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Checkerboard Flowers - Hand applique done on Thursdays at my small quilt group - took many years. Machine quilted.

Leopard and Old Lace - A friend and I challenged each other to do this quilt. Took a long time but worth it!

I STILL have scraps - Made with years worth of scraps, but I still have too many scraps left over!

Feathered Star Medallion - Designed for a 12 month program, it took me double the time to finish it! But it's worth it!

kaliedoscope - took picture in swimming pool and gathered colors of the swimming pool had the fabric together for 15 years and when ricky demonstrated kaliedoscope on quilt show made it from pool fabrics quilted it using superior monopoly on my bernina 440

Fallng Leaves # 2 - Real leaves were used to discharge on Black fabric. Copies of leaves were made using a fusible web tracing of actual leaves used then applied to batik fabric. Cut out leave were then fused to the discharged fabric over the original leave image but off a ¼ in to creative the shadow. Border, batting and backing added then quilted by machine

Falling Leaves #3 - Real leaves were used to discharge on Black fabric. Copies of leaves were made using a fusible web tracing of actual leaves used then applied to batik fabric. Cut out leave were then fused to the discharged fabric over the original leave image but off a ¼ in to creative the shadow. Border, batting and backing added then quilted by machine

Geeked - This was a gift for my niece Janelle and her now husband Matt. I used whites in the background, about 15 different ones with a very subtle pattern. Since this was a wedding quilt I wanted some traditional white included. The original pattern called for a green background. The Groom is techie and does a lot of computer repair, programming etc. so I thought the pattern was fun with the squares representing pixels.

Falling Leaves #4 - Real leaves were used to discharge on Black fabric. Copies of leaves were made using a fusible web tracing of actual leaves used then applied to batik fabric. Cut out leave were then fused to the discharged fabric over the original leave image but off a ¼ in to creative the shadow. Border, batting and backing added then quilted by machine

Squared - Red, Black and white school colors used in this quilt - backing is flannel and pieced in a zig-zag design. I liked the bold graphic fabrics and simple block design that creates nice movement for the eye. Sammy was the valedictorian of her class and went on to study at MIT.

Luna - I had this quilt on the design wall for over 6 months playing with the colors and learning more about contrast. The idea came from an advertisement for a quilt show. I was challenged also with the piecing of the circles. Embroidery was added when I decided it would make a great gift for my nieces graduation.

Becoming a out door woman - I go to BOW (Becoming a Outdoor Wamon) in Alabama every year. They have a action every year to raise money for women to attend that can't afford to pay. I made this quilt so other women can learn to enjoy our great outdoors. It is our day, Sun rise, walking through the trees, our classes, and all the birds flying around.

Only Dead Fish - Purchased in Council Bluffs, Iowa during my "retirement" trip. Fit my attitude (and astrological sign - Pisces) during my last weeks of work.