May Tulips 2009 Made for the silent auction for The Quilters Hall of Fame, July 16-19, 2009 by Karen Pessia and Diane Loomis

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I began quilting about ten years ago when I volunteered to coordinate quilts for my children's elementary school classes. I was loved quilting right away, and was hooked as soon as I slept under my first quilt.  As a parent with a 'day job' outside of the home, I did not have time to finish all my quilt tops by hand, and turned to machine quilting on my home sewing machine. I have been inspired by classes I have taken with many talented teachers. Before I knew it I fell in love with machine quilting - all on my home sewing machine!

I hope you enjoy browsing this site. Please check back for new quilts, more photos and updated workshop information.

The Quilter's Hall of Fame Auction Quilts

The Quilters Hall of Fame is a National Historic Landmark that honors today’s quilt makers. On July 16-19, 2009, The Quilters Hall of Fame will be celebrating the 150th birthday of Marie Webster, the 30th anniversary of The Quilters Hall of Fame, and the 5th anniversary of the opening of Marie Webster’s home in Marion, Indiana where she operated an early mail order quilt pattern business.

Members of the Baltimore Appliqué Society volunteered to make one-block quilts as a fund raiser for a silent auction during The Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration in July. Each quilt is based on a Marie Webster applique design.  My friend Karen Pessia and I volunteered to collaborate on one of these quilts.  Our quilt, May Tulips, traveled to Baltimore to join the rest of the auction quilts. You can still see the quilts on the Baltimore Applique Society web site, although the online auction is now finished - http://www.baltimoreapplique.com/auction.html

See What's New - Visit my Blog!

You can read about what I'm up and see some of my new projects by visiting my new blog - http://dianeloomisquilts.wordpress.com/  Leave me a comment to tell me what you think!

I have two free motion quilting workshops scheduled this fall.  The Free Motion Feather Bag class is back, and the Free Motion Fills class - both by popular demand!  More information is on the Schedule page.

The New England Quilt Museum exhibited a selection of my quilts in the Museum Shop during March, through early April of this year.  If you were unable to visit Lowell, Massachusetts to see my work while I was the Featured Artist at the Museum, please visit my first blog entry where I have posted a few photos of the exhibit.