Above, Row 1: Calling Me Home by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles; Winter Wolf by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company; Day on the River by Dana Verrengia at Wildfire Designs Alaska; On the Prowl by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company. Row 2: Raven Salmon by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections ; Fish On by Mary Stenros for Willow Bend Creations as seen at Northern Threads; Landscape Quilt by Donna Cherry at Donna Cherry Designs. Row 3: Moose Junction by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles; Metolius by Jean Wells at The Stitchin' Post; About Trout by Angie Steveson at Lunchbox Quilts ; True Nature by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs. Row 4: Out to Lunch by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs ; Autumn Lady design by Carl Brenders, pattern by Bigfork Bay Cotton Company ; Northern Lights by Marie Noah at Northern Threads. Row 5: Cedar Plank Salmon by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections.
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Showing posts with label Lisa Moore. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Quilts of the Great Outdoors
We hope you enjoyed our 3-part series on Quilts of the Great Outdoors. These images of bears, deer, salmon, moose and wolves remind us of the beautiful mountains and rivers of North America. Here's the collection !
Above, Row 1: Calling Me Home by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles; Winter Wolf by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company; Day on the River by Dana Verrengia at Wildfire Designs Alaska; On the Prowl by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company. Row 2: Raven Salmon by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections ; Fish On by Mary Stenros for Willow Bend Creations as seen at Northern Threads; Landscape Quilt by Donna Cherry at Donna Cherry Designs. Row 3: Moose Junction by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles; Metolius by Jean Wells at The Stitchin' Post; About Trout by Angie Steveson at Lunchbox Quilts ; True Nature by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs. Row 4: Out to Lunch by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs ; Autumn Lady design by Carl Brenders, pattern by Bigfork Bay Cotton Company ; Northern Lights by Marie Noah at Northern Threads. Row 5: Cedar Plank Salmon by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections.
Above, Row 1: Calling Me Home by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles; Winter Wolf by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company; Day on the River by Dana Verrengia at Wildfire Designs Alaska; On the Prowl by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company. Row 2: Raven Salmon by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections ; Fish On by Mary Stenros for Willow Bend Creations as seen at Northern Threads; Landscape Quilt by Donna Cherry at Donna Cherry Designs. Row 3: Moose Junction by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles; Metolius by Jean Wells at The Stitchin' Post; About Trout by Angie Steveson at Lunchbox Quilts ; True Nature by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs. Row 4: Out to Lunch by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs ; Autumn Lady design by Carl Brenders, pattern by Bigfork Bay Cotton Company ; Northern Lights by Marie Noah at Northern Threads. Row 5: Cedar Plank Salmon by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
The Great Outdoors, Part 2
Here's another look at quilts featuring the beautiful and noble creatures of North America's mountains and rivers. Enjoy !
Cedar Plank Salmon, 19 x 51, by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections
Lisa Moore is a retired electrical engineer who lives on beautiful Silver Bay in charming Sitka, Alaska. When not teaching quilting, she loves to go fishing, shrimping, and crabbing with her family. Lisa has designed this wall hanging quilt using beautiful ombre fabric, in which the center of the fabric is a lighter hue, giving a lovely monochromatic effect. The salmon fish are appliqued using the fusible web technique. You can purchase the entire kit with the fabric shown above, or you can purchase just the pattern by itself, both from Abby's Reflections in downtown Sitka.
Winter Wolf, 28 x 29.75, by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company
Here's a fusible web applique project done in dramatic purples, blues, and gray tones, which complement the clear gold eyes of the wolf. You can purchase the pattern by itself, or the entire kit including fabric and easy to follow directions, or just the fabric and a thread kit by itself. We can imagine this quilt on the wall of a den or family room, or even as the center of a large spread in a bedroom with a rustic theme.
Moose Junction, 29.5 x 38.5, by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles
According to the Pine Needles website, Moose Junction is one of artist McKenna Ryan's all time favorite patterns in over ten years of quilt designing. This quilt has so much interesting animal life : flying geese silhouetted against the night sky, mountain goats, moose, bears, and fish. It's a real potpourri, done in an eye-pleasing, symmetrical arrangement.
Landscape Quilt, 40 x 30, by Donna Cherry at Donna Cherry Designs
Quilt artist Donna Cherry offers an innovative approach to assembling a landscape quilt: a mix-and-match assortment of backgrounds, mid-grounds, foreground, and detail addition, so that you can create a very custom-looking design. For example, in this quilt, Donna has chosen the background pattern of High Desert Cascades, the mid-ground pattern of River View, the foreground pattern of Serenity Rock, and detail addition of the Mule Buck. You can choose from a variety of patterns to create your own lovely custom look. In addition, Donna's "Getting Started" booklet and her 'Surface Embellishments" DVD are also available for purchase at Donna Cherry Designs.
Day on the River, 26 x24, by Dana Verrengia at Wildfire Designs Alaska
Cedar Plank Salmon, 19 x 51, by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections
Lisa Moore is a retired electrical engineer who lives on beautiful Silver Bay in charming Sitka, Alaska. When not teaching quilting, she loves to go fishing, shrimping, and crabbing with her family. Lisa has designed this wall hanging quilt using beautiful ombre fabric, in which the center of the fabric is a lighter hue, giving a lovely monochromatic effect. The salmon fish are appliqued using the fusible web technique. You can purchase the entire kit with the fabric shown above, or you can purchase just the pattern by itself, both from Abby's Reflections in downtown Sitka.
Winter Wolf, 28 x 29.75, by Toni Whitney at Bigfork Bay Cotton Company
Here's a fusible web applique project done in dramatic purples, blues, and gray tones, which complement the clear gold eyes of the wolf. You can purchase the pattern by itself, or the entire kit including fabric and easy to follow directions, or just the fabric and a thread kit by itself. We can imagine this quilt on the wall of a den or family room, or even as the center of a large spread in a bedroom with a rustic theme.
Moose Junction, 29.5 x 38.5, by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needles
According to the Pine Needles website, Moose Junction is one of artist McKenna Ryan's all time favorite patterns in over ten years of quilt designing. This quilt has so much interesting animal life : flying geese silhouetted against the night sky, mountain goats, moose, bears, and fish. It's a real potpourri, done in an eye-pleasing, symmetrical arrangement.
Landscape Quilt, 40 x 30, by Donna Cherry at Donna Cherry Designs
Quilt artist Donna Cherry offers an innovative approach to assembling a landscape quilt: a mix-and-match assortment of backgrounds, mid-grounds, foreground, and detail addition, so that you can create a very custom-looking design. For example, in this quilt, Donna has chosen the background pattern of High Desert Cascades, the mid-ground pattern of River View, the foreground pattern of Serenity Rock, and detail addition of the Mule Buck. You can choose from a variety of patterns to create your own lovely custom look. In addition, Donna's "Getting Started" booklet and her 'Surface Embellishments" DVD are also available for purchase at Donna Cherry Designs.
Day on the River, 26 x24, by Dana Verrengia at Wildfire Designs Alaska
Pattern designer Dana Verrengia writes, "Brown bears fish the Kenai and Russian Rivers in Cooper Landing, Alaska every summer to fatten up on salmon as they swim upstream to spawn. If you spend a day along these rivers you're likely to share your fishing hole with one of these powerful creatures."
Here, we see him hungrily eyeing a tasty-looking morsel. Hues of sage green, blue, gray, and orange comprise this attractive quilt. They surround the handsome bear, who could be appliqued in any variety of earth tones or neutral hues to match your décor.
Monday, July 15, 2013
The Great Outdoors: Mountain Wildlife and Fish Quilts
Summer is the perfect time for hiking, backpacking, and camping in the great outdoors. If you're out and about in the mountains of North America, you might see some of these magnificent creatures !
Autumn Lady, 32 x 25.5, design by Carl Brenders, pattern by Bigfork Bay Cotton Company
Autumn Lady is based on a painting by famed naturalist Carl Brenders, which shows a little doe almost hidden among the gold, orange, and brown leaves, as the season changes from summer to fall. This pattern contains complete instructions, and full size layout guide, and pattern pieces which are already reversed for quick applique. You can purchase just the wall hanging pattern by itself, or just the fabric kit by itself, or the pattern and the fabric kit together. With its elegant earth tones, Autumn Lady is a formal, sophisticated pattern which we think would look good in any room in the home.
About Trout, 30 x 50, by Angie Steveson at Lunchbox Quilts
Here's a wonderful embroidery machine project which can decorate your wall or be made larger to cover your bed. Brightly colored, cheerful trout are embellished with intricate details. The pattern comes with its own CD which contains five trout appliques separated into five parts and five fly designs for the border ( see close-up below). Directions for a 30 x 50 wall hanging or a 57 x 76 quilt are also included.
These delicately embroidered flies resemble the carefully hand-made artificial flies that fly fishers use when casting their lines across a lake or river to catch fish. They decorate the outer border of this quilt.
Out to Lunch, 25 x20, by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs
A family of lively bears frolic in a lovely meadow, in search of berries and other goodies to eat. You can purchase this pattern separately or as part of a fabric kit at Keepsake Quilting. The kit comes with precut fusible-backed applique shapes, as well as directions and batik fabric for the top and binding. We especially like the beautiful white wildflowers, known as "cottongrass", which gracefully decorate the right hand border.
Raven Salmon, 38 x 30, by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections
Autumn Lady, 32 x 25.5, design by Carl Brenders, pattern by Bigfork Bay Cotton Company
Autumn Lady is based on a painting by famed naturalist Carl Brenders, which shows a little doe almost hidden among the gold, orange, and brown leaves, as the season changes from summer to fall. This pattern contains complete instructions, and full size layout guide, and pattern pieces which are already reversed for quick applique. You can purchase just the wall hanging pattern by itself, or just the fabric kit by itself, or the pattern and the fabric kit together. With its elegant earth tones, Autumn Lady is a formal, sophisticated pattern which we think would look good in any room in the home.
About Trout, 30 x 50, by Angie Steveson at Lunchbox Quilts
Here's a wonderful embroidery machine project which can decorate your wall or be made larger to cover your bed. Brightly colored, cheerful trout are embellished with intricate details. The pattern comes with its own CD which contains five trout appliques separated into five parts and five fly designs for the border ( see close-up below). Directions for a 30 x 50 wall hanging or a 57 x 76 quilt are also included.
These delicately embroidered flies resemble the carefully hand-made artificial flies that fly fishers use when casting their lines across a lake or river to catch fish. They decorate the outer border of this quilt.
Out to Lunch, 25 x20, by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs
A family of lively bears frolic in a lovely meadow, in search of berries and other goodies to eat. You can purchase this pattern separately or as part of a fabric kit at Keepsake Quilting. The kit comes with precut fusible-backed applique shapes, as well as directions and batik fabric for the top and binding. We especially like the beautiful white wildflowers, known as "cottongrass", which gracefully decorate the right hand border.
Raven Salmon, 38 x 30, by Lisa Moore at Abby's Reflections
Abby's Reflections is a pretty shop in the picturesque town of Sitka, Alaska, the great northern state where fish and wildlife abound. Pattern designer Lisa Moore worked with the talented wood carver Tommy Joseph from the Native American Tlingit tribe to create this intriguing applique pattern, done with iron-on fusible web. (Check out what appears to be a face nestled between the two fish). You can purchase the pattern by itself, or you can purchase the entire quilt kit with the fabric included.
True Nature, 66.5 x 82.5, by McKenna Ryan at Pine Needle Designs
Look at all the animals in this glorious applique landscape block quilt ! There's bears, moose, fish, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and a soaring eagle. You can buy each of these six blocks separately, or you can purchase the entire set as a package. McKenna Ryan created this quilt using the "Natural Instinct" line from Hoffman Fabrics. She notes, "[They were]... designed especially to capture the wonder of those intricate textures, grand landscapes and the wildlife that inhabits them. Each block seemed to journey further into the back country, going beyond boundaries and untouched by the influence of [humans]. Near the end, as I was hand stitching the binding... I realized the true nature of art is the journey we take creating it."
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