Through thr Garden Trellis - I took a seven month class from a local Jenny Haskins Educator and created this quilt. It contains "faux knitting" which creates fabric from assorted yarns, then cut into 12" squares. All the flowers are embrodered then appliqued on as well as decoupage flowers from coordinated fabric. The vines are silk roule and the butterflies and dragonflies are embroidered with metallic thread then appliqued. All fabrics and yarns are from Jenny Haskins.

Remembering Jerry - I used Jerry's T-shirts to make this quilt.

Bear Paw - Pear paw pattern

Curvilinear Energy - I've been working on a series of predominately one-color quilts and I've been using my quilting sketches for appliqué inspiration. This is my yellow quilt and an attempt at appliquéing feathers. The center flower and first octagon were inspired by one of my grandfather's wood carvings.

Ribbon Dance - Fabrics designed by Donna Wilder of Legacy Studio.

Carol's birthday quilt - I made this quilt for my Father in law for his birthday

Crazy red square in a square - I pieced this quilt with the square in a square method. It will be a gift for a family member for Xmas 2011

FACING Winds Of Change - Life’s transitions affect our peace, joy, faith, & health. Diverse winds blow… leaves cling… Such as the strength of Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Wives, & Friends. The black organza causes a transitional effect of the vibrant colors of the underlying fabric according to the amount of light directed onto the quilt. It can be dark, or very vibrant, depending on the angle of the light source.

Catena - When dyeing my gradient fabrics I use some strips of other fabric in the process. I call those strips my "waste" fabrics but they have become my favorite fabrics to work with. This quilt was made entirely with those waste fabrics. It's quilted in overlapping spirals using 11 different colors of Superior So Fine! thread. The back is hand dyed grays and black.

Star Stuck - The pattern was a block of the month by Judy Laquidara. I dyed all of the fabrics, including a quilt back with a tie dye pattern that lines up with the piecing on the front. There are more photos of the front here: http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2011/09/star-struck.html and the back here: http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2011/09/star-struck-the-back-story.html

Take Flight, Above the Flames! - Inspired by a dream: “Take Flight, Beautiful Phoenix” Fly Fast, toward the stars, Fly away, beyond the pain, Fly free, shed the scars, Fly high, above the flames. Let the past drop away, find your joy in a new day! dcl,2010

Stars for a New Day - Started this in 2009 and finally finished quilting it in August 2011 to display in my guilds semi annual quilt show.

Triangle - Saw this design on the Hancock Paducah website and I created my own pattern.

Mocha Stars

Pink and Purple 4 patch