Up North - I won the blocks in a guild lottery block drawing with a Northwoods theme. The setting was inspired by a book, Circle of Nine, by Janet Houts and Jean Ann Wright.

Purple Mountain Majesties - Made as a wedding gift for my niece and her husband. She loves purple and gray and has contemporary design taste, so this was perfect. All fabrics are batiks.

Cyclones Lone Star - This is a lone star wall hanging made with Iowa State University Cyclones fabric. I fussy cutted the Cyclones, Cy, Iowa State, and I State from the fabric to insert in the design. The pattern came with interfacing design that was used to iron on and sew the 2 1/2"x5 1/2" strips of fabric on the interfacing pattern. I did all the sewing and stippling myself. It was bought at the Cardinal and Gold Gala so am not certain who purchased the wall hanging. Also put a hanging sleeve on the back.

Where did you think Easter eggs came from? - The chickens are hand appliqued in batiks using back basting. The border includes paper pieced letters from the Harry Potter alphabet on Fandom in Stitches and paper pieced Easter eggs from Angie's Bits n'Pieces. I finished the quilt so I could show it in the Newtown Quilters Guild quilt show in October, 2013.

Manitoba Morning - Based on a photo of my daughter-in-law's grandmother's homestead in Manitoba. The border is the original photo printed on fabric.

Fire on the Mountain - The design is from the video of Libby Lehman presented on TQS. I took a class from Libby in 1993 to learn her technique. Libby had changed her approach from using a zigzag to a straight stitch method with the results being very simular.

Sun Flower

Tropicana - Our world through an array of tropical colours made by three quilting friends. Group Quilt entered into South African National Quilt Festival 2013.

Sam - I met Sue at the Houston show shortly after my dog died. She had patterns of other black labs, but they didn't say "Sam" to me. From photos, Sue designed the Sam pattern, and as soon as I opened it, I could see MY dog! The quilting is a scribbling technique that is super fast and easy. Sue has become a good friend and she has treated me to several one-on-one classes in her studio.

Baby it's Cold Outside Bedrunner - A primitive style bed runner made for these cold Canadian winters, and of course as a decor item! Nothing warms up a place like primitive style, with it's rich colors and black accents. www.morelcabincreations.com

Connected - This little quilt is my contribution to the IQA Silent Auction. I used Robert Kaufman Roll-Ups and a AccuQuilt Equilaterial triangle die to cut all the 800+ triangles. If you look closely you can see all the little triangles. The Roll-Ups had the perfect color pallet to select from. It was fun playing with value to give this quilt the 3-D illusion. This quilt has been also enter in AccuQuilt Quilter's Spotlight Contest..... https://www.accuquilt.com/spotlight/connected.html If you like it, click on the I heart it button. As most of you know all my quilts have a meaning that surrounds them. This one is to symbolize the intermingling of artist and quilters and how we become connected with interacting with one another. To me quilting is an expressive outlet, so I choose a bright, vibrant color pallet to express the feelings one gets when you meet someone special. That feeling that electrifies and inspires you to step out of your box.

All Things Texas - The center panel is a printed Texas design. The side panels are representative of the windmills and wildflowers of Texas. Quilted to make the Texas icons pop in 3D, this quilt is meant to be a wall hanging and was a thank you gift for a neighbor.

Radioactive Love

Luna Moth - This Luna Moth and thread painted caterpiller are part of an original design using a square format. The leaves are 3-D and have a front and back, attached where the veins are on the leaves. To read more on this go to http://windyglenquilting.blogspot.com where I go into more detail.

Umbrellas - I used techniques from Sara Nephew's book Serendipity Quilts to make this quilt. It was quilted for me by Linda Rech of Olympia, Washington.