Family Ties - I made three of these quilts for my husband and sisters-in-law as a memory of their father - who was known for his ties. I deconstructed 130 ties for the quilt tops, and the backs are pieced from his "Saturday" plaid shirts.
Tommy's Quilt - My son Tommy picked out this pattern and fabrics. He even sewed a few of the blocks together. The quilt is almost entirely squares with a few hst's, and some machine applique work. Very quick to piece together. The buttons are from my Mom's button box.
No Name Yet - This quilt was a few years in the making. I assembled the quilt and then was unhappy with the border around the center block, so I took it apart, and it sat in my closet for a few months. I finally came up with something that I thought would work and I finally got it finished!
Fawkes - Phoenix Rising - Fawkes is made from one gradiated fabric. I had been looking for a Phoenix pattern and when I saw this picture on the cover of Quilts Without Corners Encore...I couldn't resist.
unnamed - When I started quilting I almost immediately started looking for a pattern for our bedroom quilt. When I saw this 2"x3" picture in a magazine I knew immediately that this was the quilt for me. When I was a miniaturist I was always making large things into small things. Now I was faced with turning a very small picture into a queen sized quilt. It took a while but it was finally accomplished. At the quilt store they said for a beginner you sure did pick a difficult quilt, you will never finish it. Well after six or seven years it was done.
Mom's Quilt - Many years ago My mother, Stephanie Sydoriak, and I were in a quilt store which had many quilts hanging on the walls. I asked my mom which quilt she liked best. This quilt was her immediate response was this quit. I finally gave it to her for her 82nd birthday.
Fire Within - Our town had a very bad forest fire in 2000. My brother, Walt, and his wife were associated with the Park Service at the time. When I needed a kidney transplant he offered his. Unfortunately his kidney was not a match. As a thank you for his offer and a remembrance of the fire I made this quilt for him.
Thank you Camille - I was really taken by Camille Roskelly's show and fabrics, when I learned that I had a new grandbaby coming along I knew exactly what to do!
Edison Quilt #2 - In 1987 I took a class at Hobby Lobby. We were given an hand written, hand drawn pattern. 3 of the blocks were design by my daughters who were 8 and 10 at the time.
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