Poinsettias for Christmas - This pattern appeared in McCalls Quilting December 2007. The original pattern was a wall hanging, but I purchased two kits and made it into a full size quilt. This was my first time to quilt a quilt using my new Bernina 640 with the stitch regulator. The poinsettias are fussy cut from the border print which is not visible in this picture.

Racers for Baby - A friend of mine asked me to make this quilt for a friend's baby. The quilt in the magazine had Teddy Bears in the Churn Dash Block centers. She wanted a car/racing theme. I fussy cut the sashing corners and the center of the churn dash blocks. This was a fun pattern. I found out my friend did not give the quilt to her friend but is saving it for her own grandchild.

Poinsettias for Christmas II - I made this quilt using the scraps from Poinsettias for Christmas quilt. This was my first attempt at broderie perse. I was very happy with it and so was the recipient.

Peonies - Made this quilt for my friend to assist her for quilts for the beds in her new retreat center. She owns Red Barn Quilting and Retreat Center in Barnsdall, OK. Her website is brendasredbarn.com.

Grandmothers Flower Garden - This is another quilt I made for Brenda Shreve of Red Barn Quilting and Retreat Center. Her website is brendasredbarn.com

Winterberry Garden

Flowers in Rags

Splash of Color

fushia quilt - I always like to learn something new with each quilt I make. What I learned with this quilt is--READ the directions! I saw this & liked it and it was all made with 5" squares. Great, how easy is that. ordered all the fabric. What I didn't notice is that all the squares are on the bias and individually cut . Whole totally new lesson to be learned.

Batik Bathing Beauty - I intended this to be a quilt, but after setting triangles required piecing (don't ask) I turned it into a Shower Curtain. Excellent use of the beautiful Batiks.

Cecelia Rose's Quilt - I made this quilt for my co-worker when she had her first baby, Cecelia Rose in March of 2009.

Just Keep Swimming - This quilt is uses applique pattern of turtles. I believe it was published in a magazine but I am not sure of the source. Along with the appliqued turtles I thread painted 3 beta fish on the quilt as well.

Cool Cats - I had some Laurel Burch fabric that I loved and wanted to use in a small wall hanging. I took one of the designs from the fabric, enlarged it, and appliqued it onto the quilt. Then, I cut out a smaller design from the fabric and appliqued it on as well. Strips from Laurel Burch fabric were appliqued on as accents. I tumble rocks as a hobby and so I added some the rocks I had gathered from Moonstone Beach in Cambria, CA (glued on). There are also Swarvorski crystals as embellishments and some gold and silver threads and even some couched Razzle Dazzle thread. This was a quilt that I simply played with and had fun making.

Roses Converging - The center of this piece is a Ricky Tims convergence. The border design is original.

Sailor's Warning - Made for Ricky Tims challenge. My first original quilt. I learned a lot making this and I would like to do it again and hopefully fix some of the issues that came up as I made it.

Single Wedding Ring - This quilt was made for my bed. I chose to keep the setting simple so it wouldn't overpower my bedroom.

Grandma's Blue & White - Dark blue print appliqued on white. There are central twenty large appliques spread out as in a grid 4 by 5. The border contains trees with nine numbs for branches. The quilting, all be hand, Creates a totally different pattern. There are animals, different shapes and meandering. The back side shows this the best.

hollys quilt - machine applique and hand quilted. Made to auction for a little girl with medical problems