Welcome Home - I made this patriotic quilt as a thank you to a soldier returning from Iraq.

Secret Garden - I never knew day to day what would end up in this quilt. It was a joy to make and taught me many new things, including the 'what not to do's'. I am looking forward to making another Rapsody Quilt.

Toby's Little Dance - I adapted Sharon's pattern to show the little dance my DH Welsh Terrier used to do whenever his feet met grass. He passed away three months before I made this quilt, and thought my DH would really like this. I attached Toby's old tags to the quilt, and now this hangs in our family room.

1st Obama QUILT - This is my first quilt and is quite small, perhaps a quilt for a kitten, a kitten who is ok with a stiff quilt.

Kites for Kendal

Houndstooth - This quilt was auctioned at a Mother and Unborn Baby pregnancy help center benefit in 2002 or 2003. There is an error!!! Can you see it? I flip-flopped two blocks!!! Oh well... the lady who won it loved it and I think it raised a good amount for the pregnancy help center!

Tutti-Fruitti - This quilt was super simple!

Pink Lemonade

Crazy for Mom

Stephie's Quilt - Quilt given to coworker as a wedding gift.

Double Friendship Star - This book has some good patterns, but the colors chosen are kind of odd.

What's In A Rainbow? - I am fascinated with rainbows and when asked to make a mandala quilt for a show at the Medford, OR Library, I had one image in my mind and decided I would just do it. My stash gave me 140 different fabrics and I added 169 Swarovski crystals. My mandala friends said this quilt is me. It feels like me and I am quite pleased with this art quilt. The biggest challenge was to get a round piece 22" in diameter to stay flat against the wall. A little engineering and I did it without macrame rings - those are for the next quilt.

Afrika 4 - I was in Afrika and was really intrigued by the little hens that ran every where(loopvogels in Dutch) Then I saw the fabric with the little birds but how to give the elusion of them running. I think I did it the quilt is a reminder of Africa the colors and the birds.

the raven and the bear - The quilt came to life after my trip to Canada. I talked to some native Canadians and their totems intrigued me. I heard stories that were given from father to son This quilt depicts one of the stories. Why we have the sun the moon and the stars. I was hard to get it just right. In my head the quilt worked , in my dreams the quilt worked but every time I wanted to put the 3 pieces together it was not it. I got it after a lot of thinking and in the end it was so simple. How the world got the light.

Block of the Month, 08 - I will learn to applique. I will, I will, I will.

Block of the Month, 08_2 - I AM learning to applique!

Block of the Month08_3 - Are we there yet?