The Patchery Menagerie

  Now that the PRIZM quilt and its backing are all ready for the longarm quilter, the design wall is empty. EEK! My studio has been a real m...

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've finished sewing the binding and hanging sleeve on the Bright Crayons quilt. I'm really happy with it.   For now it...

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 always try to find the perfect backing for each of my quilts. I never use something cheap or left over. Here you can see the wild backin...

I'll be bringing the three Crayon flimsies with me to St Louis in October so I can show them to the students in the workshop. Afterward...

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...

I designed the word "Crayon" with a dropped "C."  As you can see, I've got it lined up partly under the "U,...

When I designed this quilt back in May, I put the bright bird on it and thought it looked just right. I needed the design wall for somet...

I usually finish a flimsy when I get all the components sewn together, but I never sewed these bright letters together.  Yesterday I got ...

Yeah, I know I said I wasn't going to do it, but I did. I re-made each of the letters in BOX, including the X. Much, much better,...

This bright bird flew onto the design wall with the bright crayon letters and made himself right at home.

So this is the first go-round. This one is ALL brights, all very intense colors. Believe it or not, this isn't "normal" for...

I am liking this more and more. Since I got most of the housekeeping chores done on Saturday, I will have a lot more time to sew over the...

Gosh, I love mixing fabrics together when I make letters.

The light isn't very good here. The "C" is red-violet, the "r" is really a blue violet. The "s" will be ...