Living Stones - I made this quilt from cut pieces I found in an antique shop in Troy, NY The triangles look like equalateral triangles, but they are not (maybe why they never made it to a quilt?0. I made a pattern shape the same as the pieces from unbleached muslin and set the pieces alternating with the muslin. For more inormation, see the blog about it at https://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/linyt/archive/2009/10/27/living-stones-piecing-someone-else-s-dream.aspx

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Nou'veau - This is my entry into the 2010 New Quilts from an Old Favorite contest at the National Quilt Museum. It was selected as a finalist, which means that it will be hanging in the quilt museum, whether or not I win an award, during quilt week in Paducah. This year's contest theme was the sunflower block and the challenge was to take this traditional block and use it in an innovative way. This quilt reflects my love of all things Art Nouveau. There is trapunto work and I quilted it using Superior black metallic thread.

Wings and Feathers - Turned edge machine applique ( artist own method ). Machine pieced, longarm quilted (original quilt designs ), machine trapunto. All hand dyed fabric, shibori, and hand marbled fabric including a single piece hand dyed shibori quilt back in colors to match the design on the front. Over 3,000 hour project.

Wisteria - Turned edge machine applique ( artist's own method ) , Longarm quilted A-1 Longarm, over 2,500 hour project. Currently part of the permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum, Paducah Kentucky.

Let Your Light Shine - Nontraditional large yellow center block representing the light from within that my niece exudes through life's good times and bad.

Nessun Dorma - Nessun Dorma (no rest) was completed in 2007. This quilt was a labor of love ( 3 year project). It is machine paper pieced ( original pattern ) with hundreds of differnt fabrics of various color values. The curvie blocks were machine pieced together and the entire designs was pieced into a large single piece background fabric. All I can tell you is that you may not want to attempt this project. I am gald that I finished what I started but would never do this again. The quilt was professionally longarm quilted by Carol Selepec ( Eleanor Burns cousin ).

Moon River - This quilt was made for the Piecing Partners Quilt Guild 2007 Challenge. It was made of all cotton fabrics, many hand dyed, for the base and covered with sheer. It was appliqued, painted and machine quilted.

Advent Calendars - I had to make two of these Advent Calendars so each of our children's families could have one. We have 5 grandchildren (3 in one family and 2 in the other) so it was quite a challenge to find gifts small enough to fit 3 in each of the 3"x3" pockets. Since we were shipping them, I had to seal each pocket with darning thread tied at one end so the items would not fall out (it also keeps prying eyes out before the appropriate day). I'm not really into hand embroidery, I had originally intended for these calendars to be ready for Christmas 2008, unfortunately, I didn't get them done until a few days ago - just in time to get them to the kids by December 1st of 2009. They really did turn out cute. What a great pattern - if I ever make another one though, I think I'll do machine embroidery or just print the pictures onto material instead of doing the hand embroidery :).

Amish Rendition - This was a Block of the Month done at Old Town Quilts, Keller, TX. A qirl, Michelle, wanted to learn to sew and quilt but didn't know how to do either. I began teaching her what I know and we did the Block of the Month together. She is coming along quite well although she has never finished her quilt. Our goal is to get her to finish hers this coming year.

Grace - This was a purchased panel, painted with Shiva Painsticks and heavily microquilted to add detail and texture.

Friendship Garden - Pieced and machine appliqued using 1930's reproduction prints and a red print backing.

With love to my Vilde - My quild gave us a pattern of an heart to do applique this year. I made some blocks with this heart an started to play a little. I did not know what I whanted it to be . I was also at the same time thinking of making a bedcover for my dauther and suddently this quilt grew from a table quilt to a single bed quilt to my dauther. I used foto transfer on my printer. There are 8 pitcures of Vilde in the quilt. I used "quilt as you go" technique.

Joshua's Quilt of Many Colors - Each block is diagonally strip pieced with dozens of scraps from previously made quilts. The backing is pieced with a variety of fabrics.

A's Bees and Dandelion Seeds - Alphabet blocks set at odd angles to form blocks with appliqued corner blocks. Quilting design using bees, beelines, and beehives.

Among My Souvenirs - Made from textiles purchased in Guatemala and a few silks. Four needlepoint belts, small Guatemalan dolls, A woven panel in the back, friendship bracelet trim, Alexander Henry lining of Guatemalan ladies

Helen's Yellow Quilt

Florrie's Baby Quilt

Hearts and Flowers