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Valerie specializes in one-of-a-kind commissions, samples of which appear below.
She also enjoys making small framed miniatures, also pictured here, which are available for $50.

Precision Geometry
Image Loading... Wall quilt is in the form of a mandala. Original design was created for a patient room at Hospice of the Lower Cape Fear. The request was for a piece in bright colors, with a strong central focus. It is machine pieced, appliqued and quilted by hand.
Orchid Swirl
52" x 52"
NFS
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Image Loading... This is a framed version of a traditional “pineapple” quilt block that has been in use by American quilters for generations. These beautiful old patterns are created here in miniature, using the 100% cotton fabrics preferred by many quilters. The block measures 3"; adding the frame increases the piece’s size to 6".
Pineapple Miniature
6" x 6"
$50
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Image Loading... Another 3" block, this miniature was designed to fit the new color scheme of a friend’s dining room. It is matted with fabric matching the block, and framed with a shadow-box effect to show off the texture. Some additional color combinations can be seen by clicking here.
Pineapple Miniature
6" x 6"
NFS (similar pieces available)
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Image Loading... This is the pattern shift that happens if you move the center point of a traditional pineapple block. (This is a detail—click here to see the entire quilt.)
Pineapple a la Maryann
10" x 10"
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Colorful Collaborations
Boat Image Loading... Adeline Robertson and Valerie Robertson collaborated with Pender County artist Ivey Hayes, at his request, to create this fiber interpretation of his original painting. Original design, hand appliqued and hand quilted. Various fibers (primarily cotton).

This was on display at the ACC summer show July 9-13. Its photo appears in the September 29, 2003 Maryland Home section of the "Baltimore Sun." Close-up images can be seen by clicking here.

Coming Home with the Catch
50" x 70.5"
$9000
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Image Loading... This fiber interpretation of an Ivey Hayes painting was created by Adeline Robertson, PhD, with the assistance of Valerie Robertson. Hand appliqued, hand quilted. Click here to see more detail of the handwork.
School of Fish
48" x 60.5"
$5000
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Whole Cloth Quilts
Image Loading... Whole cloth quilts are quilts whose top is a single sheet of fabric—usually a solid color. The pattern is formed exclusively by the quilting stitch that holds the three quilt layers together (the top, the center batting, and the backing).

Click here to see a closeup photo of this piece.

Sea Challenge
25" x 28"
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Functional Quilts
Image Loading... On occasion, Valerie makes bed quilts, such as the baby quilt pictured here. Baby quilts are beautiful hung on the wall as decoration, but these are constructed to stand up to the rigors of washing, as children often think up imaginative uses for quilts. Machine quilting gives the durability that allows a quilt to hold up under daily use.
Blue Baby Bricks
42" x 56"
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Image Loading... Pinwheels baby quilt is machine pieced, machine quilted with hand-quilted accents in pinwheels.
Baby Pinwheels
10" x 10"
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