snowball quilt - A get-well quilt for a very sick friend.

Sanra's Coming

Teenage Moods

Mr. Peacock Goes to Mardi Gras - I started doing the peacock quilt and it took a life of it's own and decided to be a mardi gras quilt

Warm as toast - My daughter in law is always cold, so I made this big enough for her to wrap herself up in while she watches her sons play ball.

Stars Along The Road - While motorhoming during the summers, I would purchase southwestern fabric and send it to my sister in MI. When I found just the right fabric for the border, I called her and asked when would she make my quilt. "When you come here and I'll help you make it yourself" she said. So I took two weeks after I retired to spend with her, she chained me to a chair in her basement and not only did I finish my first king size bedspread quilt, I made a "bomber jacket" and started my second quilt. She's a gem, thanks Kat.

Optical Illusion - Inspired by an optical illusion picture.

Eagle Dancer - Embellishments helped make this quilt appealing.

Diamond Jubilee - This quilt was a challenge to use many colors of the same fabric and only one pattern piece(diamonds)

Nature's Beauty - This was my first attempt at a watercolor quilt and I thought since the background doesn't take center stage (the watercolor part), this would be safe. Well, also having never done a quilt that required relatively perfect seams (all those 2" squares) I realized after I was done, that I didn't quite know where the 1/4" mark was on my machine's foot. Now I do! I love how much I learn with each new quilt I do. Flowers and hummers are two of my favorite things in nature. And, in this quilt, they take your eyes away from the misaligned seams!

Southwestern Quilt - Southwestern medallion center and many borders around the center

Alphabet Quilt - This quilt was made as a gift for a friends baby.

PJ's Birthday Pony! - This was my VERY FIRST quilt ever! My daughter wanted a horse themed birthday party, with ponies! This was before I knew anything about hand/fusible applique. YYIIKKEESS!! Where did the boots go?!?!?

Man from Inishmoor - Based on a photograph taken on the Aran Islands in Ireland

Rainbow Garden - No mistaking this Piece O' Cake design! I got the pattern free through Rodale's Quilting Library. It was fun and I love using scraps. I embroidered some bees in the outer border.

Prelude to Third Weekend in October - October is such a beautiful time with the changing colors. I am always inspired and excited to start a quilting project during the fall season but lack the time. The largest project in this pattern is of two cats playing in a leaf basket. They remind me of our cats. I never seem to have the time to make it so I settled for the smallest project... to inspire me to find the time!

Flow - An alternative name for this quilt is "With A Little Help from My Friends". Some of the fabric and embellishments were donated by my quilting friends. This enabled the design to flow.