A baby quilt in Greenwork embroidery (outline stitch). This is a reproduction of an antique quilt that I purchased from Canada. I felt in love with the dancing frog, the cow viewing a little dog, and the whimsical sizes of the figures, the cat being larger than the horse.

The designs are featured on the CD currently for sale on the Products Available page of our website. The e-book's title is Redwork Renaissance Revisited, and is a treasure trove of old designs, coupled with the history of this Victorian technique.

There is a yahoo group for enthusiasts of outline stitch embroidery that I started. All are welcome! 

The quilt above, entitled "Keep the Home Fires Burning" was designed and made by Pat Cummings and utilizes the techniques of needleturn appliqué and trapunto. The miniature quilt is set into a faux wooden mantel setting constructed by Jim Cummings.

The miniature tree skirt, in the foreground, was paper-pieced, and designed by Pat. Instructions for making it were published in the Holiday 2006 issue of The Quilter magazine. The Crazy Quilt tree ornaments are more of Pat's creations. Antiques, collectibles, and thimbles are the other items on the mantel, since so many of you have asked.

Sunbonnet Sue Goes to the Beach

This was a "grief" quilt, believe it or not. My brother Jack had just passed away and in making it, I was remembering the times we went to the beach as kids.

The border quilting lines are motifs designed by Helen Squire and perhaps don't fit, scale-wise, but suited my mood at the time.

On Windy Whispers

"On Windy Whispers," a folk art style quilt designed and made by Patricia Cummings, was  inspired by the beautiful lyrics of the Bill Staines' song, "Redbird's Wing." It was exhibited from May 16-18, 2003, at the Appliqué Society Show in Sacramento, CA. The lovely song may be heard on the Bill's CD, "The First Million Miles, Volume II."