Australian Wildlife - I made this quilt to commemorate my niece's trip to Australia and New Zealand. The quilt design is original but the redwork animals are from Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine.

Carrie Nation - I was inspired to make this quilt after seeing this pattern on Squares.

Split Nine Patch - This quilt came about in my effort to use up my scraps. I have made two of this pattern. The block is the traditional split nine patch block from Scrap Quilts by Judy Martin.

Smoothing Iron - I made this quilt for a graduation present.

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul - I made this using Double wedding Ring and Add on to Double Wedding Ring acrylic templates by Sharlene Jorgensen. It was given as a 25th wedding present.

Memories of Mom - This quilt was made in memory of my mother, Luella Phalen, who passed away February 15, 2006. In the middle of the bear there is a heart button with a photo of her.

Gloria's Lonestar

Rose's Star Quilt - Over 30 year old quilt top that was started by Rose's grandmother, finished by Roses mother and Rose gave it to me to quilt. This quilt has been photographed and has shown up in travel guides, newpapers and magazines. It seems to have a life of it's own. I loved quilting it and I didn't want to give it back. When you stand back and look at, it pulsates.

Butterfly Quilt - Vi Colombe lives in South Dakota and only makes star quilts. She won the Bush grant last year for her quiltig. She is only the third person in their history to win in the textile division. She will be featured in the April Quilters Newsletter. This quilt now has three dimensional butterfly on it.

Slightly Fruity With a Richly Textured Finish - I asked a friend (Linda Morris) to piece this for me just because I wanted to quilt it. I created the trapunto patterns for the grapes and leaves that I did in the open spots. This is my favorite quilt that I own.

My Crumb Quilt - This is one of the first quilts I made at Quilt Camp in the Pines. Class by Nancy Chong. Really a fun quilt.

Grandma's Churndash - I took a traditional churndash block and used two main fabrics. I offset the churns with a sashing and red cornerstones and lastly a red binding. I was so glad to finish all those blocks!

Dablin Wedding Quilt - My mother appliqued some blocks and I pieced the rest of this one. We made it as a wedding gift for my cousin, Angela and her husband, Richard. Of course I did all of the machine quilting.

Moms Christmas - This was a project that just sort of evolved into a Christmas gift for my mother. I added the flying geese to the border to give some movement.

Star Applique - This quilt was found in an attic in a garbage bag (good shape). I was commisioned to finish it. I think it was done in the 30's by the colors but not sure. It was stippled w/ longarm and binded by hand (myself) w/muslin backing.

No Coward Here - The background of this is a log cabin and was pieced by my sister Jackie for a quilting challenge. I knew immediately it would have a lion's face in the center.

In my backyard - It depicts fan palm, caladium and ti leaf.

The Twins: Heather - Embroidered blocks made in the 50s or 60s were given to Christine's granddaughter, Heather, who gave them to me to make a quilt. I made 2 - one for each of them - to match the style and period of the embroidered block. They were thrilled.