Home Is Where the Heart Is

Americana Queen - I made this quilt for the cover of my book Making Memories. It is made with American Primer fabric by Moda Fabrics.

Modern Art with Fabric-twin - This is the cover quilt for my book Modern Art With Fabric.

Rainbow Storm - Made for grandaughter's High School graduation. She picked pattern and some of the fabrics. The big challenge was to find the gradations of some of the primary colors.

Pretty Kitties All in a Row - This is a quilt my Mom made for me. We were trying to figure out exactly when. Its older than my son who is 19 now. Mom machine pieced it, hand quilted it.

Jennifer's Changeable Totebag - I want to be Diane Gaudynski when I grow up! I made this for Bernina Consumer U but didn't have much time. The quilt is attached using hair elastics sewn to the back of the binding. These wrap around the buttons so I can change the quilt with my mood!

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Celebration - This fun quilt contains eight different blocks and went together really fast.

SCRAPPING BEAUTY - FOR YEARS, I SAVED MY FAVORITE FABRICS, MOST BY LONNI ROSSI. I COULDN'T DECIDE IF I SHOULD CUT THEM INTO SMALL PIECES OR USE LARGE PANELS, SO I DID BOTH. THIS QUILT IS MADE FROM THE SCRAPS OF A LARGE PANEL QUILT. IF IT WEREN'T FOR KATIE MASOPUST, I WOULD HAVE NEVER ADDED THE LIGHT SQUARES. SHE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT COLOR/VALUE. THE BACK IS MINKE AND VERY SOFT. IT IS QUILTED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN. I LOVE THE BACK AS MUCH AS THE FRONT. I USED RICKY TIMS TECHNIQUE TO PUT ON THE BINDING WITH NO HAND SEWING. I MUST HAVE PLAYED THAT VIDEO A DOZEN TIMES, BUT I GOT IT! Linda Theifolt quilted it.

BIRTHDAY CONETTI - FOR MY 50TH BIRTHDAY, I HAD A QUILT PARTY WITH 7 WOMEN IN MY QUILT GROUP. I INVITED CINDY GEIST, A QUILTER FROM ONE OF MY GUILDS TO TEACH AT MY PARTY. THIS IS A PROJECT (3 SEPERATE QUILTS THAT GO TOGETHER) I MADE AT MY PARTY. HOW MUCH BETTER CAN IT GET THAN SPENDING A BIRTHDAY WITH GREAT FRIEND QUILTING?

ANNIE'S HEARTS - I MADE THE CENTER OF THE QUILT WHEN RICKY TIMS CAME TO ANN ARBOR, MI QUILT GUILD. I PROMISED MY DARLING, LITTLE NIECE ANNIE A QUILT, SO ADDED ONTO THE CLASS PIECE. THE GIRLS HOLDING HANDS IS FROM A BOOK I CAN NO LONGER LOCATE. I SWITCHED TO HEARTS AROUND THE SIDE TO GET IT DONE QUICKER! THERE WAS A LOT OF FUSSY CUTTING AND MACHINE APPLIQUE ON THIS QUILT. WHEN I GAVE IT TO MY NIECE AND SHE SAID TO HER MOM " I LOVE IT MAMA" I WAS SO HAPPY! I TOLD HER THAT THE 2 HEARTS ON THE QUILT REPRESENTED ONE FOR HER AND ONE FOR ME, SO THAT EVEN THOUGH WE LIVE FAR APART, OUR HEARTS ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER.

Kaleidoscope Garden - Plant a beautiful garden sprinkled with four-patch kaleidoscopes and multi-colored petals! Large feature print mixed with many coordinating fabrics.

Kendra's Quilt - This is a quick and easy project my 12 year old neice and I made together for her first sewing project. It went together quickly and she is so proud of it. We varied from the original pattern instructions by strip piecing the sashing blocks. It was great fun.

Boxkleed voor Ivar - I made this for my grandson Ivar in 2001. Since then it's used by his brothers Lars and Niels as well. On the picture it is hanging to dry after been washed for the 1000th time.

Stairway to Halloween Heaven - Made for friends who love Halloween. Started with purchased pattern and adapted to my stash and Halloween. Was very pleased with how the quilting of Halloween designs enhanced the nine-patch. It's a little hard to see in the photo but there are also bats in the sky and witches hats on the cats.

We're Not In Kansas Anymore, II - The inspirations of fiberartists Hollis Chatelain, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Barbara Olson and the great story from L. Frank Baum brings this piece to surface. I hope my interpretation of the journey to Emerald City stirs the emotions of the child in all of us.

Summer Glow - Using the template Brandy's Circle Magic, I created quilted circles and put them together us a variation on the Rob Peter to Pay Paul creating a light summery throw using gold and purple batiks. The circles are spaced so there are intentional gaps between the circles.

Christmas Cardinals - Created by fussy cutting the cardinals and creating the inner log cabin border by using various red, greens and browns. The back side is a rich marble green and the custom free-motion quilting, involving swirls and holly leaves, was done by Dar Farmer of Heart to Heart Quilters located in Merrill, Oregon