Quilts Submitted
Linus quilt - Cowboys and Indians Made at Pershore Patchers and Quilters Workshop for Project Linus. Quilt went to a little boy as part of Noah's Ark Trust. Uses 12 furnishing panels bought cheaply on ebay. My first Linus quilt. Approx 40" x 50". Machine pieced and quilted in approx 5 hours.
Sun, sea and sand Designed and made for Popular Crafts magazine. Square in square. Small wallhanging. Machine pieced and quilted.
Medical Cats Made for my sister Heather Parkinson (a cat loving, medical secretary). Fussy cut cat images. Fabric purchased online from USA. Made to my own design. Machine pieced and quilted. Throw size.
Halloween Log Cabin Made for fun using scraps of Halloween fabric. Log cabin design. Central image fussy cut. Approx 14" square. Machine pieced. Spider's web machine quilted in gold metallic thread. Spider hand embroidered in black wool.
Four fat cats From a Popular Patchwork magazine pattern. Applique, machine pieced and quilted. Pink, mauve, lavender and purple stash fabrics.
Caiden's Quilt North Carolina University fabrics, backed with NCU fleece panel. Made for newborn Mr Caiden Matthews. Leftover fabrics from 'Brad's quilt' (Caiden's dad). Machine pieced and quilted. Approx 40" square.
Five Wedding Wishes Retailer challenge competition/fabrics. Won joint first prize.Tone on tone whites. Wedding wishes of Health (apples), Wealth (bricks), Happiness (sunflowers), Fertility (Chickens and eggs) and Long Life (clocks and watches). Applique, Machine pieced and quilted, hand beaded. Small wallhanging.
Celestial Sisters and Holyrood Star Suns, stars and moons. Pattern from The Quilter magazine. Celestial sisters made for my sister Heather Parkinson. Holyrood Star comissioned by Lynne Clarke of Holyrood Acupucture Clinic. Machine pieced and quilted. Approx 36" square.
Brad's Quilt T-shirt quilt. University of North Carolina T-shirts. Made for Mr Brad Matthews. Comissioned by Mrs Asha Matthews. Double bed size. Outer border and backing in soft denim.
Sam's Bright Hopes Made for Mr Sam Parker. Tone on tone creams and whites. Bright Hopes Block. Fabrics and pattern chosen by Sam. Machine pieced and quilted.