Welcome to the Rainbow Stitching gallery of quilts. I hope you enjoy your visit.
“God Bless America” (88″ x 78-1/2″) – Embroidery, applique, pieced blocks, and fabric-covered buttons. This quilt is an original design that includes each State’s bird and flower, ordered by the date the State entered into the Union.
A few of my favorite activities
“Happy Place” – Embroidery and free-motion/ruler quilting
“All Roads Lead to Quilting” – 2017 Row-by-Row. Blocks were obtained from California, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.
“Free Motion Freedom” – Free motion and ruler work.
“Scardy Cat’s Parade of Pumpkins” – Hand embroidery and custom long-arm quilted. Finished just in time for Halloween!
“Fourth of July” – Foundation Paper Pieced and long-arm quilted using an edge-to-edge wave design. Bias binding applied.
“God’s Country” – This is what my parents called Bishop, CA, where they lived for 30+ years. Hand embroidered, colored with crayons, and long-arm quilted.
“Mom N’ Me” – 12 of 20 dresden plates were hand quilted by my Mom in 2006. In 2022, I finished hand quilting the dresden blocks and custom long-arm quilted.
“Square Dance” – Custom quilted.
“Scrap Buster” – Pieced and quilted with border to border and custom quilt designs.
“Quilt of Many Colors” – Custom long-arm quilted.
“Tulip Revolution” – Pieced and appliqued using domestic sewing machine decorative stitches. Custom quilted on long-arm.
“Coral Reef” – Bargello quilt with applique, as well as 3D fish.
“Hearts of Gold” – Pieced and custom quilted.
“Spring” – Pieced and appliqued. Quilted on domestic sewing machine.
“Just Ducky” – Pieced, appliqued, and edge-to-edge quilted
“Haunted Hill”
“Not-So-Alone Star” – Pieced and custom long-arm quilted.
“Charm”
2005, where it all began – MY FIRST QUILT!
“SARG 2023” Auction Quilt – SAVE THE ANIMALS!
“Sunshine Surprise” – quilted free motion on a domestic sewing machine.
“Flower Festival” – Quilted free motion on a domestic sewing machine.
“Signed, Sealed, and Delivered” – Custom baby blanket
“Peace” – Free motion quilted on domestic sewing machine.
“Santa Rides” – Play time with beads, yarn, and ribbon
“Crackerman”
Even a Christmas ball can look like a quilt :-).
Finally able to retire the Christmas tree sheet 🙂
Ho Ho Ho!
“The 12 Days of Christmas” – Stitched on Long-Arm and Colored with Crayons
Decorative Monthly Flags – Pieced, appliqued, and quilted on domestic sewing machine.
“Jelly Roll” – Strip pieced and edge-to-edge quilted with swirls.
“Seasons” – Row-by-Row 2014 – Center blocks obtained from Kentucky and Tennessee quilt shops. Side blocks designed in Electric Quilt 8. Custom quilted.
“Lollypop Parade” – Hand quilted and embroidered, this has been in process since 2008.