Purple Scraps Quilt - At our Bernina group we were given the challenge to do a scrap quilt entirely from our stash and as my stash is not very big (YET!!) I found some charm squares and picked out every one that had any shade of purple in it. It is only a lap quilt size and it lives on the back seat of my new car.

Star Crazy - The BOM quilt of 2010 is finally done. I got it from the quilter and put the binding on and now it is hanging on my wall for all to see!!

Lone Star - This was made in a class using the Quiltsmart pattern. It was easy to do. The long arm quilter said that it was "beautiful." It is my pride and joy. I keep it on my bed.

tennessee waltz

Bouquets for a New Day

Bouquets for a New Day - This is the upper Right Corner

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convergence quilt #1

Grandma's Flowers - Made for the 2111 guild challenge. The nine patches were sewn by another quilter and although I could cut them, all the blocks had to appear on the front of the quilt. Got inspired to make the bouquet from a flower in the nine patch. Received more inspiration after reading, "The Lace Reader." Grandmother's Flower Garden blocks are 3-D and sewn with wire so they can be shaped, some are trapunto and some just appliqued. Beads added after quilting. Stems and bow are also 3-D. This was a fun project.

ZOOM - The photo of ZOOM, the goat, was taken by Ann Bertschy. She runs a goat farm for the local 4-H club, this is a small token of appreciation for all that Ann has done, especially for my grand daughter.

Cabin Courage

Medallion Ca'rlene - I designed this quilt as a border of the month for Forget-Me- Knot Quilt Shoppe in Louisville, KY. I taught the classes. The quilt is rather challenging and was designed to help quilters stretch their skill levels.

Medallion Ca'rlene - This is the second version of Medallion Ca'rlene it has a pieced center whereas the original quilt had an applique center. Both versions are included in the pattern.

Medallion Erad - This quilt was an experiment in design. It is the first quilt that I designed. It is made up of several elements. The most unusal design element is that one of the borders is the reverse of the dark blue fabric. I needed a lighter shade and could not locate it.

Chained Star - I acquired an antique quilt of my materal great-grandmother. It was in horrible condition. I absolutely love that quilt and wanted to replicate it using a quick peicing, rotary cut method. The result was Chained Stars.

Coming Home - This quilt was made in response to a challenge at a local quilt show (Patchers and Stitchers Guild Show). The challenge was to make a quilt with a letter in it. I chose M for my last name. Using the watercolor technique and Dily Fronks gate technique I designed and construted this quilt. The ivy vine is three dimensional.