Bamboo Two - This is the second in my series of bamboo theme quitls. It started with the foundation pieced bamboo blocks and left over pieces from Bamboo Moon.
Bamboo Blind - The third in series of Bamboo theme quilts. Made use of my many bamboo fabrics and experimented with the HarmonicConvergence idea. It is machine quilted with bamboo designs over the entire quilt.
Wandering - Inspired by a photo of Wandering Jew in neighbors yard. The photo was printed on cotton fabric. A photo effect produced the mosaic printed on fabric.
Octavia - Using a photo of a little house across the street from my Son in New Orleans, I created the blocks with Kaleidoscope Kreator software. They were printed on dupioni silk. The entire quilt is silk. It is heavily quilted with Superior tri-lobal poly thread.
Chinar Reflection - This quilt was commissioned by a neighbor to hang above her bed. She showed me a silk linen beadspread, heavily embroidered with design representing the Kashmiri chinar tree. She also gave me an old family sari and a few other pieces of silk to use. Based on a landscape photo she liked, I designed the quilt in rectangles per her request.
Black & White Log Cabin - Black & white materials used with the center block red , so as to indicate the heart of the home. Notice the star layout in the center of the quilt.
Kaleido-web - Made for a nephew's high school graduation. The original spiderweb pattern had sashing between the blocks, but I like the kaleidoscope effect you get by putting the blocks next to each other, hence the name.
Turning Leaf - I collected interesting fabric from all over - some as far north as South Dakota and then constructed this quilt for our youngest daughter, Kelley. She was a winemaker for E&J Gallo in Livingston CA for awhile and gave it up to come home to Texas and marry her high school sweetheart. The quilt name represents not only some of the batik fabric, but also, one of the wines she made was bottled under the label of "Turning Leaf". The border reminds me of some of the beautiful rows of grapevines in the many vineyards in California.
Horned Frog Fiesta - I made this quilt for my middle daughter, Lindsay. She graduated from TCU and was an Athletic Trainer for a number of years before starting her family. This was inspired by TCU's fantastic 12-0 season in 2009. It was quilted in a variegated thread in an all over design of horned frogs running in a circle that my longarm quilter had designed specifically for this quilt.
Vibrant Roses - This quilt was made for my oldest daughter, Carey. I saw a similar quilt on display in the Midlothian, Texas quilt store, Quilts N More. I bought the Santorini fabric by Moda there, went home and made my own version. My daughter is very colorful and vibrant, so this was perfect for her.
Pebble Beach - This was my first, and so far, only Kaleidoscope quilt. I watched the TV show Quilt in a Day with Elenaor Burns, took notes and had fun creating this little quilt. This was a baby gift to my niece for the birth of her 1st son. I love the way the colors play out and create interesting circles.
Bubbles Everywhere - I made this quilt in less than a week for my niece's 1st born son, Isaac. I used a simple method of the Stack and Whack design. It was quite fun and I love the colors.
Phillips Quilt - Commissioned baby quilt with the one stipulation that it have elephants and a U. of Alabama color theme. I overdyed most of the fabrics with day-old coffee to get a great antique look. There is a quilted 2010 on the upper half and a machine-appliqued "P" on the bottom with quilted "hillips" following it. I was inspired after watching 'Sleepy Hollow' and seeing a fabulous triangle quilt on Johnny Depp's bed!
Patriotic eagle quilt - I love strong feelings of pride when I see an eagle and an American flag together. I purchased an eagle kit from Toni Whitney at the International Quilt Show in Chicago. As I was drawing, cutting and placing this eagle on my applique sheet, I knew a wall hanging was not going to do this eagle justice. So when I got my EQ7 upgrade I designed a patriotic background.
Melanie's Flags - My mom loved to show off the back of the top, because of organized seam pressing. The flag strips are half inch finished width. The stars are machine appliqued. My 5th bed size quilt, 1st time appliqued, and 2nd time sewing machine quilting.
Country Girl - This Quilt is called Country Girl since all country girls are multi-dimensional just like this quilt. I was given some of Ricky Tims' hand dyes so the solid blue is his and it was a gift from Kathy Sampson (Katzz) I used Superior Threads to quilt the quilt which included Razzle Dazzle.
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