Welcome to my blog on the Quilter's Meet & Greet Tour. The tour is hosted by
Benita Skinner's Creative Space.
Some of you might follow me or have popped in for a visit from time-to-time, but I am sure there are a lot of you who have never heard of me before today (even though I have been blogging since early 2008). So let me introduce myself, I am Daryl (yes I am female) and I live in New Mexico and have been doing patchwork, applique and quilting since I was a teenager (in other words a very long time). About 9 years ago I got hooked on making bags (I test bag patterns for online designers too). I also like to knit and I do other sewing and crafts here and there as well.
What I have always loved about quilts (and bags too) is the colors and prints of the fabrics. I love color of all kinds, but my favorites are royal blue, royal purple and fuchsia. I love the rich colors of those colors, but I love all colors in quilts. My favorite type of fabric is batik because of the rich colors batik fabrics have. My favorite part of making a quilt or a bag is choosing the colors.
I do not have any kind of computer quilt program and when I make quilts of my own design, I tend to start with a basic idea I sketch on paper with a pencil, but once I start cutting and sewing I tend to create as I go. I always make some changes in quilts or bags if I do follow a pattern. A lot of times I might take elements from a lot of different places and use them in one quilt that I am making.
Here are a few of the quilts I have made and some of my favorite bags I made too. As you can see I love applique because I can get more creative with it.
![Patchouli Moon Studio~ Attic Window Owls](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-viEuEsCvNfX9TWAOgVYdxXGVW0v0o_vTAwa_cKpkLL9bzY8py9eyE0pM1_I6ed2eGnYlOG6YIvZ_eGefBuYaMlhuCPow7HzV6OUzQITFLQVuxagj8WXpLmaM3XYPMD6QqmGU9OXcies/s640/ATTICW%257E1.JPG) |
I made this quilt as an Attic Windows Challenge at my quilt group. I wanted the owls to be looking in the window instead of looking out the window at a scene.
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![Patchouli Moon Studio~ I am a Material Girl](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1oVTmjuYZYm2wuSXveNYLMmKzrGQ2a-L87qjagJcsipcC7Cid2Wh6EP30QEWPPEwxU0Z7vVtfmNBs_uQnj3ZrPKvVSvjKMye3S2vfA2KkXG-Y54GgkWjmAIDo0yHjM8YetzvAbfr_Uo/s640/013.JPG) |
This was a pattern from Amy Bradley, but I reduced the size and added my own wording. Mostly batiks and I pieced the background out of my white and off white scraps. |
![Patchouli Moon Studio~ Prickly Pear Quilt](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EDhosikvresFW1TDItIQ6ubkBzyTF8V9gdFalxlX4HPbUVAR1AcgSOpFeY1LdkNbOYDnJ0-oh-tXTepVQIJhOzJwTS1NhfC_XoTuiTfnmodYMFYpyBLY6ctb3b9s86VlvIPlnPU-q30/s640/Prickly+Pear+Quilt+%25282%2529.JPG) |
This is called Prickly Pear, a pattern from Karen Stone. All done in batik fabrics. |
![Patchouli Moon Studio~ Sunflowers in a Pitcher](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bdl414akKm7hDueHiW5LhuGyITNiwoi0-bw7W1iCFWZqFpKAAPzk8LQq3svD8FoHSJXKYaIM9SL3s8mThRumBSoAcalgEo2wtaPXifJYslkSxqjC4oDC6ooSc5X4UTL77j8f9ataCkU/s640/Sunflowers+in+a+Vase+wall+hanging+%25282%2529.JPG) |
Sunflowers in a Pitcher was made using batik and hand dyed fabric. I sewed a scrappy white border with a tiny orange square in the center of each scrappy border block. |
![Patchouli Moon Studio~ Round Table Topper with Pumpkins and Owls](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXwDNUga985yO1WaQ2HN6oSDyZpGQWxFCtt5lO5Ds3COViol7B-wprFmg4XCkaYq930dQYMjO55JDsggCnFAICinI5veaniscDL0cxfpb9yfCrf7pdiD0MKWbCRv16yK045vm8xKQm60/s640/OW7886%257E1.JPG) |
I combined the owls from a table runner I made before this, with pumpkins, stars and a moon in the middle to create this round topper. |
Here are some of my favorite bags that I have made:
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