My Hand on the Bible - This was a challenge block from my local quilt guild. We were given a piece of fabric and the instructions that it had to depickt a piece of clothing. The fabric I was given was incorporated into the ring on the hand and the cross hanging from the chain.

My first quilt. - My son....and his cats...have loved this one to death.

East Meets West - This quilt was done in celebration of the wedding of my youngest son to one of the dearest women on earth.

Cafe Latte - Appliqued Coffee Cups on wonky blocks edged with Attic Windows. Secondary block is traditional Attic Window with coordinated coffee shop fabric.

Susan's Stars - Started for my DSIL in Ohio, who was battling leukemia, to keep her warm during chemo, stem cell transplants, and all the other indignities of the disease. It went to her sister, Patty, when Susan lost her fight. We see the stars and think of Susan up there with them, her joyful spirit shining down on us.

I can't remember the name of the designer. This was a looooottttt of work.

Star Gazzer - I was inspired by the quilts in Alex's Book Keep Quilting with Alex Anderson. But The design is mine. I am proud that I was able to creat this for my daughter Caitlin. I wanted to thank you Alex for your book and your inspiration.

Mystique Batik - I love these "Turning" patterns for batiks--they let the pattern of the batik show, yet can appear more complicated than it really was to create. This was in the Quilter's Guild of Dallas Quilt Show, March 2007. Given to Michelle as a college graduation gift.

God's Angel - Made for may very dearest friend who has been by my side through thick & thin, through the laughter & especially the tears.

Lotus in the Woods - This was from a class with Marti Michell using her Giant Dahlia templates. I had them for many years and never used the templates--I was afraid to try, but her class showed it was really very easy to piece. The center medallion is appliqued to the top.

Boyish Fun - My first quilt. I was terrified to make the first cuts into the fabric. I learned so much from this quilt, like you really do need to make sure you use a 1/4 inch seam LOL. I was so proud when I finished it. I had wanted to make a quilt for a long time, but I had never used a sewing machine or sewed anything by hand. I think it turned out pretty well mistakes and all.

puppy love - My daughter Ashley picked all the fabrics for this quilt. I think she did a wonderful job. She was only ten at the time. She chose a Laurel Birch? fabric with dogs on it. We ran out of the tan and had to work in the black, I think it works.

Spring Convergence - Starting with a blended convergence background, a paper pieced border on the right was added as well as other borders. Pansies and butterflies were machine appliqued on top.

Stepping Between the Poppies - Simple yet striking, this folk-art style quilt features rows of appliqued poppies separated by walking lanes of pieced strips.

Jubilee Album - This twelve block, hand appliqued quilt features floral designs in different vases using patriotic colors. Ohio Star blocks are used as spacers.

My Sister's Sanctuary - This quilt was designed and made for Patchwork Party 2007 - Spring Edition using Sanctuary fabric collection by Moda. It was made using a quilt "Rachel's Baskets" as inspiration with a striking log cabin border.

White Chocolate - This is a quilt I designed with my mother in mind. She loves white on white quilts. When it was finished it was so yummy I named it "White Chocolate". It will be featured on the cover of August 2007 McCall's Quilting magazine.