NEEDLE AND THREAD

Quilts

Corn and Beans

A hand-sewn, Corn and Beans block quilt.

96 inches by 96 inches

A Riot of Triangles

A gift for the bride. Hand-sewn, lap quilt with 4 inch by 4 inch blocks consisting of 8 triangles

30 inches by 40 inches.

Nancy's Riot of Triangles: A colorful quilt with a purple border, featuring a patchwork pattern of small triangles and squares in various shades of purple, pink, black, and floral prints, laid out on a wooden table.

A Riot of Triangles Lap Quilt

A gift for Nancy. Hand-sewn, 4 inch by 4 inch blocks consisting of 8 triangles

38 inches by 47 inches.

Stars on a Jacobean Ground: A quilt with a patchwork of star and pinwheel patterns in various colors, surrounded by a solid blue border, laid on a brown, patterned bedspread.

Stars on a Jacobean Ground

A hand-sewn lap quilt consisting of twenty 9 inch by 9 inch blocks, with thirty-two 2 1/2 inch triangles in each block.

38 inches by 47 inches

A Riot of Triangles II: Colorful patchwork quilt with geometric star patterns, bordered by a blue edge, laid on a wooden floor.

Riot of Triangles II

Hand-sewn, 4 inch by 4 inch blocks consisting of 8 triangles

38 inches by 47 inches.

An Ode to Japan: A quilt with a hexagon pattern made of various shades of blue, black, gray, and some light-colored fabrics, draped over a bed.

An Ode to Japan

A hand-sewn, lap quilt for Tim using the English paper piecing method. The fabric consisted of Japanese boho, sushi and sumo wrestler prints, and the custom print Tokyo Train Ride.

36 inches by 56 inches

Skull: made using the English paper-piecing method with skull-themed fabric.

Skull

A paper-pieced skull made from skull-themed fabric.

Two Flying Geese quilt blocks with geometric patterns on a brown surface, one with blue and multicolored fabric and the other with dark fabric with a floral pattern and blue triangles.

Flying Geese Blocks

Hand-Sewn Projects

The Hand

Wrist support for use with mouse.

A braided sushi turtle and a braided mouse.

A Braided Sushi Turtle and Braided Mouse

The Hand of Good and Evil: the Good side
The Hand of Good and Evil: the Bad side.

The Hand of Good and Evil

Miniature Christmas stockings

Miniature Christmas Stockings

The Electric Stapler Cozy with a colorful skeleton and dog bone pattern.
The pink interior of the Electric Stapler Cozy.

Electric Stapler Cozy

A handwoven basket made from fabric strips, with a round base and a handle, placed on a patterned textile surface.

A Hand-Sewn Braided Basket

Clothing

The finished 1795-1805 Empire gown.

1795-1805 Empire Gown

Pattern from Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion 1, Englishwomen’s Dresses and Their Construction.

A woman dressed in historical clothing, including a floral dress and a bonnet, sitting on a wooden chair outside, reading a book.

EMPIRE GOWN

Empire Gown Pattern used Folkwear Pattern 215

Regency stays.

Regency Stays

These were featured in a discussion about Regency Underthings on Jane Austen’s World

1800s Bonnet

A 1800s bonnet

1930s women's trousers.
Close-up of khaki 1930s women's trousers.

1930s Women’s Trousers

Both pairs were made using PDF 1930s Pattern. Khakis were from existing men’s Brooks Brother’s khakis purchased from Goodwill.