Author Archives: jenniferschronicles

Displaying My Quilts

Posted on December 28, 2017 by jenniferschronicles

Like a Vampire, I’ve always made it a habit to protect my quilts from the sun; which meant they were never seen throughout the house… too sunny!  I used to store them in the top of my studio closet. Up there, they … Continue reading →

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Creating with Scraps: 3!

Posted on October 12, 2017 by jenniferschronicles

Focusing on my scraps this past year proved to be very productive!  I tried the Jelly Roll Race with my deconstructed African outfits.  All I needed was to cut and add the black 2.5 inch strips.  I think it will be a nice … Continue reading →

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Creating With Scraps: Part 2!

Posted on October 8, 2017 by jenniferschronicles

I  can’t tell you when I started collecting Charm Squares, but I had quite a few! As a matter of fact, I had so many I needed a special drawer in my stash closet for storage.   I’ve been collecting … Continue reading →

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Creating With Scraps – Part 1!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by jenniferschronicles

Last September my hubby and I relocated to Georgia… I spent the last twelve months getting acclimated to my new Diggs!  In 2013, we downsized to our small home in Maryland in a retirement community,  my studio space was 10′ … Continue reading →

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My Millefiore Quilt-Along Part 1

Posted on February 25, 2017 by jenniferschronicles

I really love to hand piece, I find it very relaxing, especially at the end of the day.  In 2015 I joined an English paper piecing quilt-along craze – Millefiore!  I purchased the book, templates and paper piecing foundation papers; I was … Continue reading →

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The 7 Day Challenge: Day 7!!! Christmas Quilts

Posted on March 3, 2016 by jenniferschronicles

Day 7 of the challenge!!!!! Okay Deb, my last post is of Christmas my quilts.  Log Cabin Christmas is my favorite quilt.  I made myself a twin sized and my girls have a nice throw to drape over the back of … Continue reading →

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The 7 Day Challenge Day 6: Garden Walk

Posted on March 2, 2016 by jenniferschronicles

Many years ago, probably around 1995, a friend, Shoko Ferguson in Clinton, MD exhibited a hand pieced Irish Chain quilt at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse, Greenbelt, MD.  Well eighteen years later I pieced mine by machine. LOL! There are two sets of blocks, … Continue reading →

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The 7 Day Challenge Day 5: Marmalade Parade

Posted on March 1, 2016 by jenniferschronicles

Day 5: Here’s another of my picnic quilts, Marmalade Parade.  The original pattern is by Michelle Settle of Keller, TX.  Her quilt is a 17″ miniature and was juried into the Houston International Quilt Festival and also won 3rd place at … Continue reading →

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The 7 Day Quilt Challenge Day 4: Candy Necklace

Posted on February 29, 2016 by jenniferschronicles

Hi there, I’m writing my post earlier today… my husband, David said I had incomplete thoughts and typos in my post last night!  I was really sleepy after all the walking we did yesterday at the Mid-Atlantic quilt Festival in … Continue reading →

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The 7 Day Quilt Challenge Day 3: Small Wall-hangings

Posted on February 28, 2016 by jenniferschronicles

For this challenge, I hope it’s okay to group images of my quilts… In 1993, I learned to hand quilt on small projects. I quilted a Nefertiti wall-hanging using multiple colors of thread to show off her necklace, headdress and face.  I won … Continue reading →

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