The Cabin - This was a gift. The cabin is one that we used to live in. I used many different fabrics to create it including a sheer fabric for the icicles. The background trees are from the Siberian Tiger line. The bear was added from the Road to California print because Luke saw one walk by the back porch when he was sitting there one evening.

Up Close and Personal - Zebra - I took a photo of a zebra and cropped it, created a design and blew it up. This is a very dramatic piece. I have patterns available for sale.

The Sentinal - My challenge was to create a realistic fire using fabrics. Lots of thread painting. This includes my first limited use of dryer lint...(the details in the moon)

Patience - This is my first quilt. I had the background done but the family said it was missing something so we brainstormed and decided on the heron. He is built from different batiks on a white background and thread painted details added when I attached him. I had to add his potential dinner in the bottom right corner!

Hocus Pocus

Jungle live - Both of the quilts are made for my girls. They picked there own fabric and I've made it during a class with Trish Walton.

Partridge in a pear tree - I seen this wall hanging in the magazine and knew I had to make it for my dining room. I did not have the exact fabrics used so I just used what I did have . I collect blue willow dishes so I had to have my tree in a blue jar. I changed to borders to diamonds and used Christmas prints. I used a green " crumb catcher" to give it depth, between the borders.

Cone Flowers - One of Melinda Bula's patterns. Cone Flowers came out LOVELY if I have to say so myself. It is a beautiful quilted wall hanging and one I am proud to display in my home.

Thanks Kaffe - Made for the Bernina Fashion Show. Contains 135 Kaffe Fassett fabrics, iron on crystals, silk dupioni, beaded belts from Guatemala, sequin/beaded trim from India.

The Road to Fabulous - "The Road to Fabulous" depicts my daughter (and her dogs) dancing up the road toward her next chapter of life. Used construction techniques developed by Rose Hughes.

Esplanade - I took a technique class, using the wedge ruler, from my local quilt shop. In the class I learned to create wedges and turn them in any direction I wanted. After trying many twists and turns, i came upon the one I liked best. It reminded me of a path through a park that I had walked as a child. My mother called that path "The Esplanade" , therefore the name. It was displayed at our guild's exhibit in Homestead and was one of the quilts shown on the flyer to advertise the exhibit. It hangs on the wall in my livingroom. I am very proud of the machine quilting on it as I did it on my home sewing machine.

Crystal - After purchasing an Accu-quilt go cutter I used the stems and flowers to embellish my Moda charm squares set on point.

Calamari Time - What a wonderful venue we all share. I was challenging myself on preciseness, working only with graduations to enhance values in my work. Energy unfolding!

Applique Heritage - Blocks are reproduction block from the Civil War era. The project took me 3 years to get the applique and piecing done and 2 years to hand quilt. So far, of all the quilts I have done, it is my favorite.

Winter Star - Another wholecloth. I really enjoy making them, so expect to see more.