NORTHERN LIGHTS
51″W X 61″L
Finished December 2013
I designed this quilt while traveling to teach. I love working with color gradations and high contrast. I found a great collection of ombrè batiks, purchased them and went to the hotel room. I took the colorful strips and laid them out over the white cover on the bed, right there and then […]

HAPPINESS – CLOUDED UP
39” x 39”
Finished: March 2013

In memory of my friend Mary Frank, who lost a war to breast cancer in March 2011. I love Mary. She made me realize that working at the beat of my own drum is not such a bad thing. This quilt contains threads from Mary’s embroidery shop and from my longarm […]

RED AND BLACK SOPHISTICATION
29″w x 39.5″L
Red and Black Sophistication was another challenge. I had to use only materials I had and include at least one non-cotton. I also limited the number of colors I could use including the thread for quilting it.
Juried and exhibited at the 36th Annual Fairmont Art Exhibition, Novelty, OH. Awarded a Second Place Ribbon. […]

CANICAS
57″ x 57″
Finished April 2011.
“Canicas” is my interpretation of a design by Kim Montagnese. I chose to play with color going from green to purple and then to pink. The construction took several months. This is an intense process were you applique onto a background, then cut out the fabric from behind the applique which is made into […]

PELICANO EN QUITASUEÑO
50″w x 42″L
Dreaming is not expensive. During the long winter months in North Easter Ohio one can but dream about going to warm places. This quilt was created from one of those dreams. I was daydreaming about being in the Caribbean, why not Quitasueño, by the side of the sea under the shade of a flowering […]

FLORECITAS
24”w x 37”L
Coneflowers like these ones grow in one of my flowerbeds under a big oak tree. The flowers and leaves were made from fabrics I hand painted in a class with Phil Beaver. Each petal and each leave were carefully fussy cut making every one unique, just like in nature. The tree trunk is a textured […]

FOURTH OF JULY ON ELLIS ISLAND
44″ x 44″
Fourth of July on Ellis Island was inspired by floral fabrics that resemble fireworks.
Fireworks, Fourth of July and my pattern Sunset on Ellis Island seemed to work great together.
It is embellished with Swarovsky crystals and glass beads.
Exhibited at Quilts 2008 Lake Farmpark, Kirkland, Ohio. It was awarded a First place and […]

KYOTO GATES
37″w x 47″L
Finished January 2006.
I created this quilt as a challenge to myself. I love the elegance of red and black together. The prints in the fabric are very important part of the design calling for minimal quilting. It is based on a pattern by D. Bowles.

SUNRISE AT MARBLEHEAD LIGHTHOUSE
37”W x 21”L

Designed, made and quilted by Nelly Vileikis.
Pieced June 2015, quilted and finished December 2015.

My husband joined me in a business trip to Port Clinton, Ohio in the fall of 2013. The weather was great and we decided to stay an extra day. We visited Marblehead Lighthouse and were able to take sunrise pictures. […]

1-2-3 Color My Quilt

Nelly, whose color sense is the combined influence of several cultures and constant auditioning of fabrics for quilts, discusses how to approach color selection for your quilts. If you’re ready to move past buying pre-selected collections and into the creative arena of design through color, this is your starting point. Leave class with a basis […]

Amazon Reflections

In this workshop the student will learn a fun and fast technique to make wonky blocks. It is a stack, slice, swap and sew patchwork technique. Let the colors you chose set the tone for this innovative quilt. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Value and color discussed as part of this wonderful class. […]

Sunset in Cabos – Easy Curves for Quilters

Curves add interest, drama and movement to a quilt. Using Nelly’s Sunset in Cabos pattern and her Sunset Template Set, learn to accurately cut the fabric using templates and then sew curves in an easy and precise manner. If you can stitch an accurate ¼” seam, you will quickly master Nelly’s easy […]