Two pieces of matching embroidery

These two pieces of embroidery seem to go so well together!  Ramadan Karim to Maha from Bethlehem and special thanks for the beautiful embroidery.

Thanks to Facebook

This floral couch quilt was made in the "coexistence" style, using a piece of Palestinian embroidery made by a woman named Maha who lives in Bethlehem.  I have never met Maha, since we live on different sides of the "divide", but we have become facebook friends!  When I want new pieces of embroidery, she puts up pictures of different styles and I can choose what I want! 

In addition to the embroidery, this quilt integrates the element of "building blocks" which are so easy to make and so popular as a quilting style.

Happy Chanukah!

Hana made this quilt for her daughter's living room couch.  It combines both the scrappy design and the building blocks that we like so much.  Hoping it provides her and her family with a lot of cozy time on the new couch!

Couch Quilt

This couch quilt features a stunning piece of maroon embroidery made by the Bedouin women at "Desert Embroidery" in Laquiya.  I chose this piece of embroidery as a centerpiece for this quilt. In addition, I used an element called "building blocks" to symbolize our building a life together in this land. The quilt measures 44 X 60 inches.  

Here it is decorating the home of our friends in London.

Burnt Orange

This "coexistence" quilt features a large piece of minimalist embroidery that I bought from a woman who lives in Bethlehem.  In order to properly emphasize the embroidery, I tried very hard to bring out its colors by using sky blue and burnt orange.  I also used "building blocks" which is a feature that I've used many times before.  This is meant to be a decorative couch quilt. 

Table Runner

This table runner was made as a house present for a friend of my daughter's.  It includes a central element of building blocks.

Happy Anniversary!

One of my daughters is celebrating her 10th anniversary.  Their home already has so many quilts -- quilts for the children, for the parent's double bed, and a couch quilt for cuddling and watching TV.  However, I never made them a "coexistence quilt" and felt that I had to make something special. 

This quilt has 3 pieces of Bedouin embroidery -- one is the central element and two long strips near the top and bottom.  They seemed to love the quilt when I gave it to them tonight!  The colors are really bold!

King Size Quilt

My project of the last month was creating this tremendous king size quilt.We did a lot of work on this together, which was so much fun!

This is a "coexistence" quilt, since it incorporates embroidery made by Bedouin women in the northern Negev.  It is made especially for my niece and nephew who live in New York City.  They chose the colors, the women at Desert Embroidery in Laquiya prepared the embroidery to order, and I made the finished product!  A wonderful partnership. 

Note the element of "building blocks" that I used for the overhang on both sides of the quilt.  You can't see it in the picture above (because I took the picture on my own bed which is only queen size) so I am also showing it in a close-up.

New Couch Quilt

I had an idea to take two small pieces of Bedouin embroidery and integrate them together into this couch quilt.  These embroidered elements are from the Center for Bedouin Embroidery, located in Laqiya in the northern Negev. 

As you can see, I used the building blocks as a central motif, together with complementary fabrics. 

These coexistence quilts give me great satisfaction, especially in these difficult times as there is so much tension between Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem.

A beautiful wedding gift!

Here is another "coexistence quilt" that was commissioned by a Palestinian woman as a wedding gift.  This is a double bed quilt which includes two large pieces of maroon embroidery.  One piece was purchased from the Bedouin women at Desert Embroidery in Laquiya and the other was purchased from a shopkeeper in the Old City of Jerusalem. I was attracted by the combination of two different styles of embroidery.

Floral Coexistence Quilt

This couch quilt is the latest in our line of "coexistence" quilts!  It features a centerpiece of floral embroidery made by the women at Desert Embroidery, a non-profit organization in the Bedouin town of Laqiya in the northern Negev.  Complementing the embroidery is a quilting element called "building blocks" which are a metaphor for our building a joint future together in this Land.  The quilt measures 44 X 56 inches.