Florentine Window - Raised with the tradition of the Episcopal church, I was always inspired by the stained glass windows of the church's great cathedrals. Raised by talented sewing mom, I made this rendition of a fabric gothic cathedral window. The name of the fabric was Florentine. With "fabric too pretty to cut into", a nearby stained glass artist provided me the shape of the gothic window. I centered the pattern and fussy cut the window, machine appliqued it to the black ground fabric and added prepared gold fusible 1/4 bias. Quilting was the easy part as the design dictated the quilting.

J. T. Graduation - Made with fabrics from the four years that I had been quilting, these string quilt blocks had scraps from presents made for a number of his relatives, my relatives and the wounded members of the Armed Services during his high school years. The backing fabric was two remnants of Laurel Birch flannels. As he will begin his college years at the Univ. of Minnesota, he assured me this will cheer up his drab college dorm room. Who knew I'd guess right? That is what I'd hoped for when I started this scrap buster.

Light in the sky - Stepping Stones and Town Square blocks used. Lesson, TEST block patterns first!! My fist traditional blocks pattern.

Girls Spin - Colors are hot pink, lime green,and two tone pink stipe. Sorry colors are not clear in photo.

Sweet Hearts of My Family - Christmas colors with Gingerbread boys and girls for each child and hearts for grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

Sharon's Family - Throw for a cousin that allowed a heart to represent each member (children and grandchildren) of her family. Colors choosen for a country feel and allow hearts to shine.

Eagle Snacktime - I used a McKenna designed fabric for the Eagle body, background, backing and binding.

Civil War Notes to Home - Made from a 3 yd scrap bag from LQS. Used Civil War repoduction fabrics since it was being made for a cousin whose husband is a Civil War history lover.

Purr-Fect for my Pete - Made for dear hubby when he needed a new comforter for his 1999 Peterbilt.

Noah's animals - A friend's daughter was having a baby and the nursery was decorated in a Noah's Ark theme. So I made this quilt to go along with it.

Irish Savannah - I bought some great fat quarters at a show in CT. The name of the collection was Savannah, so that's what I named the quilt.

Unnamed - I made this quilt for the Longmont Humane Society "Animal Affair" fundraising event. It was a Silent Auction item. High bid for it was $50. I did get permission to use the pattern from Laurel Burch.

Beaded Composition #3 - Horizontal black and white stipes bordered vertically with purple strips and blue. Black border

Yellow Chrysanthemums - Photo on fabric, narrow lavender inner border, black border with appliques of leaves and flowers, leaf fabric binding.

Finally, The End of the Trail - The pattern combined a story of a woman heading west on the Oregon trail with the instructions -- adding a little whimsy to the effort.

One Day a Small Tornado - Original photos of a tornado. Some are cut up and used in a windmill design. Flotsam of fabric scraps and thread applied. Black/white cloud fabric. Blue and green borders.

Pinwheels for Baby - Easy patter and lots of fun.

For Noah - The birth of my nephew's new baby was an opportunity to play around with half-square triangles and squares.... just having fun.