Underground Railroad - The children's book, The Secret to Freedom, by Marcia Vaughn, illustrated by Larry Johnson, inspired me to make a quilt using 12 of the blocks traditionally associated with the Underground Railroad.

Hawaiian Split 9 patch - Take a 5" squares- make 9 patch then cut down the middle and across the middle. Turn each quadrant 1/4" to the right and sew it back together. Looks like you really did a lot of work. So easy a caveman could do it. (Sorry Ricky- LOL) Made this for my 41 year old son in queen size.

Ladder to the Stars - Brightly colored Jacob's ladder rising to the stars (the heavens).

Journey to PhD - Karen's road to PhD traveled through California, Minnesota, New Mexico and Costa Rica. The quilt is made of of star blocks from those states plus a block of Karen's own design.

Pacific Paraglider - I learned the Diamond technique in a workshop given by Jan Krentz to the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association and applied the technique to a photo my son took as he was soaring over the Pacific cliffs.

Farmer's Market - This quilt was a gift to Estella on her retirement from Santa Clara County, CA, as cooperative extension nutritionist after 30 years. The 6 inch square of fruits and vegetables just cried out for such a use.

Esther's Story Quilt - Mom gave me a sack of buttons she had collected over her 95 years and suggested I do something with them. Fabric designs depicting some aspect of her life are alternated with solid color squares that bear the buttons.

Corinne's story quilt - The centers of each of the 13 Bright Hope blocks contain a fabric print that depicts some aspect of Corinne's 93 years from her childhood on a country farm to her board position on the National Presbyterian Foundation.

Born to Bat - Baseball players fussy cut in centers of block. Blue and Red, Plaid, Striped border

Pieced in Remembrance - Paper pieced with original fabrics I found for blocks.

Autumn Glow - I made this quilt for my husband's 50th birthday as he grows Japanese maples. It now hangs in his study. I bought the kit from Logan's Patchwork and then had to make it secretly to ensure it was a surprise on the big day.

Chris the Patriot - Picture of my nephew in head of soldier. adapted from P.S. Recess block. I quilted around all the kaki designs colors and said "I Love the USA" in blocks with soldiers.

Purple Stars - Star Sampler I did in a class with Lynn Brown , Yorba Linda Community Center.

Summetime Blues - I saw this on the cover of American Patchwork and Quilting last summer and knew I had to make it!

Strawberry Quilt - My grandmother made this quilt, probably in the 60's. I think everyone in this area had a strawberry quilt. I would like to make a copy someday using modern fabrics, probably batiks.

Swallow Tail - I took a picture of this guy in my garden with my new SLR digital camera. I made about 5 different versions until I settled on this one. The butterfly is 3D using wire. It really was fun trying out new techniques.

Mom and Dad's - I made this King Size quilt for my parents. They keep it on the guest bed. I love that they actually use it.