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Trump’s Been Checked

The checks and balances of the three branches of our government will hopefully stop Trump in his march toward being, as Steven Miller of the inner Whitehouse circle said,  a ” President that will not be questioned.” What an astonishing … Continue reading

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Wedding for Bill and Jim

After more than 30 years, they are tying the knot.  Our good friends Bill and Jim are getting married April 2, 2016. This QuiltToon is made from fabric and thread and a small amount of beading.  It’s about 9″ X … Continue reading

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Autumn 2015

A QuiltToon portraying autumn with the confetti technique. Continue reading

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A little Piece of Paradise

Traveling down Michigan’s Rte. 23 from Ann Arbor, I saw, what looked like to me, “a little piece of paradise.”  It’s machine pieced, appliqued and quilted.  Thread sketching was used.  Clouds were painted with fabric paint.  Shadows painted with dye-sticks. QuiltToon … Continue reading

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Teen-aged Male Humanoid

My 15 year old grandson, Danny, is a great artist.  When he was about 14 he created a self-portrait on this computer.  It looks just like him!  I wanted to enterpret his work in a QuiltToon and did so.  The self-portrait … Continue reading

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A Kansas Tornado and a Dust Storm

In the early 1930s, my mother, Tillie, taught  17 children in a one-room school in rural central Kansas.  Recently, an elderly man, Stanley, who had her as his teacher when he was in the second grade told me many things … Continue reading

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Cartwheels

My little granddaughter Camille loves to turn cartwheels.  I can still see her cartwheeling around the yard;  thus this QuiltToon.  It is 17″ X 12″, machine pieced, top-stitched, appliqued and quilted. Completed Nov. 2014

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Ta Da!

Loved making this QuiltToon of a ballerina doing her thing.  It is machine thread-sketched, appliqued and quilted.  Finished piece is framed, 13″ X 13.” Completed Nov. 2014.

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QuiltToon in National Exhibit

I’m proud to say that one of my quilts was accepted to be shown at the International Quilt Festival in Houston that starts today.  The International Quilt Festival has a special exhibit with the theme of “Home.”   I made mine … Continue reading

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Intimacy Plus One

A few weeks ago, I completed a QuiltToon called, “Intimacy.”   (Photo of it below — Bill M. purchased it and gave it to friends who were getting married.)  To play off that idea, I made this one, “Intimacy Plus … Continue reading

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