lap quilt series: no. 4

River of Life, 2009, in process

The theme for this month’s Art Chix was “Women’s Work.” I chose to show a lap quilt that I hadn’t quite completed to demonstrate that “a woman’s work is never done.”

African fish swim across the main fabric, with coordinating solids on either side. Because I chose to hand-stitch around each fish, I do not see an end in sight anytime soon. There is additional wavy hand stitching in the wide fabrics on either end.

baby quilt series: no. 1

In The Beginning, 2009, 35" x 46"
COLLECTION OF ROSANNE OLSON

Made with Marcus Brothers designer fabric, this baby quilt is scissor-cut and machine stitched. Although any color goes well with black and white, butter yellow seemed like a perfect compliment.

The backing, more of the same swirly fabric, gains an additional pattern with graphic in-the-ditch stitching. In total, just under 4 yards of the main fabric were used to complete the quilt.