Magic Ballz - I went to a class which Jan was teaching. Great fun techniques.

Patriotic Star - I found this free pattern at http://www.quilttownusa.com/Quilt_Gallery/freepatrioticstar.htm and made it in an afternoon.

Kitchen Cheer - Made this in a three-session class using Start Quilting with Alex Anderson book. It was great to leave the class with a finished quilt!

Shades of Green - I loved using all batiks for this quilt. Placing all the half-square triangles was like putting a puzzle together.

Time for Tea - I attended a quilt show and came home motivated to design something on graph paper. A card had arrived in the mail that day which inspired me to draw a teapot and freehand some flowers and add the doily.

Venice Rose (Temporary Name) - I have been in love with marble floors for years. Teal fabric was used in memory of all the ovarian cancer patients I have worked with and for my neice Jodi who died of the disease.

My Hopi Sun - This is a quilt top that I did in a local class at the Husquavarna Sewing Center. I will quilt it and hang it in my living room.

Oriental Flight

The Cross - I love to use blue fabrics, and this just seemed like the perfect quilt to make for my husband.

Out of the Inferno - "Out of the Inferno" celebrates my daughter's recovery from a deep and frightening depression. I used fabrics from Caryl Bryer Fallert and Heidi Stoll Webber to symbolize rising from the dark of depression into the light. The fringe on the bottom is ultrasuede, torn fabric, beads and thread lace made from sewing on washaway stabilizer. The words, from Dante's Inferno, in Latin, translate as AND WE CAME FORTH AND ONCE AGAIN BEHELD THE STARS. I machine quilted it to look like fire.

In Full Bloom - When I saw these colors I just had to make this quilt....and a rabbit in the quilt too ! I have two rabbits as pets, so this was perfect for me. :-)

Springtime Impression - I first saw Rebecca Wat on Simply Quilts and fell in love with this quilt. I started folding batik fabrics creating the 125 folded flowers needed to make this quilt, tacked down eack flower point and added a pearl embellishment in the center of every flower. I even did my own machine quilting! The quilt won a first place ribbon in my guild's local show! Very exciting!

Life is an E Ticket Ride - Made for a friend who had a rough year and said, "Life sure is an E ticket ride!" - - remembering the early years when Disneyland had ticket books and the scariest rides were the "E ticket" ones. I used Heidi Stoll Webber and hand dyed fabrics. The quilt is pieced with the roller coaster appliqued on top. Old Disneyland E tickets were scanned and printed on some of the lighter fabrics. The clouds are Angelina.

James' Raiders - My friend and co-worker loves the Raiders. I quilted this with football terms and names of former and current Raider coaches and players, and also inserted the names of rival teams that his friends and family love. The striped fabric represents the referees. It's backed with silver and black Minkee and velour, and has become a family favorite for snuggling.

Bags and Beads - Just loved this whimsical pattern of handbags! Since I'm the local quilt shop's "bag lady" I just had to make this one! I used fabrics from Piece 'O Cake designs and tons of beads for embellishments!

Out of Africa Baby - I wanted to make a quilt for my daughter's best friend's baby. The friend, Lisa, has a masters in African art history. I didn't think I'd like working with African fabrics but soon fell in love the with patterns and bright colors. Sandy Cummings book provided the ideas. The design is mine. Lisa loved it!!!

Mariner's Compass - This quilt started out as a class sample, then I donated it to my guild "Silver City Quilt Guild" to be the raffle quilt for our first show! My friend Diana quilted it ... with a ship in the bottle - it came out beautiful! I now have to buy a million tickets to win my quilt back!!! Thank you to Jennifer Chiaverini who gave her approval for her pattern to be raffle quilt for a brand new guild's first show!

Alaskana Brick Road - This quilt was made in a hurry when my friend (and ex-husband) needed emergency open heart surgery and was going to be medivacced to Seattle. He lives in a cabin over 100 miles from civilization, only accessible by boat or snowmachine (or dog sled!) depending on the time of year. It was a great reminder to him of home, and he recovered and is back in his cabin in the Alaskan wilderness.