Megan's Stars - This was a personal challenge to build large pieces from small as I'd seen in quilts by Caryl Fallert and on Simply quilts. I hand dyed all the fabric -- often going back and re-dying fabric to get the color combo I wanted.

Love's Garden - I made this quilt for my niece' wedding, but everyone kept telling me I couldn't give it away!

Making Mischief - I started this in a class, but I never could follow directions. I had to add a cat to one of the baskets, and add the appliqued border.

Red Tulips - Quilt design original, tulip applique design original, Friendship star traditional block

Tulip Delight - One of a set of 4 published in The Applique Society Newsletter Dec 2005/Jan 2006

Daisy Delight - The first of a series published in The Applique Society Newsletter .

Fuzzy Flowers - Designed in EQ5. Named by granddaughter when she saw the eyelash yarn in the middle of the flowers.

Sweet Treats - I was in charge of our Guilds Challenge which was Sweet Treats. I took it a bit further than the 20x20 size and decided to make a rather large quilt that welcomed quilters to our "Sweet Treat" quilt show. A lot of the blocks were drawn by my husband Mark and the incredible quilting was done by a fellow guild member, Nancy Tatro.

Sweet Treats Close up

The Sun Never Sets/Commonwealth Lost - I started this quilt in a workshop with Carol Taylor at the National Quilt Museum in May. It was great fun to learn new piecing techniques and we had a terrific group of quilters in the class. The title of the quilt comes from the embellishment trim which features a "coin" with Queen Elizabeth on it. I was reminded of the phrase "The sun never sets on the British Empire", but of course, it did.

Music of the Spheres - This quilt was the result of a commission from a dear friend who had recently retired after a lifetime (50 years) spent as organist and music director at my church. The colors were hers; the design was mine.

Eye of the Tiger - Quilt made for my guild's 2006 challenge "Hue and Cry" - colors were dictated by random assignment of paint chips.

The Quilt from He**

Red, White, and Blue

Let it SNOW - I saw this wonderful quilt on the front of a book (SnowFlake Follies by Terry Martin) but was disappointed that it was just a Wall quilt. OH My gosh, I even have these fabrics in my stash. Oh the brain went to work and so did my sewing machine. And I created this wonderful King-size quilt. Thanks Terry for the wonderful inspiration!

Ulu - My current WIP---custom-hand-dyed cotton sateen that radiates from clear, bright red to a very deep burgundy....This was custom dyed by Jeanette Viviano of West Linn, Oregon. It took me 7 days to cut and baste this one, and another cuistom-dyed one that is original.... I hope to get all the needle-turn applique done this year...this will be held for Stella Melia...perhaps her Wedding Quilt? Not sure yet....

From the ashes - The pattern is for reverse applique. I changed the procedure by using black bias tape to outline pieces. Some of the flames were hand dyed. This quilt hangs in my brand new kitchen every spring.

Beach Cottages - Purchased pattern with adaptation and added appliques.