Barbie's
Gallery
Springing Daisies
Cover picture and pattern in
Creative Quilting May/June 1998

A PURPLE MOOD: FLORGELLO
(a third place winner in Arizona)


PLAYTIME IN THE PARK
(a third place winner in Ft.
Lauderdale)



BRIDGING TIME
Stretching Art & Tradition
Challenge 1999 in Lancaster, PA

INTO MY HEART
(a semi-finalist in
Creative Quilting magazine)

Life's Fruit
Specially
for The Appliqué Society's newsletter
Copyright 2001
Barbie Swanson

ONCE UPON A TIME
A quilt to celebrate over 30 years of marriage

ALMOST SPRING
Merit Quilting Awards and other 2nd
& 3rd place ribbons in West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami &
Jacksonville


BIRDS OF EAST MEET BIRDS OF WEST
Broward Quilt Expo 1999 Challenge-3rd
place

TIGER


CRAZY PIECES: THE WHIRLWIND OF MY MIND
STRETCHING ART & TRADITION 2 CHALLENGE IN LANCASTER, PA 2000


GOLFER'S CRAZY QUILT
(Stitched together & sandwiched
with cotton batting for quilting & embellishment.)



The Florida
Panther is Disappearing from the Palmettos
Stretching Art &
Tradition Challenge in Lancaster, PA 2002
Natural
Florida at the Florida Museum of Natural History 2006 and on the poster for
the exhibit


Within the Red Glow 2002
a celebration of life from the sun

A Pin Point of
Life 2002

Folk Art Baskets
2002

To The Pond
2001

In the Night
2001
Butterflies By
The Sea 2002
Challenge
for the Orchid Society

FRACTAL SUNRISE 2003
I have a new love affair with fractals & this was the
first quilt with them. It was fun to use unusual materials in creating
this. Yellow is hand dyed flannel, black is sheer stretch knit and
then it was embellished with beads & black pom-poms.

THINK LIKE A TREE 2004
a Stretching Art & Tradition Challenge


GOTCHYA!
A mini from batik patches collected at 2003 Quilt
Market



SHADOWS FROM CORONADO'S PAST
2004
A VISIONS Special Challenge &
Exhibition
This was the first time I made photo
transfers and I put them on transparency film. Heavy chenille yarn
made wonderfully texturized edges. I learned so much from the research
and the whole process was satisfying and fun.


My First Bead Knitted Amulet
Bag--Now I'm an Addict!

One of my 2003 Journal Quilts
The lizard was bobbin painted and I
loved the way it turned out.

BLACK LACE PIZZAZZ
Fiber lace-another thing I love to
do!

FREE TO WANDER 2004
Black, White & Pink Challenge
I have been collecting black & white
fabrics for years, but this was the first time I used them for a black &
white design. Though very graphic, Free to Wander suited my journey
well in learning to negotiate through my many fabrics. I think I
avoided this type of project for a long time because I hate to let go of
colors. Thankfully, we could use pink as well.


MARCH 2003 JOURNAL QUILT
Thread Painted Fantasy Flower on one
of my ugliest marble creations.

______________________________
My newest creation juried into the
North Florida Art League Fall 2006 show
Landscape in Oils and Threads

Now Quiltwitch is off to create!

MY SHOW BOOTH
(LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES)


BRETT

MARK

MY BOYS WITH HUBBY

MISSY (LEFT US ON 6/9/00-21 YEARS
OLD)

MY GRANDCHILD TINKIE

MY OTHER GRANDCHILD PANTHER

OUR GRANDCHILD CALIE