"But is it Kool" - This Quilt was made as a submission to Ricky's Kool Kaleidoscope book. I had a wonderful time making it and learned alot along the way. It was very exciting to learn that it would be included in the book. Thanks Ricky for the incredible oportunity and great technique.

Georgia Tech T-shirt - T-Shirt quilt made from Brittany's Collegiate Vollyball shirts. Traditional pieced blocks added for interest.

Blind Purple Birds - I made this Quilt by handapplique and handquiltig. more fotos at my personal fotos. sorry for my worse english ALEX

That Cat Again - There once was a cat that used to torment our dog just by eyeing him safely from the other side of our fence. I could imagine the expression on that cat's face as our dog howled and barked in frustration.

Jewel of the Sea - I challenged myself to enter a quilt show for the first time last year and felt that a Kaleidoscope quilt would show beautifully. I had many positive comments - Thanks Ricky!

Eye of Horus - I used fabrics I had purchased for a quilt in memory of our Egypt trip in 2008 to embellish my first try using Ricky's pattern. The basic quilt looked bland, so I machine appliqued motifs cut from 2 different fabrics. The center did not go together well, so I appliqued the "Eye of Horus" over it, hence the name.

Plaidly Marooned - I made this for my #1 son-in-law for Christmas.

Armchair Quarterback - This was made for my #2 son-in-law. He is an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. I made this pattern from my EQ6 software and bought the fabric while on vacation in Cheyenne Wyoming (Bronco Country) at The Quilted Corner.

Pigments of Imagination - I made this for my #3 son-in-law. He loves tie dyed materials and hand dyes. The back of the quilt was tie-dyed and he likes that as much, if not better than the front!

African Water Buffalo - This quilt was made in a workshop entitled African Motifs in Design, given by Rosalie Dace.

Lemon Tree

Chicken Tote - recycled book bag covered in heavy weight decorator fabric, accented with heart shaped buttons and bobbly knitting yarn.

Christmas Wreath - I have saved this old McCall's Quilting pattern for many years and am so pleased to have finally got around to making it to send to my Mother in time for Christmas this year. It is a traditionally pieced pattern which I converted to foundation piecing to make it easier to piece all of those tiny triangles.

Quilted casserole carrier - This casserole carrier is a SewBaby pattern. It is such a unique and fun item to make and to give as a gift. A non-quilting friend gave me a load of her fabric leftovers from various projects so, in return, I used some of that fabric and made her a casserole carrier. She was thrilled and couldn't wait to take it to her next coffee morning where she later reported everyone raved about it. Now they all want one.

Dragonfly Pond - I used a basic Buggy Barn design, deleting the appliqued flowers and adding a piano key border of varying widths. I chose colors that reminded me of a tree-shaded pond in the summertime. This quilt fits my king bed.

Bee Heaven - I designed this quilt using all shirtings and homespuns. It is hand quilted in pearl cotton with the border being quilted in the path the bee would take. It was fun to make. I published a pattern for it and hung it above my fireplace.

Jenny's Spain Quilt - I started this quilt wihile our daughter, Jen, was studying at University in Mercia, Spain. Jen helped me choose some of the fabrics. It was completed for her shortly after she returned to the United States to complete her studies. I extended the block pattern into the border to give it a sense of completion. Lots of half square triangles! So fun to piece. The machine quilting is exquisite. While Jen was living in New York City, her new apartment hatched bed bugs. Ugh! She had to take the quilt (and everthing else) to the laundry to be washed and dried on hot. I was glad I had prewashed all of the fabrics. It came out beautifully.