Category Archives: Portrait quilts

On my design wall – 2014.10.18

I’ve made lots of progress on the dog portrait in the last couple of days – I have all the pieces cut and positioned on a piece of parchment paper, ready to be fused.   Here are the steps I … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.10.15

The custom dog portrait I started last week is progressing very well.  I pinned the full size pattern to my small portable design wall and covered the pattern with parchment paper.  As I fuse and cut out each piece, I’m … Continue reading

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Another pet portrait – 2014.10.09

I’m working on another custom dog portrait.  On the weekend, I drew the pattern from the original photo and enlarged it to full size.  (Don’t you just love that slurpy tongue licking his nose?)   Then I started selecting fabrics.  … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – 2014.08.27

The Kodiak portrait is finished – and on its way to its new home.  I’m very happy with the finished quilt.  (To see the progress of this quilt, click here.)   Now, I have to get myself organized to work … Continue reading

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PNW MQG Meetup and work on Kodiak portrait – 2014.08.24

This weekend was the long-awaited PNW MQG meetup hosted by VMQG.   The Friday evening picnic meetup was well attended and a lot of fun! One of our events on Saturday was a short workshop by VMQG member Jessica – an … Continue reading

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On and off my design wall – 2014.08.19

I really like this little quilt I made for the Vancouver MQG Mini Quilt Swap.   I didn’t have a lot of time to enjoy it after I finished it, because that happened yesterday afternoon – just in time for … Continue reading

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Pets on Quilts Show – a Dog named “Neo”

Welcome to everyone visiting from Lily Pad Quilting’s Pets on Quilts Show.   This is my second entry to the Pets on Quilts Show – you can read about my first entry here.  Make sure that you pop over and … Continue reading

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Pets on Quilts Show – a Cat named “Baby”

Welcome to everyone visiting from Lily Pad Quilting’s Pets on Quilts Show.   I love making quilted pet portraits, so when I saw this online quilt show, I just had to participate! Make sure that you pop over and check … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.08.06

Here’s what my portrait of Kodiak looked like yesterday – pinned to the full-size pattern on my design wall. Here’s a lesson I should have learned a long time ago – don’t pin a portrait in progress to a vertical … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2014.08.02

I have a new commission for a dog portrait (and another one waiting in the wings!).  This is Kodiak – he’s a malamute. His coloring is similar to two other dogs I’ve made portraits of,  so I started with some … Continue reading

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