perfectly imperfect - i wanted this anniversary gift for my daughter and son-in-law to stand on it's own, and i wanted the batiks to stand out. the jewel-like colors are brilliant and the designs with-in each color are mesmerizing. red piping was added between the turquoise and the outer border of blocks. this is a king size quilt with quilting every 1/4", consequently it is quite heavy.

My First Year - I made this quilt for my daughter-in-law to celebrate her first year as an elementary teacher. Her students each colored a block for it and so did she. I wanted her to remember her first year and the kids she taught. They had fun and it turned out perfect - after all aren't all kids perfect?

Adirondack Dreamin - pieced, paper-pieced, fused & needle-turn applique mountain scene with the Adirondack hipeaks silhouette appliqued to make pillow portion. machine quilted.

Nicole Eve's Garden - I found this "Nicole's Art to live with" pattern "Miss Eva's garden" and had to make it for our daughter Nicole Eve for her wedding quilt. This is an adaptation of the pattern. It is paper and machine pieced, and machine quilted.

Bouquets for a New Day (BOM 2008) - I loved making this pretty BOM.. Susan Garman did a wonderful job making the pattern. I had the top made for about a year before I finally put ribbon on the border. Just could not make up my mind. Becky Harness did a great job quilting. That always sets everything off just right. I love doing applique, so this was a joy. Started in 2008 quilted Dec 2011.

And They Waited - I made this quilt for my husband who served as an F-4 pilot in the Marines and in honor of his uncle Jack Burke and his father Robert Burke who were a B-24 pilot and B-29 bombarider in WW-II. Jack was shot down and lost at sea in Kobe Bay, Japan on March 17. 1945. St. Patricks Day. There are several pictures incorporated in the quilt of the air planes that each man flew, of each of the men, their family home, Jack's crew (that were all killed that day) and even a map showing where they were shot down. I used home spun and regular cotton. The designer of the quilt is Veda Wilhite. I had to make a few changes, but her book is great.

Quenn's Court - Bought this wonderful kit while vacationing in Tennessee. The fabrics and pattern were great. It went together very easily. First kit I had make a quilt from and I was pretty worried about not having enough material. No problem. Thanks to Wing and a Prayer design.

Birds of Paradise - My first try at mini quilts! I was so scared to start I called George for support. He was very nice. Said "Have a class of wine, relax." So I did, it was so fun, after I got the hang of it. I also bought his ruler and fabric. There are 30 pieces in each block. Not too bad!

Lorain Lighthouse, Ohio - This was a gift for my sister. She lives on an island in Lake Erie and collects lighthouses. It was my first effort at a picture type applique. Many people who have seen this lighthouse have commented that I captured it well.

Sweet As Cotton Candy - I made this quilt for our newest granddaughter, Hannah Catherine Haskins. Her mother saw this quilt in the Fall 2007 issue of the Quilt Sampler and fell in love with it. I know this little girl will love it too. Becky Harness did a beautiful job on the quilting. She used dark brown thread and it is perfect. We expect Hannah to be born Feb 8, 2008. Tick, Tick

I Dream of Africa - My husband and older son spent 2 weeks in South Africa in 2004 and took many great photos . I made each a quilt with fabric from Ghana and photos I printed to white muslin.

Mist on the Wye River, Scotland - Using a photo from a trip to Scotland on 2002, I started this quilt in a landscape class. Includes a fringed wool plaid border from my husband's Baird clan.

Taylor's Bee Bee quilt - I added the words around the borders, made bees with 3D wings and made one original block with elephants .

"Complex Music" - Made for my son's 30th birthday, who writes and plays quite complex music on a bass quitar during his spare time. This is my first quilt, and named by my husband.

Rock of Cashel - Made from a photo I took by the Rock of Cashel in Ireland - made to use technique of needle punching

Basket with ruched flowers - Made as a sample for a class I taught to use ruched flowers and bias vines

May Day Baskets - 30 hand embroidered quilt blocks set together on point with solid setting blocks. It took all winter to make the blocks and another year to put together and get quilted!

Victorian Dresses - I used fabric from my 4H sewing box, family clan wool, my first quilt and added feathers, cufflinks, ribbons,lace and made up feathers to quilt between the dresses.