Turquoise and Brown

This couch quilt is made up of pieces of specialty fabrics which are batik in design.  I arranged them in a standard 4" pattern, with contrasting borders. Don't you love the combination of brown and turquoise? 

Happy Israel Independence Day!

In honor of Israeli Independence Day, which we are celebrating today, I would like to share my latest "coexistence" quilt -- it integrates 3 pieces of embroidery made by the women of "Desert Embroidery", a non-profit organization in the northern Negev Bedouin town of Laquiya.

I love my relationship with these women.  Not only do I purchase embroidery from them for my quilts, but they have been showing my quilts in their shop in Laquiya and recently they sold one!  So, this has become a true partnership and I'm very proud of it.

This quilt is queen size and was made on commission for a relative in the Galilee.  In addition to the embroidery, I have used an element called "building blocks", which represent the building of a future of peace for all people living in this land.

There's more!  This is a matching table runner for putting on the dresser!

Native American print

The main element of this quilt is the specialty fabric, produced to look like a Native American print.  We have combined it with diamonds in various earth tones.   The quilt, made for our friend Cheryl's first grandson (who is turning 11 years-old this month), measures 50 X 82 inches (125 X 210 cm.) and is made for an Israeli youth bed. 

Save the date!

The annual Kol Haneshama Crafts Fair will be held this year on Friday, May 10th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Come and browse at our stand. We are offering baby doll quilts, carriage quilts, crib quilts, and diaper pads.  There is also one coexistence quilt available at this time!

Check out this cute Little Red Riding Hood carriage quilt!

Pesach Gifts for the Grandchildren!

Finished just in time for Pesach!

Here are matching quilts for Gramma's two youngest grandsons who share a room - all the other grandchildren already have quilts!

In the center, these quilts have a picture of 770 - the Lubavitch headquarters - and a photo of the recipients on the back. The quilts are the same pattern and share some fabrics with one having more blues and the other more greens.

A Queen Size Quilt with a built-in Runner

My sister is my biggest customer!  She commissioned this quilt for her in-laws who live in Beit HaKerem.  They ordered a "runner" look which was a big challenge, because instead of having to piece together a large quilt, I had to put a lot of attention into the detailed quilting!

A stunning Wall Hanging

Our friend Cheryl asked for help in creating this wall hanging.  We gave advice, technical assistance and a bit of inspiration.  She did all the hard work! 

Using beautiful batik fabrics that she found in a specialty fabric shop, she created this "scrappy" wall hanging, which she plans to hang in her guest room.  Pretty special, isn't it?  Congratulations to Cheryl!!