I don’t have a lot of time to work on my own quilts these days but I do try to do at least one quilt a year to put in a show.

Detail of Quilting

For this year my quilt is a log cabin quilt based on a Cozy Comfort pattern by Phyllis Paul of Cozy Quarters  http://designsbycozyquarters.com   It’s the second log pattern quilt design of theirs that I modified the borders on and I love their designs!

When you put quilts in a show you have to name them – for this quilt I had picked out fabrics during the 2013 VT Shop Hop and worked on piecing the quilt through the quilting retreats I did in 2013.  The day I started quilting it I received a call with a job offer from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (now known as Keurig Green Mountain) and in a flash the name came to me…. the colors of this quilt are the colors of the GMCR logo…. hence the name “Coffee in the Cabin”.

This is the first show quilt I have done using my new computerized system IntelliQuilter (IQ) and it is about 55% computerized and 45% custom free motion for the quilting.

Here I am with my Coffee in the Cabin quilt at MQX.

One of the most exciting things that has happened to me as a quilter was to have an original design quilt selected to be part of the American Textile History Museum’s exhibit of quilts called “From the Mills”.

This is the quilt:

The challenge was to use nine fabrics from the collection in the quilt.  I used a combination of applique in the center and piecing around the perimeter of this medallion-style quilt.  To see more of the entire collection chosen for the show follow this link: http://athm.org/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/fromthemills3.php

This quilt is hanging in my studio and I get to enjoy it every day!  Many of my clients have heard the story behind this quilt.