Quilt for Phoenix - Little Phoenix looks so pretty on these colors. Phoenix is 3 years old. Her brother Dakota lives with us also. She is a Blue Merle Shetland Sheepdog "Sheltie". The two of them are the loves of my life.

Antique Quilt - I was hired by a friend to hand quilt this quilt. It was made by her husband's Great-Grandma. She hand pieced it at age 90 in July 1941. I quilted it using a traditional 1/4 inch in on all those print fabrics. I did a heart design in the background fabric.

No Name - This quilt got away from me in size. So I've been a little imtimidated to start the quilting on my little home machine. Im getting a new Janome in April, so I think it will probably wait until then. But I was very pleased with the outcome. Another new favorite! Since I'm a new quilter, I'm still learnig, and the biggest thing I learned with this quilt was that going a little slower and paying a little more attention to my 1/4" gives MUCH better seam results. I was excited every time I sewed a new row together and the seams still lined up. I didn't have any plans for this quilt when it was started and was asked what I was going to do with it, and I said I'd probably give it to my boyfriend's mother. But now that the top is done, it's the best one I've done so far and I don't want to give it away. Maybe that's why I'm putting off quilting it.

Jack in the Pulpit - Everyday I walk in the little woods near my home with my dog George. In the late spring Jack in the Pulpits appear. I make a game of looking for them in their hiding places on my walks.

Memories of my Grandparents - My youngest daughter's friend commissioned me to make a memory quilt using her grandparents clothing. I chose the Churn Dash block because it was my own grandmother's favorite block to work with. I set the blocks together slightly off kilter for an added design option. The customer cried when she saw it!

Xmas Table Cloth - Workshop done with Jenny Stanley using Christmas fabrics.

Cool Kaleidescope - Ricky Tims came to our guild, Capitol city Quilt Guild, March 2006 and taught this as well as his Convergence class. I took both. The top was finished in 2007. I didn't quilt it until 2009.

Waves

Jess A Super Nova - My daughter was bored in algebra class and drew this star design. (Don't worry she still made an A.) We put our heads together and duplicated the design in EQ6 to create a paper pieced foundation. I used a fabric selection to follow the color wheel. The background stars are varied to create interest. There are dimensional "vapor trails" surrounding the border. The quilting is done in iridescent thread I got for Christmas from my sister. She gives the best gifts!

Circular Rays - I thought hand piecing would be easier than doing curved seams on the machine. Started in 1997, it wasn't finished till 2005.

Summer Porch - Reds

First Quilt - This was my intro to quilting at a class taught by Patricia Pepe in the mid 90's. Some chopped off points but a fun experience that got me hooked.

Buckeye Beauty

Vivian's Faeries - Vivian loves pink & fairies and she helped pick the colors from grandma's stash.

Mom's quilt - Added embroidered flowers at Top

Deanna's Quilt