QUILT OF VALOR KALEIDOSCOPE - THIS WAS MY FIRST QUILT OF VALOR QUILT. THE KALEIDOSCOPE BLOCK SEEMED APPROPRIATE, BECAUSE WHEN THINGS ARE ALL CHANGED UP, A NEW BEAUTIFUL LOOK EMERGES.

Brilliance - Modified pattern as published in McCall's Quilting Oct. '07. Adapted by inpiration from Amish bold color Card Trick quilts. Paper Piecing technique used for center Card Trick Pattern. My very first full sized quilt made for my daughter. Used for therapy to learn how to read instructions and strengthen my muscles after an illness. Provided an heirloom in the event my illness progressed.

Tropical Dreams on a Winter's Day - Quilt top made in the summer when playing with the pattern. Machine quilted from the back using a swirl pattern and varigated Signature poly #30 thread.

Pumpkin Wreath - I ordered this pattern from Jan's web site. Just had to have it. I machine pieced and stitched in the ditch. I hand quilted in the blocks.

Logan's I-Spy - This is a hexagon Star I made using marti michell's hexagon templates, for my nephew. I collected a bunch of novelty patterns that he liked and fancy cut them.

Blue Memories - This was a memory quilt my sister-in-law asked me to make for a friend of hers who had lost her son in a drowning accident the year before. Her favorite color was blue so I did it all in blue and swapped out some of the blocks for pictures I printed on fabric with a slight blue cast. Her friend loved it and keeps it in her son's room. She wrote me a beautiful note to thank me for making it.

Lex's Oriental Comfort - I made this for my oldest friend for when she was recovering from surgery. She still naps under it. I was surprised that I was able to part with some of my precious oriental fabrics but I guess friendship runs deep.

Black notes - This is the second quilt I ever made. It was for my sister-in-law. Her favorite colour is black, so I made it all in black. Unfortunately, it turned out too small, so I have since made her another.

Small Crimson beauty - This is a smaller version of a crimson and black turning twenty again that I made for myself. My sister-in-law liked it so much that she asked me to make one for her. I didn't have enough of any one fabric to do a six inch border so I made three separate borders. It turned out pretty good.

Sister-in-law in sapphire and gold - I enjoy using this pattern, I have found that it showcases fabrics really well. I made this two tone version for my other sister-in-law. Blue was her favorite colour and the colour of her engagement ring.

Purple Pansies - I made this quilt for the friend who got me into quilting and taught me the basics. Her favorite flower is pansy and her favorite colour is purple. the colours in this quilt echo the colours of a quilt that she made me.

Dad's North of the 49 - I made this quilt for my dad. He is a big camper and woodsman and he and my mother used to take two week canoe trips into the interior of northern ontario. they stopped doing this about 5 years ago since my father doesn't want to carry a canoe anymore,(he is in his mid 80s), but they still enjoy camping. This quilt pattern embodies everything he loves about the north. I gave it to him for christmas and he absolutely loves it. It was my first attempt at applique and it also contains my first attempt at paper piecing. (There is a small canadian flag near the bottom)

Cat Fancy

Rusty - Rust and green coloured blocks

Salute to Martha Washington - This was made for a Women's History month display during our 2009 quilt show. The quilt is a Martha Washington wreath surrounded by Martha Washington pieced blocks. Martha was a seamstress and famous for her coverlets usually in a medalion style.

Road to Alaska - I made this as a Christmas gift for my sister who lives in Alaska

Irish chain and stars

Blessings - My very first quilt ever made. Stitched completely by hand, 20 minutes at a time, taking one year to complete. Named and made for my youngest daughter so that she would have something that her mommy made just for her.