessent...

It's a flimsy. It's 37-1/4" x 53" (94.5 x 134.6 cm) Here are the other two, for comparison. Cream, or "Mas...

The Black Crayons flimsy is complete. It measures 30" x 52"  (I had to improve the contrast a bit since the black looke...

This black bird came out of nowhere to take up residence on the Black Crayons quilt.

OK!  I'll admit I want to make everybody work a little bit harder to read the letters in this version of the Crayons quilt. Having made ...

Brenda , you are right. These Black letters are hard to read. I think their readability will improve when they are completely surrounded ...

I thought the ladies would make the "U" pretty special, but I am not sure the letter will "read" properly. All the o...

I made some more black letters. I am really happy with these. I like the sheer unexpectedness of them.  They will look so much better w...

Here's another version of the Crayons, and this one will be made from fabrics with all black backgrounds. It is very similar in conce...