Patchwork Quilt Gallery

A gallery of quilts for you

A few of my early quilts are featured in this gallery, along with some more recent ones.

Quilts which speak of my life, my troubles, my joys, my journey...

Wheels

Wheels The first quilt I ever made and uses fabrics from my kids baby dresses (Vyella), an old silk skirt, and some cheap cotton fabrics. I used the English paper piecing method, and proceeded to design my own design, which I called Wheels. I had never seen a patchwork book, a quilt shop, and didn't know someone else had designed the 'Rolling Star' pattern many years before me! I still love this quilt, but it is truly awfully badly made. 1983-1985

Grandmother's Fan

Grandmother's Fan This is only 7 inches high. Pieced by hand. I've made smaller ones too — by machine! 1989

Skip the Light Fandango

Skip the Light Fandango This one is a favourite too - made with many of my daughter's fabrics, after she died. 1995

Bev's Flowers

Bev's Flowers Bev, our best man's wife, has developed breast cancer and said one day, "I wish I had a quilt." This was the one we (Bob helped - that's him hiding behind it) made for her in 2005, to help her feel better, instead of sending her flowers. It uses a variation of the designs in Angela's and my book, Start Making Quilts with Jan T and Angela. 2005

Tyler's Quilt

Tyler's Quilt Here he is again with the other quilt he helped with (ironing, passing blocks and patches, critiquing) . It also uses the squares and rectangles only approach from the same book. The border is quilted with a zigzag of the names of all the things in the fabrics - nurse, hippopotamus, boat... Bob's new grandson, Tyler William, born in November 2005, is the lucky owner. 2005

I've Always Been a Singer Fan

by Jan T Urquhart

I've Always Been a Singer Fan © JTUB Singer and I have had a long and happy relationship. In 2003, I became a quiltmaking consultant for the Singer Australia, and was asked to make a quilt depicting the 150th anniversary, and using the beautiful nostalgic prints which were produced for that occasion. I used my Singer XL-5000 embroidery machine to do embroideries on the quilt, using satin and silk fabrics. Satin and silk ribbon roses make the handle of the fan, and the top is crazy pieced fan blades with rose embroideries - all from the machine's inbuilt patterns. The quilt graced the Singer stand at Quilt & Craft shows around Australia during 2004. It has travelled all over China and Malaysia for Singer. See detailed pictures on Squidoo 2003

Teddy's Quilt

by Jan T Urquhart

Teddy's Quilt A quilt designed in Electric Quilt, about my Rottweiler Teddy His name was Thoedore Edward Bear, and he was called Teddy. He died late in 2002. His photos were printed using transfer paper. The Bear's Paw blocks are made in black and tan fabrics set in a black and grey 'splotchy' fabric. The inside border is discharged dyed to represent his running around everywhere leaving his paw prints behind! Read more about the quilt on Squidoo 2001

Hot Tin Soup - The label on the red bag

by Jan T Urquhart

The label on the red bag

Hot Tin Soup - Inserted cameos

A detail of the Sphinx cameo frame.

Hot Tin Soup

Hot Tin Soup © 2005 JTUB My friend, Gregory went to Egypt in 2000, and wanted me to go too, but I wasn't well enough. He took my red suitcase, heaps of photos. When he returned, I made him this quilt, called 'Hot Tin Soup' - after Queen H... (unpronounceable and sounds like hot tinned soup). I used the 60 degree triangle that I used to be famous for, and inserted cameo frames with some of his pictures inside, as well as a real find — some 'egyptian' fabric!

Hexagons Flutterby

Hexagons Flutterby Made with scraps of screen printed fabric from a famous Queensland portrait artist, who died at 99 years. The fabric was designed by her friend, another well-known Queenslander. 1989

You Fill Up My Senses

by Jan T Urquhart

You Fill Up My Senses (That's me - I was a lot younger then!) I gave this quilt to my daughter Clare and her partner, Cass. 1989

The Best Things in Life are Free

by Jan T Urquhart

The Best Things in Life are Free My entry in the Queensland Quilters Challenge in 1989. The theme was "Love You Queensland". My sixty degree trangles feature in some of the blocks, notably the Ulysses butterfly. 1989

What's On At Southbank Today?

by Jan T Urquhart

What's On At Southbank Today? Using the sixty degree triangle, I made a bird's eye view of Southbank Paklands in Brisbane. The Queensland Arts Council asked the members of Craft Criticism to put together a set of pieces for a trravelling exhibition.The theme we chose was Southbank. Paul and I went often, and loved the atmosphere, from the little bazaar 'tents' at the markets, the gondolas in the canal (no longer there), the river aling the left, and the artificial rainforest. There's even a beach — with a lifeguard and all! 1995

Mootwingee Meanderings

by Jan T Urquhart

Mootwingee Meanderings After my friend, Annie wanted to show me curved piecing methods pioneered by Marylin Strothers, we had a workshop and I had a ball. My daughter Angela had given me the batik fabric because it 'looked like me' and I used it as the focus. If you turn the quilt on its side there is Ayer's Rock in the red centre. Paul wanted me to call it that, but instead... ...it reminded me so much of a trip we did many years before to a sacred Aboriginal site called Mootwingee in far north western New South Wales. 1996