Do you remember this top ? And this top ? They became this! My largest shadow trapunto quilt - 55'' x 55''. When I started working on this quilt, there were two options: if everything goes well, I will make a beautiful quilt. If something goes wrong, instead of one quilt, I will make two- an applique quilt and a simple shadow trapunto. My concern was that the trapunto design … [Read more...]
Quilts from My Book
Here is the quilt that ended up on the cover of my book. It's so ironic because blue is the color I like the least! There were three quilts considered to be on the cover and none of them was green! It wasn't my choice and it was such a good thing because I could not have chose one. It is a small quilt, about 22'' square". I love the back, the white fabric allows the design to … [Read more...]
Quilted Postcards
Do you remember them ? … [Read more...]
Shadow Trapunto Christmas Quilts
This is my collection of Christmas quilts. I used these designs to make shadow trapunto quilts ( because this is my passion), but they could be used for other quilting techniques, too. I tried to make quick and easy designs. This piece could be stitched in one day... I made this in less than one day... I love postcards ! The same magic of shadow trapunto in a little piece that can be made … [Read more...]
The quilt for my favorite singer !
Last night we came back from Paris. We spent there a wonderful vacation !Paris has many, many wonders, everyone dreams to see them some day. I saw some of them, they impressed me, but nothing compares with the two shows of Mylene Farmer on Stade de France. Mylene is one of the most successful recording artists of all time in France. She lives in France, but the Canadians can also be proud of her … [Read more...]
Another surprise for a friend
I made this colorful little piece for my friend Mary. She makes wonderful quilts. I am in love with her scrap quilts and I admire her patience in making difficult things, like this quilt. Do you remember this table runner ? I loved so much that multicolored fabric. This type of fabric is my first option for background. This little piece measures about 10". This design remind me of the … [Read more...]
A surprise for a friend
I made this little piece for Lucia- a special friend from Brazil. In the last years I saw on TV a few great Brazilian telenovelas ( "The Clone" was one of them ). And now, "Sinha Moca" is the joy of my every weekend. So I was so happy to meet Lucia ! Though she traveled a lot she never saw snow so I sent her a wreath of snowdrops ! I hope it will cool the atmosphere of the hot summer days … [Read more...]