This “Big Dog” lap quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted especially for my cousin Geoffrey Epstein and Judith Skirment Epstein in honor of their marriage on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 and their new home together in Pittsford, NY.  The dog pattern was adapted from the book “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs” by Janet Kime. 

This wedding wall hanging was made for my cousin Steve Epstein and his husband Tomas Zillmann who were married legally with a few witnesses at City Hall in San Francisco when it was briefly legal and again (not legally) surrounded by family and friends at Steve’s mother’s house in Rochester, NY the following August. The colors of eggplant and charcoal grey were chosen by Tomas. I machine pieced the top before the wedding, asked each guest at the reception to sign their block, then hand quilted it afterward.  The setting forms “Hugs and Kisses”.

Here's a close-up of the quilt showing some of the many autographs by family and friends at the wedding reception

This “Fruit” lap quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted especially for my cousin Benjamin Schatz and Saskia Shuman in honor of their marriage on Sunday, September 4, 2011 for their home together in Brooklyn, NY.  The geometric pattern was inspired by an antique quilt made in Massachusetts at the turn of the last century. 

I chose to use fruit print fabrics because Ben's mother said they love cooking and eating out in New York City.