This quilt was inspired by a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) "On a Faded Violet" and the poem "Afterglow". It was made in memory and in the process of healing from the loss of a child.

This is a half square triangle quilt, made from two different gradients of a speckled ombre fabric. I took advantage of the different shades of fabric in just one yard.  I also included a yellow fabric I hand painted using Neocolor water-soluble wax pastels.

I echoed the color values of the sun in the purple gradient fabric below, to create the look of the reflection of the sun on water. The center star and pin wheels gave the quilt dimension and a focal point.

Several years ago, I made a quilt called Garden of Pomegranates…adapted from a commercially available pattern.  Because I had to rush the quilting to meet a show deadline, the quilt did not live up to its potential.  Today it serves as a reminder to slow down, enjoy the process and give each quilt the time it deserves.  The new quilt, BACK TO THE GARDEN is really a do over.  Since it would be boring to make an identical quilt, I selected a different color scheme and fabrics; I changed the setting and reduced the scale to up the degree of difficulty.

I watched Rickey on the internet doing curves . I made this quilt to show our group how easy it is to sew curves . So many people are so frightened . I took 6 min. to rotary cut two squares , sew one together , iron and  square up and put on the design wall .

This is my wall hanging from Carolyn Hughey's "Esther the Easter Chicken" pattern.  I made a wall hanging instead of a table runner.  I named my small quilt "Ethel" because she is so surprised that she laid Easter Eggs.  She makes me laugh and feel happy.

My 36 year old son, Gabriel, was diagnosed in May, 2014 with a very aggressive cancer.  Gabriel lived for only 6 months after that dreadful diagnosis.  As you can imagine, my life has changed forever.  One of the few times during each day that I find a small bit of peace is when I am quilting. 

In June, 2015 I took a class from the pattern designer - Jacqueline de Jonge.  I started the quilt - Brilliant Beauties of Joy -during that class.  As I was piecing the quilt after the class ended, I decided to donate it to Rockhurst High School, the high school that Gabriel attended.  Rockhurst is a Catholic school and relies heavily on it's annual auction to raise money for much-needed scholarships.  What a blessing that decision has been.  The auction is April 16, 2016 and I am so excited that the quilt will be part of it. 

This quilt was made for my Husband's family reunion. It was raffled to earn money for the family cemetery. The photos are of my Husband's ancestors and homes and barns that meant allot to the family. 

Favorite passages from books I have read and favorite quotes from various well-known people are written "between the lines" of my own magnified fingerprint. 

Recently the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show in Bloomington, IN, celebrated its 25th anniversary.  In honor of that, there was a special Silver Anniversary category for the judged quilts.  At least 50% of each entry had to be silver or gray.

I won 1st place with this quilt!  Its name is Abondance argentée (French for Silvery Abundance).  All of the solid silver is Radiance fabric.  I am very honored to have won this award in a category that celebrated this wonderful quilt show.

Ruth B. McDowell is one of my very favorite quilters.  This quilt was made as a sample in Ruth's book, Piecing Workshop, which taught her methods of piecing, including piecing very small curves.  The instructions called for inserting a 2" square in the center of the quilt.  I happened to have a some alphabet prints that I pieced together to form the word "LEAF", and inserted into the quilt center.   I learned a lot making this quilt.  Thank you, Ruth. 

This was made for a challenge with Circle of Friends  (theold HGTV quilting message board members) in 2014.

It was our ninth Scraps to Treasures Challenge.

This was inspired by the watercolor painting of Maui artist Sherri Reeve who gave me permission to interpret her painting for a bird themed quilt challenge for our guild.  I tried to stay true to her colors using mostly commercial batiks.  It reminds me of spending time up at Haleakala National Park hiking and photographing nenes, as well as other birds, vegetation, and the scenery of the beautiful park. It is part of the travelling exhibit called Feather Your Nest With Quilts by the Quilters' Sew-Ciety of Redding, Inc. which will be shown at several venues during 2016-2017.

Made for a group exhibit in a Mancuso Brothers' show, the theme was "Inspired by the Masters." I chose Van Gogh's Starry Night as my inspiration. Mostly commercial fabrics, but I made the two swooshes and the stars/moon by stitching over threads and yarns between two pieces of Sulky Solvy. There are painted highlights on the rock formations.

This is a snow leopard art quilt. It's hand thread painted and the background is machine thread painting. This leopard has unusual green eyes so I chose green as the accent color. The log cabin blocks are paper pieced 2 3/4" and I couldn't get both sides to come out correctly (i'm geometrically impaired). So I experimented with and unusual border design and I like it very much. The center is sewn on canvas.

I made this Quilt with 3 pillowcases and documented the hole procedur. It came out so great it ended up as a pattern in Swedens only Quilt magazine FatQuarter.

This Quilt was kreated to be a wedding gift to my sister hwo got married for the first time, 8 of August 2015, at age 45.

I also documented the hole procedur and this one also came out so great it ended up in the Swedish Quilt magazine FatQuarter 4/2015

A throw or wall hanging for my sister... I used the winding ways pattern to practice curved piecing. 

2 color quilt  in royal blue and white with  wool mix batting. I think the pattern is flock of  geese  and I have always loved the pattern but didnt like working in little triangles so made a large panel in one corner and a strip for balance in the other corner. It was actually to practice  machine quilting and has a lot of negative space to practice in. Enjoyed the quilting immensely.  I have run a  very large light green feather through the middle of the quilt.  I didn't know what to name it, so sent an email around where I work with a picture of the quilt and ask for suggestions.  One of the guys in my team came up with Goose feathers because his mother used to say it when she was angry.  I thought that was the perfect name. At least my cat likes it.