Block Party started with the energy of simple squares: small blocks, large blocks, and a color palette that moves between clear aqua, cobalt blue, teal, emerald green, deep purple, and ruby red. The structure is orderly, but the visual effect is lively, with the blocks arranged so the eye keeps moving across the surface rather […]
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Rainbow in Motion: Straight Lines That Refuse to Sit Still
Some quilt designs reveal their construction immediately. Rainbow in Motion does almost the opposite. The entire composition is built from straight-cut pieces, but the finished surface appears to bend and sweep. Rectangles, narrow strips, and small checkerboard units change direction from block to block, creating paths that seem to curve through the quilt even though […]
Read MoreCreeksong Quilts at the 50th Annual John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival
Creeksong Quilts will be at the 50th Annual Fall Festival at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, on October 3–4, 2026. Festival hours: Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. I’ll be among the juried craft vendors in Studio Row, Booth 173, near the Woodcarving Building, with a selection of handmade quilts, […]
Read MoreAutumn Leaves: A Reversible Fall Quilt in Forest Green, Red, Orange, and Amber
Autumn Leaves conveys a very specific visual contrast: bright fall color placed against a dark, leafy ground. The front of the quilt uses a forest green batik print as the backdrop, with rows of diamond shapes moving across the surface in red, orange, amber, yellow, plum, pink, and cream. The effect is more layered than […]
Read MoreEvery Which Way: A Modern Triangle Quilt with Blue, Green, and Purple Movement
Every Which Way — the name of this quilt came directly from the design. The surface is full of directional movement: blue, green, teal, aqua, and purple triangle units turn across the white background, creating a lively geometric pattern that seems to shift as you look at it. The overall impression is modern, but not […]
Read MoreLife is a Journey: A Quilt Built from Stitched Destinations
Some quilts begin with color or geometry. *Life is a Journey* began with destinations. Across this 66″ square quilt, individual embroidered panels act almost like pages in a travel journal. Each one centers on a different country, pairing its name with a recognizable symbol, plant, animal, landmark, or cultural reference. The blocks are deliberately varied—Canada’s […]
Read MoreWalk in the Woods: Forest Birds, Bark Browns, and Embroidered Woodland Detail
Walk in the Woods began with the idea of a forest path: layered bark textures, quiet earth colors, and small discoveries tucked into the structure of the quilt. The quilt is built as a collection of woodland moments. Birds, branches, leaves, flowers, and small nature motifs appear in embroidered panels throughout the piece, framed by […]
Read MoreStarry Skies: A Modern Patchwork Star Quilt Framed in Mint Green
Starry Skies is a bright patchwork quilt built around a classic friendship star motif, but the overall effect is distinctly modern. Multicolored stars in yellow, blue, pink, orange, and purple move across a crisp white background, with a soft mint green border framing the design and giving the stronger colors room to stand out. The […]
Read MoreZanzibar: A Jewel-Tone Batik Queen Quilt with Geometric Movement
Zanzibar began with a very graphic idea: repeated square blocks that behave almost like pathways. Each block has its own internal movement, but when the blocks are placed together, the white lines start to connect across the surface and create a larger visual rhythm. The result is part maze, part window grid, part modern patchwork […]
Read MoreBlooming Garden: Embroidery, Patchwork Stars, and Spring Color
Blooming Garden conveys the feeling of a spring garden translated into cloth: individual flower embroideries, soft yellow frames, peach star blocks, sage green accents, and a pale blue-green border that gives the whole quilt a calm, finished edge. The embroidered floral blocks provide the focal points, each one centered like a small botanical study. Around […]
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