A Bit of Yellow

The Geneva, Illinois Concours d'Elegance is an annual classic car event that's a "can't miss" event for me and my husb...

Since the year 2000 I've been machine quilting to maximize the quantity of quilts I can produce. For quite a few years before that I ha...

Sometimes all it takes is a bit of yellow to really liven things up. Imagine these flowers without any yellow. They'd still be beautif...

24/7 is a quilt about time measurement featuring our glorious sun. The sun is the star at the center of the solar system. Almost perfectly s...

My sister, Becky, has a magic touch in her garden. This charming setting greets visitors at the entrance to her driveway. The magic conti...

My sister generously let me use her vintage buttons to embellish this small wall quilt. A few buttons, like the blue one, are painted metal...

All quilters owe a big Thank You to so many individuals who inspire and teach us. This tiny quilt, smaller than a placemat,was made sever...

My "Happy Chappy" rose. I have two of these bushes. "Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower could...

Here's another "oldie but goodie" -- a Carolina Lily quilt, machine pieced and hand quilted. Plain fabrics really show off...

Made in 1989, Splendor of the Rajahs (designed by Joyce Schlotzhauer) is one of my few hand quilted pieces. Although I love the look of hand...

Earlier in my yard . . . the beauty of blooms . . .

Happy Easter! Arms of Love is my "Holy Week" quilt as it reminds me in symbols of the death and resurrection of Christ. He is the...

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week in Christianity, commemorating Christ's entry into Jerusalem as the crowds waved palm branc...

When choosing quilting motifs keep in mind the use of contrast to create interest. Here a curvy meandering style is juxtaposed against an a...

There's much to see in a tree . . . The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tre...

Tropical Radiance is featured on Joen Wolfrom's informative color blog . This post discusses the strength that dark shades add to a de...

Please visit the latest AQS blogpost: Stash Talking to learn more about The World and my fabric stash.

Here's another clever title and blog from Jan Magee on the AQS blog about my quilt The World .

My quilt, The World , is the subject of this cleverly titled (The World According to Rachel) short blog today on The AQS blog: Quilt Views a...

This image on a ceramic tile in my studio brings to mind a lifestyle and perhaps an era far distant from mine. I imagine one of my grandmoth...