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Flannel & Jeans

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Grandma’s Embroidery

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Hunter Jumper

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Friendship blocks for a newborn

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Remembering Mom

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The Love of a Dog

There is truly no love more precious and joyous than the love shared by our dogs!

Sweet Ellie Mae was an amazing dog with a beautiful personality and a unique sense of style. This quilt is made from her clothing, which she wore proudly. For an extra special reminder of the connection between Ellie Mae and her mom, I also included a photo and embroidered quotes, including her name and a sweet song that her mom sang to her. The back of the quilt is Ellie Mae’s favorite blanket.

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52 Years

A celebration of a long career, this quilt is made with 156 ties, arranged in 52 rows, with one for each year my customer worked! He had a long and fabulous career selling new cars and owned his own car dealerships.

While he was working, these ties showed off his sense of style and fun, and now they show both that and the incredible commitment he had to his career. I’m not sure how he was able to choose just one tie to wear each day—these are all just too much fun!

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Angels

It is always such a joy to be a part of the long artistic history of a quilt.

The center of this quilt is an amazing cross stitch — My client made it in the ’90s and it took her 4 years to complete! It’s a beautiful example of needlework made with thread and beads.

My own inspiration for the border came from the way the rays of the star and the three angels create a beautiful triangle in the center.

And the custom quilting was done by the very talented Julia Jeans at Thread Dancing. I’m grateful to have been part of this design process!

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Baby Bear

When my client’s granddaughter was born 23 years ago she had a quilt made to celebrate her birth. In order to keep the tradition going, she reached out to me to have a new quilt made to celebrate the birth of her great-granddaughter. The quilting here was done by Karen Dougan of Kreative Design & Longarming. I love collaborating and being a part of a long-term tradition!

“I met Diane several years ago to repair a quilt my dog had torn. She did a great job repairing. Then a few months ago my Grand-daughter was expecting our first Great Grand-daughter and asked for a Quilt like the one I had made for her. Not knowing how to begin, I remembered Diane. So we went shopping for fabric and pattern, again I was lost she was a life saver, picked colors and fabric, Teddy Bear motifs. I left the rest up to her, needless to say I was thrilled when finished, my Grand-daughter loves it. It was stressful but Diane made it fun.”

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Mom’s Fabrics

This quilt was created from fabric my client’s mother, an avid quilt maker, had in her collection at her time of passing.

The quilt displays her taste in fabric, featuring a little bit of everything her daughter brought me. I can tell that flowers, Halloween, and prints for grandkids were her favorite kinds of fabric prints and care was clearly taken in selecting the fun fabrics — the ghosts glow in the dark!

I was told that many of the fabrics had been used in other quilts she made for family members, and I am grateful to have been a part of creating this keepsake.