Blues on Top - I used EQ6 to design the block and print the templates and then pieced the Martha Negley prints together. I machine appliqued a center circle on both sides after creating and stitching the sandwiched batting and backing.

Gone fishin - Don is a fisherman. It was designed to be raw edge - glued to the background, but I added the stitching around all the quilt components. It was the first quilt I just started quilting by going around the appliques, and kept going until I reached the edge.

Contemplation III Oh Just To Be - Handpainted face and hands done with the technique in my book "Portrait Quilts: Painted Faces You Can Do" - and yes, you really can learn to paint a face. The trick is a guideline drawing created from a photo. The guideline drawing is positioned beneath the fabric so you can see exactly where to paint each of the features. Students (who sign up thinking that they really won't be able to do this) are always amazed that they really CAN do this.

Adam's Yve St. Laurant - Another handpainted face from my "Portrait Quilts: Painted Faces You Can Do" book.

Kaleidoscope in Brights - This quilt was made in a class taught by Virginia Walton in Lansing, MI in 2005 through the Capitol City Quilt Guild.

Abby on the Beach - Abby is my youngest daughter. Her face, hands, feet, and clothing are handpainted using the technique from my "Portrait Quilts: Painted Faces You Can Do" book.

DigiBobbE 2 - DigiBobbE is digitized bobbin embroidery. It's a little different from traditional machine embroidery because it is done upside down with Candlelight in the bobbin. The designs on this quilt came from my second DigiBobbE collection of designs "Woodland Swirls". If you want to see how DigiBobbE is down, take a look at my VidCast "DigiBobbE With and Without and Embroidery Machine" on my website BonnieMcCaffery.com. This quilt took 3rd Place at the 2005 IQA show in Houston, TX

DigiBobbE 1 - This quilt was created using designs from my DigiBobbE 1 collection "Ornamental Swirls". DigiBobbE is digitized bobbin embroidery which is a little different from traditional machine embroidery - it's done upside down with the Candlelight Yarn in the bobbin. If you want to see how DigiBobbE is done, check out my VidCast "DigiBobbE With and Without an Embroidery Machine" on my website http://BonnieMcCaffery.com

For Clara - In Memory of my Mother - Original wholecloth designed in a class with Karen McTavish at the Machine Quilters Exposition in Machester, NH. Quilting completed September 2006.

Lizzys Tail

Chantabientot - Flannel prints completely Caveman pieced. The back is 4 inch squares with a picture of Katie competing in synchronized swimming. Katie has the quilt with her at Truman State University.

Piano Man - I made this for my father-in law, who was an excellent pianist, our "piano man." He was legally blind and needed the graphics to be BIG!! He loved it.

Winter Greetings - needle turn applique

"My Life.........So Far" - Made as a Christmas gift for my son, Randy Bowlsby, as a memory quilt -- it contains embellishments representing his marriage, his sons, his graduation from college, his music experiences, paths around Trinity County, CA, where he learned to ride his motorcycle -- and motorcycle embellishments. It also contains Eagle Scout memorabilia, my mother's pins from his Scouting years, and football embellishments from when he played high school football. He now is a Harley owner and rides around central California, sometimes with the Patriot Riders who accompany the families to the funerals of our fallen soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Eye Guy - This quilt hung in the reception area of my husband's office before he retired last year. He was an optometrist.

Many Moons Ago - I wanted to try my hand at dropped shadows, and the whole piece background fabric inspired the "moons."

Gone With The Worm - This quilt design was based on a toy rubber caterpillar that belonged to my boys when they were little.

Enchanted Garden - Our guild made this quilt for our quilt show raffle March 2007. If you would like to buy a chance on this quilt, please contact me nursejodie47@yahoo.com Each ticket is $1. It goes to support our charities.