Quotes Quilts
Happiness
Series: Quotes
9 x 12 in
2022
Recycled fabric, lace, and cotton thread. Hand-stitched and embroidered, featuring a quote by Sylvia Plath: 'I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, This is what it is to be happy.'
Secret Garden
Series: Quotes
10.0 x 10.5 in
2020
Recycled fabric, appliqué, and hand-stitched embroidery using cotton thread. The techniques include fabric layering and intricate embroidery stitches. The quilt features a quote from Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden: 'The secret garden bloomed and bloomed, and every morning revealed new miracles.'
To Live in Fear
Series: Quotes
9 x 13 in
2023
The quilt's layers are made from a variety of recycled fabrics and painted cotton. A range of techniques were used to create this piece, including hand and machine stitching, appliqué, fabric collage, embroidery, and crochet.
Responsive to Change
Series: Quotes
10 x 12 in
2023
Cotton fabric, appliqué, and hand-stitched embroidery using various thread types. The piece features a quote by Charles Darwin, with fabric strips and layered stitching.
Mindbloom
Series: Quotes
10.0 x 7.5 in
2022
Combination of hand-stitched embroidery and acrylic painting on fabric, featuring a nature-inspired design with textual elements.
Flow of Nature
Series: Quotes
10 x 11 in
2023
This piece is created using a combination of fabrics with hand-stitched embroidery and appliqué techniques. It includes a quote from John Muir, lace accents, and various textured elements, forming a composition that integrates text and decorative stitching.
Survive
Series: Quotes
6.25 x 6.00 in
2023
This piece was created using cotton fabric, with hand-stitched embroidery in white and gold threads. The word "survive" is appliquéd onto a black background, surrounded by detailed seed stitching and outlined in a circular gold border, all against a black fabric base.
Patchwork Memories
Series: Quotes
16 x 12 in
2024
Mixed media, lace, and hand-stitched embroidery. This piece incorporates appliqué, yo-yo quilting, crochet doilies, and various textured elements.
I Teach
Series: Quotes
9 x 11 in
2023
This quilt combines hand embroidery, appliqué, patchwork, and vibrant stitching with textual and floral motifs, celebrating teaching as a superpower.