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.

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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

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 
 

OUR NEW CHILD--KRYSTAL  BECAUSE OF HER BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES (SOME DAY WE'LL GET A PICTURE WITH HER EYES OPEN!)

 

 

OUR NEWEST GRANDCHILD--BABY AKA FUR BALL

   
 
 

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