Pointsettia and Holly

This table topper was made for my friend Kathy for Christmas. I designed a 5 spoke holly leaves and topped it with the flowers. I micro quilted around the appliqué and then added the inktense paint to highlight the holly leaves in the quilting.

Customer quilt

Just finished customer quilt by Michelle Quiltz! Customer requested non-traditional quilting and wanted a modern style.

Walking On Air

Here is the quilt with e-textiles that I created for my sister, Annette. It is inspired by photos from the International Space Station over the Midwest. There are 11 LEDs and 4 feet of el wire. The LEDs run on a 3 volt coin battery and the el wire runs on 2 AA batteries. There is a lot of thread painting and quilting. The winter sky constellations are highlighted with crystals.

Renee and Joe's Wedding quilt

Here are some pictures of the quilt I made for Renee and Joe. Today is their wedding. The quilt was started as part of a local Mystery Class with the blocks designed by Chris Milodragovich. I free motion embroidered the hot ari baloon from a picture of Renee and Joe in her baloon. I added traupunted balloons showing the stages of inflation and lift off. I did the quilting on my long arm machine which after some repairs is working great!

Kailua Turtle is in Salt Lake for the HMQS quilt show to be judged. The show starts May 8.

Here are a couple pictures of the finished quilt and a close up of the quilt.

Hibiscus and Monstera table runner

This is a gift to my friend Bonnie Moon. I designed this table runner. The Monstera are needle turn appliqued and the Hibiscus and Plumeria are fusible applique with thread painting. I echo quilted around the design with Glide polyester thread.

Christmas Stars Quilt

This quilt was made over several years, making a block or two each December after Christmas presents were finished and then put away for another year. After participating in our EQ design group, I decided to put the blocks together on point and designed sashing with asymetrical stars. The candy strip border was fun to add interest at the sides. I quilted Christmas trees in the green border, but they blended too much with the background and I went back over with a metallic thread. This quilt is enjoying the holidays in our room!

Blues Quilt Labor Day Weekend

This is the quilt I made for a friend. The pattern is Stripped in Bali for use of Bali pops, precut strips of batiks. I cut my own strips and had an ample supply of ocean blues. I put a plush backing to be comfy to snuggle under this fall/winter. I quilted it with Glide thread, a pretty polyester thread that glistens.

Quilt Retreat Fall 2012 Flathead Lake

I had a long weekend at Quilt Retreat on beautiful Flathead Lake at Glacier Camp near Lakeside, MT.

I worked on this spiral border for one of my applique turtles. I really like the results. It was a fun weekend with my quilt friends.

Quilt Univesity's Artists Revisted Class

I took Quilt University's Artists Revisted class. You select a painting, posterize and then trace the sections of color and translate into a quilt. The fisrt part is selecting the right color fabric. Then fusing the fabric and then threat painting to get the paintbrush effect and blend the colors. The you take the quilt top and quilt it with batting and backing. I finished just before the class finished. I had the most difficult time getting the fabric colors for the sky and 2/3 of the painting is sky. It is easy to over do the color and hard to get the soft impressionistic colors. A recent trip to Lewistown, MT through the heart of wheat country was also an inspiration. The thread was the Glide, polyester thread which I really liked.

Group quilt for Care Net

Our group of quilters created this quilt as a fund raiser for our local Care Net. It won a blue ribbon at the quilt show in June. Picture taken at Robin's cabin overlooking Placid Lake.

Left to right: Steve M, Robin, Shirley, Cecelia, Kathy, Jackie, Myrna, Michelle and Jerry.

Artists Revisted Class at Quilt University

Here is my progress so far. It is a rendition of van Gogh's Wheatfields and Cypress recreated in fabric. I'm in the process of the thread painting and then will progress to the quilting.

Quilting Close Up

I really like the metallic silver thread quilting of turtles in the corners. I like how they appear shadowy and swim away.

Kaanapali Beach

I think I have finished the quilting and I am down to finsishing touches. I am planning to add some beads to the outer border. I have to thank all my mentors who have given suggestions, tips, help and advice.

Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend Quilt Show Theme Quilt

The Missoula Quilt Guild Show this June is Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend. There is a challenge to design a quilt to go with the theme. This is my theme quilt. I think I will title it Maui Memories. I designed the center and took it with me on vacation to Maui this winter. It features diamonds on the backs of the turtles with the diamond stars accenting the center. I just washed it and when dry I will start the quilting. I have metallic/hologram thread to use. I found some interesting beads to add. So  I still have lots of work to do before the show.

Spiral Table Runner

Here is the Spiral Table Runner I made at Spring Quilt Retreat. I quilted it with an open heart design.

Quilt for Montana Dietitians

This is the quilt that will be raffled at this year's annual meeting of the Montana Dietetics Association in Kalispell May 8 - 10, 2012. I made some of the blocks while at quilt retreat earlier this month and the rest of the blocks when I got home and there were fewer distractions. Fun!

Zach and Natalie

This quilt was made for Zach and Natalie who got married last summer.  It is currently on its way to PA. Best wishes to Zach and Natalie!

Quilt

A group of friends had a fabric exchange. I put the blocks together and finished the quilt.

Surfer Santa

This is Surfer Santa I made for a friend who collects Santas.