Ms. Lapachet has made quilts since 1986, when she took a quiltmaking course at the San Lorenzo Adult School in California’s San Francisco Bay Area. Since then she has explored many different styles and techniques, but uses machine piecing and quilting for most of her quilts. She is interested in the interplay of colors in quilt design and enjoys making the same pattern several times in order to study the effects that changes in color can have.

Ms. Lapachet is been a member of numerous quilting groups and organizations, which you'll find listed below. She is interested in the process of working on quilts collaboratively as well as individually. Before she began making quilts, Ms. Lapachet made collages out of found images and ephemera as well as painted using acrylics on canvas and watercolors on paper. She has taken courses in drawing, painting, watercolors, art history, design, and general sewing.

Memberships

Chronological History

Use the following Date Links to view Ms. Lapachet's quilting history and works in reverse chronological order. (Newest to Oldest)

2009

See what's in progress at Artquiltmaker Blog

2008

This was a year of quilts that were worked on, but not finished. I created a number of non-quilt sewing projects including 12 Tote Bags, 5 Teacher Pillows, 10 Christmas ornaments.

2007

In 2007 I finished Serendipity Puzzle, Sharon's baby shower quilt, Thoughts on Dots and 5 Teacher Pillows.

2005

Eye of God

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabric and thread. Machine piecing and quilting.

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show 2005

Collection of Jeanne Neptune

Feelin' Blue, Too

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabric and thread. Machine piecing and quilting. Follow up to Seeing Red

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show 2005

Slash Stars

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabric and 100% cotton thread. Machine piecing.

Collection of someone affected by Hurricane Katrina
(if you have received this quilt, please contact me so I can place your name here)

2004

Change of Seasons

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial and hand dyed fabric and 100% cotton thread. Machine piecing, machine quilting, "scrunching" and quilted applique'.

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show 2004 (Special exhibit for theme)

Collection of the artist

Mardi Gras Fabric Bowl

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabric and 100% cotton thread.
Fusing, machine piecing and machine quilting.

  • San Mateo County Fair 2005

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show 2004

Collection of the artist

2003

Colorblocks 2

Classic: 100% cotton fabric and 100% cotton thread. Machine piecing, machine quilting.

Collection of the artist

Jennifer's Quilt

Classic with a twist: 100% cotton fabric and 100% cotton thread. Machine piecing and machine quilting. Fourth in a series of Diamond Chain quilts.

Collection of Jennifer Prongos

Punk Rock Quilt

Classic with a twist: 100% cotton fabric and 100% cotton thread.
Machine piecing and machine quilting. Third in a series of Diamond Chain quilts.

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show 2003

Collection of the artist

Seeing Red

Classic with a twist: 100% cotton fabric and 100% cotton thread.
Machine piecing, machine quilting, and fabric painting.

  • East Bay Heritage Quilters Show 2004

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show 2004

Collection of the artist

Women’s Work 1

Classic with a twist: 100% cotton fabric,d 100% cotton thread and rayon thread.
Machine piecing and machine quilting

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show 2004

Collection of the artist

2002

"What Comes Next"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics, rubberstamping, machine applique, couching, machine quilting. Follow-up to the quilt, Fireball, which was part of the America From the Heart quilt exhibit.

  • Marin Quilt & Needle Arts Show, August 2002 , Honorable Mention

Collection of the Artist.

"New Orleans Garden Gate"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics, machine piecing, machine quilting. Created in a class with Lorraine Torrence.

Collection of the Artist.




2001

"Woven 3: Purple"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics, weaving, couching, machine quilting. Part of a series of woven quilts.

Collection of the Artist.

"Fireball"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics, weaving, machine quilting. Part of a series of woven quilts. Exhibited at IQA in Houston in 2001 as part of the America From the Heart exhibit.

Collection of the Artist.

"Five of Swords"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, machine piecing, machine applique and machine quilting. Second of two quilts created for the Tarot Art Quilt Project.

Collection of the Artist.

For Sale: contact Jaye Lapachet via e-mail




2000

"4 of Cups"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, machine piecing, machine applique and machine quilting. This quilt was made as part of the Tarot Art Quilt Project.

Collection of the Artist.

For Sale: contact Jaye Lapachet via e-mail

"The Sampler"

Classic: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, machine piecing, hand quilting. This is Ms. Lapachet's first quilt. It was begun in a class with Kathy Honeycutt at the San Lorenzo Adult School.

  • San Mateo County Fair, August 2000, Honorable Mention

  • Marin Quilt and Needle Arts Show, September 1-3, 2000

Collection of the artist

"Spiky Stars : Interlocking Triangles #2"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, machine piecing, machine quilting. Inspired by a workshop with Doreen Speckman in 1997.

  • Marin Quilt and Needlearts Guild Show, September 1-3, 2000, Judge's Choice and Honorable Mention

  • Spiky Stars has been on display at the Offices of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, August 2003- present.

Collection of the artist.




1999

" Interlocking Triangles"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, machine piecing, machine quilting.Quilt was started in an East Bay Heritage Quilters workshop with Doreen Speckman in 1997.

  • East Bay Heritage Quilters Show, March 10-12, 2000

Collection of the Artist

"Starry Starry Night"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, hand and machine piecing, hand and machine applique. Machine quilted by Laura Lee Fritz. Border exchange participants were: Jaye A.H. Lapachet, Diane Morelock, Amy Lobsiger, Debby Atkinson.

  • Marin Quilt & Needlarts Guild Show, September 2-5,1999

  • Exhibited at the offices of McKenna & Cuneo, LLP 1997-1999

Collection of the Artist

"Carousel"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, machine piecing, machine applique. Machine quilted by Laura Lee Fritz. Border exchange participants were: Leah Harper, Amy Heather Bowers, Lynn Koolish, Diana Kelly, Wati Grossman and Joan Judge.

  • Marin Quilt & Needlarts Guild Show, September 2-5,1999

Collection of the Artist

"Clear Blue"

Classic: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, Square in a Square pattern, machine piecing and quilting.

Collection of the Artist

"Indigo"

Classic: commercial 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, Chinese Coins pattern, machine quilting with #12 pearl cotton. Color exercise in a class with Angie Woolman.

Collection of the Artist

"Kieran’s Hen & Chicks"

Classic : commercial 100% cotton commercial fabrics, Hen & Chicks pattern, cotton thread; machine piecing, machine quilting.

  • San Mateo County Fair, August 13-23, 1999

Collection of Kieran Byrne

"Leah’s Quilt"

Classic : 100% cotton commercial fabrics, Four patch pattern, cotton thread; machine piecing, machine quilting.

Collection of Leah Harper

"Shrine to Desiree: Goddess of Traffic and Parking"

Innovative: Machine applique and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics fusible applique, beading, buttons, couching. First in a series of goddess quilts. Collaboration with Jeanne C. Neptune.

  • Old Main Art Gallery, Northern Arizona University, June 3- July 31, 1999

Collection of the Artists




1998

"Get the Red Out!"

Classic : commercial 100% cotton fabrics, diamond chain pattern, cotton thread; machine piecing, machine quilting. Second in a series of Diamond Chain (Irish Chain variation) quilts. Collaboration with Jeanne C. Neptune.

  • San Mateo County Fair, August 1998

  • Marin Quilt & Needlarts Guild, September 1998, Honorable Mention

Collection of the Artists

"Ocean Avenue"

Classic : commercial 100% cotton fabrics, diamond chain pattern, cotton thread; machine piecing, machine quilting. First in a series of Diamond Chain (Irish Chain variation) quilts. Collaboration with Jeanne C. Neptune.

  • San Mateo County Fair, August 1998

  • Marin Quilt & Needlarts Guild, September 1998

Collection of the Artists

"She Had to Have Her Latte"

Innovative: Machine piecing, machine quilting, machine applique, commercial 100% cotton fabrics and thread, improvisational quiltmaking technique (no pattern). Second in a series. Collaboration with Jeanne C. Neptune.

Collection of the Artists




1997

"Friday Fishwrap"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread.

Collection of Jay Winfield Hyer

"Playmat"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread.

Collection of William Lapachet

"Water Kaleidoscope"

Classic: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, Kaleidoscope pattern. Yellow border used as an outline. Machine quilted by Jackie Waide at House of Hansen.

Collection of the Artist




1996

"Artbabies"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial Marimekko fabrics.

Collection of William Lapachet

"Floral Ninepatch"

Classic: : Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread. Ninepatch blocks.

Collection of Fern Bridgeman

"Her Eyes Were Bigger than Her Stomach"

Innovative: Machine piecing, machine quilting, machine applique, commercial 100% cotton fabrics and thread, improvisational quiltmaking technique (no pattern). First in a series. Collaboration with Jeanne C. Neptune.

Collection of Jeanne Neptune

"The House Block Quilt"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, machine applique, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, Pinwheel block border and machine appliqued medallion. Collaboration with Jeanne Neptune.

Collection of Alex Grossman

"Plaid Ninepatch"

Classic: : Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread. Ninepatch blocks. Made for David F. Carroll.

Collection of Barbara Jeffrey

"Starbabies"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread.

Collection of Martin Munn

"TNARQ"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics, weaving, machine embroidery and applique, buttons, machine quilting. Second in a series of woven quilts. Quilt opens to reveal dancing figures. Created in response to a Notrad Internet challenge.

  • Quilt Europa, May 1996

Collection of the artist




1995

"Alex’s Quilt"

Classic: : Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread.

Collection of Alexander Stiller

"Pointillist Palette 1: Sun"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread. First in a series.

Collection of the Artist

"Pointillist Palette 2: Ice"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread. Pointillist Palette fabrics from Debra Lunn and Michael Mrowka’s Rainbow and Complementary groups in square pieces arranged to explore the relationship of colors to each other. Second in a series.

Collection of the Artist

"Pointillist Palette 3: Flower"

Innovative: Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread. Pointillist Palette fabrics from Debra Lunn and Michael Mrowka’s Rainbow and Complementary groups and the Smithsonian reproduction fabrics in square pieces arranged to explore the relationship of colors to each other. Third in a series.

Collection of the Artist




1994

"ICX: Making Connections: Women of the ‘90’s Quilt"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics, sheer polyester fabric, rayon/metallic thread, polyester ribbon, weaving, couching, machine and hand quilting. First in a series of woven quilts.Created in response to a Notrad Internet challenge.

  • Shown at various exhibitions around the world as part of the Connections exhibit

Collection of the artist

"Playing with Marbles in the Sunflower Garden"

Innovative: 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, machine piecing, hand applique, machine and hand quilting. Created as part of a challenge with the artist's former quilt group.

  • East Bay Heritage Quilters show in 19xx

Collection of the Artist




1993

Zach’s quilt

Classic: : Machine piecing and quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread, fabric pens and crayons. Blocks created by friends and family.

Collection of Zachary Stiller




1992

"Blood & Oil: the Peace Quilt"

Innovative: Machine piecing, hand applique and hand quilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread.

  • San Francisco Quilter’s Guild Show Special Exhibit of Gulf War quilts (2000)

  • East Bay Heritage Quilters Show 1993

  • Stanford Art Spaces Show, October 22 - December 16, 1999

  • Exhibited at the offices of McKenna & Cuneo, LLP 1997-1999

Collection of the Artist




1990

"Pink Spider Looking at the Stars"

Classic: Machine piecing, handquilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread. Eight pointed stars joined together with fabrics gradating from top to bottom. This piece is not square, but takes the shape of the outside edges of the stars and hangs at a 45 degree angle.

  • East Bay Heritage Quilters Show, March 1990

Collection of the Artist

For Sale: contact Jaye Lapachet via e-mail

"Color Blocks""

Classic with Innovative color scheme : Machine piecing, handquilting, 100% cotton commercial fabrics and thread.

Collection of the Artist.