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.

It's Wedding Season!!!

One of my daughters requested a set of place-mats as a wedding gift.  So, here is a set of 6 quilted place-mats with a matching table runner.  I hope the bride and groom like bold colors!

Table Runner

This table runner is made with a piece of embroidery made by the Bedouin women at the "Desert Embroidery" shop in Laquiya.  They explained to me that the central element is called the "sheikh" because he is the center of everything in the community!  And to think that I thought it was a flower!!!

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.