Animal Themed Wallhanging Quilts
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Pony arcade quilt Experimenting with a newly learned technique- Foundation Piecing, I made a whole herd of horse-head blocks in February of 1996. They were like popcorn, I couldn't make just one. This arrangement reminded me of a vending machine, which reminded me of the old Penny Arcades full of varied machines, so I call them Pony Arcade Quilts.
 Pony arcade quilt
Pony arcard quilt .
 Pony arcade quilt
Pony arcade quilt
Here I am in the photo to the right. This gives you a better idea of the size of the Pony Arcade Wallhangings. They have buttons for eyes and just enough quilting to outline them and emphasize the long muscle running through a horse's neck.
 Pony arcade quilt
Owl wallhanging
Owl wallhanging
The two quilts above are both Foundation pieced, and quite small- I think the owl blocks to the left (made in December of 1996) were about 4 inches across, and the ones on the right (made in July of 1995) even narrower.
Owl and pussycat wall hanging Made in September of 1993, I hadn't yet heard of Foundation Piecing, so I designed this quilt using individual templates for each piece, and sewed them in the traditional way. Each cloud is hand-quilted around, and each heart-shape is hand-quilted around.
 Fish and turtles wall hanging
This is foundation pieced in September of 1995. It's faster, and you can have very small pieces of fabric in the design. The eyes are all tiny buttons.