Snowflake Quilts

I want to share the first quilt pattern I created for my store which was originally designed for a friend who's son was going to Iraq. I wanted to represent America, the homefront, the yellow ribbon, and snowflakes for Vermont. Then I was asked to make the pattern available so I published it with some of the sale proceeds going to the Vermont National Guard Family Readiness Program.

Vermont Seasons with Sunbonnet Sue This quilt was entered as a challenge quilt for the Champlain Valley Quilt Guild. This quilt was an original design resulting from an absolute brainstorm. Originally, it was going to be a quick, simple traditional Sue block with Sue holding an item for each season (eg, a fall leaf for fall). However, I took a class on Accidental Landscapes with Karen Eckmeier this summer. The next thing I knew, Sue had Camel's Hump, a well-known Vermont landscape element, behind her. I also took a class with Nancy Eha on embellishing quilts with beads. Wouldn't you know...my quilt suddenly started sprouting beads everywhere. I had a lot of fun with this quilt!! Great practice for new techniques. Here are some pictures: