Helen Kelley Patchworks

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Not long after I had finished the last of the set of my special quilts for our five grandchildren, I was presented with the first of our greatgrandchildren. More Grandma Kelley quilts, each a portrait of the child!

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Cassidy – Our first Great…. Was a little blond with blue eyes. I made her a quilt in the genre style of portraits done in the 1700’s. She sits on a chair with Irish chain quilt behind her and raggedy Ann in her hand. This was built from an old picture of myself as a baby sitting on my own little chair.


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Conner – Great-Grandchild #2. This young man loves motors. So I made him a tractor quilt. Toy blocks from his grandfather’s childhood lie on the floor at his feet.

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Trey – Great-Grandchild #3. The highlight of each summer since he was tiny has been a trip to the Minnesota State Fair. Here he rides his favorite carousel animal while the lights and stars light up the night.

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Each of these quilts was inspired by someone in my family. Click Here To See…

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As I have traveled the world, I have collected postcards in a quiltmakers fashion, with fabric and stitches. Each of these 35×50 “postcard quilts” is a memory of a place I have visited. Twenty-four in all, from Holland to New Zealand to Canada to Florida and more. Perhaps you will recognize a favorite place of yours in these images.Click Here and Scroll Down To See (1-8)
or Click Here and Scroll Down To See (9-16)…
or Click Here and Scroll Down To See (17-24)

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January, 2000 – Florida – New Years was welcomed with fireworks at this well-known spot in Florida. The quilting swirls among the stars.
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September, 1999 – France – This cafe is found in the town Yvoire. In the background you can see the ancient town wall. The first, and most useless phrase that is taught to a beginning French student in America is about “my aunt” and “her pen which is on the table.” Notice that the “aunt” on this quilt has a pen on the table in front of her.

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September, 1999 – Switzerland – The houses in the Swiss Alps are lavishly trimmed in red geraniums. Behind, in the flawless, crystal mountain air, the sun breaks into a star pattern. The corners are trimmed with Edelweiss, that delicate flower that blooms in the high mountains in early spring.

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November, 1984 – Ireland – The streets of Dublin are lined with Georgian homes, each with it’s bright colored door and brass knocker. The basement kitchen area at the front of each home, is fenced with ornamental iron. You can see the park across the street, that private, outdoor green space that gives relief in an area where buildings come down to the edges of the sidewalks. At the top, quilted smoke curls from the chimney pots.

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