Follow the Path - This is my artistic design of a snow shed on the Iron Goat Trail on Stevens Pass, WA. My husband hikes and took the picture of this old snow shed that covered the rail road tracks there on Stevens Pass. This old railroad right away is now a 6 mile hiking trail. There are many old railroad artifacts along this picturesque trail.

After the Winter Storm - In the winter of 2009 we( in the Seattle area) were buried in snow. lol One evening I looked out on my deck and saw the snow piled on the railing and on the bird bath. I thought this view would make a wonderful wall hanging. So I snapped a picture and as they say the rest is history.

Helkat! - Self -portrait from 7 to 70! Images were digitally altered and distorted. The design was created at 30" square and then chopped and printed on 100% cotton. Machine quilting, and mounted on corduroy.

Summer Stars in My Sister's Garden

Genuine Jazz in July - My sister founded and ran a jazz festival in Breckenridge, CO for 19 years. It featured Colorado jazz musicians and each year, a beautiful t-shirt designed by a local artist. When she sold the festival, I made her a quilt of all the t-shirts. The quilter, Karen Gilson, quilted the names of musicians and bands (over 60 of them!) in the borders. The quilt has taken on a life of it's own. It was featured in a Ricky Tims quilting drive-by; It was presented to my sister on her 50th birthday - at a huge family reunion; and It won a ribbon at the Iowa State Fair! WHAT an adventure!

Great-Grandma Van Heukelom's unfinished quilt - One day my mom mentioned a box of "old fabric scraps" she had from her grandmother. When we opened the box, it was an unfinished double wedding ring quilt top. All of the fabric is in the box, ready to finish it. Since Mom doesn't make quilts, I begged for the opportunity to finish it. So, here goes... And the mystery is...why didn't Great-Grandma finish it? Why are (most of) the cut out pieces just a shade too small? And, somebody else worked on it (who?) because there are some "obviously not 1930s fabric" in it. (I'm taking those out.) I also have ALL the cardboard templates, 2 newspaper articles (dated) about Double Wedding Ring quilt patterns, some old pins, needles, thread... This is such a treasure!

Double Dutch Thanks for the Holland trip - Made from fabrics bought in The Netherlands on a trip in 2005 and purchased at a garage sale in Pella - hence the "Double Dutch" name. My parents took the whole family on a bicycle / barge cruise. Surprised Mom at the Pella Tulip Time Quilt Show while she was wearing her Dutch costume.

My Journey With Jane - Blocks as in book by Brenda Papadopolis.. Border trianges were not pieced, I traced the block on fabric and quilted the seam lines that would have been pieced.

Bouquets For A New Day - Susan Garman pattern.. Red flowers in baskets.. triangle sashing and inner border.

Diamonds and Arrowheads

Portrait of a Tudor Rose - A portrait of a Tudor Lady,centre hand appliqued wild silk, the border fused and machine Applique. All quilting done on a domestic machine. Inspired by my love of English Tudor History and by watching the BBc TV seies "The Tudors". I did enjoy the research into Tudor dress.

Summer Table - Bright orange, green, blue and white table topper. Appliquied flowers and machine embroidered quilting.

Bird Play - I went to a quilt store and saw a kit with beautiful wool for an upcoming class. The background is grays and turquoise. There is a brown tree branch with three birds on it surrounded by berries, leaves and flowers. Besides wool, there are velvet, silk and cotton fabrics. There is also lots of embroidery, buttons and beads. The quilt store is also a bead store.

Jelly Roll - King - Jelly roll quilted using QBot and varigated King Tut

Jelly Roll Quilt for homeless - Jelly roll quilt done for homeless in Texas = Quilted on TL18 LS with qBOT

Jelly Roll quilt for homeless black border

peacock - I made a pencil drawing of a small postcard and then went on with the biggest paperpiecing I ever made for the background. Original peacock feathers gave me the right idea of the colours. The rest ist hand applique and hand/machine quilting.