Chocolate City Quilters

It was my pleasure to be with the Chocolate City Quilters of Burlington, Wisconsin last evening.
How good it is to see thriving guilds filled with thoughtful quilters out there!

binding work for late spring into summer: Tulips, Summer Stars, Red Aggies, Umbrellas

Tulips 
83 by 65 inches
quilt completed 2026
from a pattern by Bess Casey Wilke of Side Lake Stitch
quilted by Sue DiVarco
details HERE

Summer Stars
81 by 67 inches
finished 2026
From a pattern by Julia Davis
quilted by Sue DiVarco
details HERE

Red Aggies Log Cabin
90 1/2 by 75 1/2 inches
finished 2026
from a pattern by Kathy Hamada
quilted by Sue DiVarco
Details HERE

Umbrellas 
71 by 62 inches
quilt finished 2026
block is from a pattern by Lindsey at Pen + Paper
quilted by Sue DiVarco
details HERE

lectures! workshops!

I have had several lectures and workshops lately. I did my first full day zoom workshop that I really enjoyed.
So good to connect with enthusiastic quilters.

binding work the first months of 2026

Sunflowers
Details HERE

Red and White Zip
Details HERE

Red and White Jack and Jill
Details HERE

3 Tatami Mat, made with scrap coins
Details HERE

I've spend most Sunday evenings dedicated to handwork of bindings.
Most of my quilting is done beautifully by Sue Divarco and I love when she has a stack ready for me for this contemplative time.

G is for Gouda, quilt completed 2024

G is for Gouda
Quilt completed 2024
35 by 30 inches
Donated to an upcoming auction
Cute little alphabet adapted from Temecula Quilt Co's B is for Baby
I talk about my work on this top HERE.

42 years--St Patrick's Day is a fine day for a wedding

Signing the license--my Uncle John Vander Lugt was our officiant

My sister Beth made our cake (carrot cake!)

resistance and resilience, a protest quilt, top completed

Rresistance and Resilience, a Protest Quilt
measures about 38 by 31 inches before quilting
top completed 2026

We have been dealing with ICE and CBP raids here in Chicago since last year.
I have confronted masked geared-up men here on my block and our old neighborhood has been teargassed. 
We have watched with deep concern of their escalating violence in Minneapolis. This quilt was a place to park some of my anger for a bit.