Tuscan Doorway - adapted from a photograph taken during a trip to Tuscany, this was a journal quilt from a series called "Portals"

Sunrise - An experiment in cutting loose. No pins used in the construction of this quilt top.

Romancing the Star - I pieced the Feathered Lone Star center, added 4 Briar Rose blocks in the corners, then modified the applique pattern for the inner border. Paper pieced outer border w/rick rack edging.

Sometime, Never. - A baby quilt, design inspired by a Tudor rose, hand quilted using soft pink green and lilac, crosshatching in white. Made when I knew my life would not include having children.

Ghostly Haunt - My oldest daughter loves Halloween. I made it for her apartment. The ghost fabric inspired the purple background.

Mom's Quilt - Appliqued Dresden Plate lap-size quilt (64-inch square), hand-pieced and hand-quilted. I made this quilt for my mother in appreciation for all her love and support. Many years ago while looking at quilt books with me, she said she'd always wanted a Dresden Plate Quilt. I finally got one done for her.

Blair's Quilt - This quilt was done for my cousin's daughter, Blair. The pattern was not well-defined and very difficult to figure out. This was machine-quilted and machine-pieced. It's the only one of my quilts I've ever machine-quilted.

Oh Christmas Tree! - I liked the Ragtime Heart chenille quilt so much, I thought the idea would work for a Christmas tree too. I figured out the size tree I would need and designed the quilt.

Be My Valentine - This was my first attempt at a chenille project, which I made a bit smaller than the original design. I downsized the heart and designed a pillow using the scraps

Spring Rings - This wall hanging was from a class in my LQS for Rings That Bind; a different technique on the wedding ring pattern.

California Memories - The California state bird is quail (I'm originally from CA) and I like wine so the center of the original quilt looked like it would make a great table topper.

Baz's Little Arrows - Little Arrows was designed for our Mystery Quilt Retreat in 2002 by Gillian Williams, Melton Vic Australia. This is the 2nd time I have done this pattern. My son was about 15 when I started so I presented it to him on his 21st birthday in August 2008

Jemma Mary - I usually dont keep the Mystery Quilts from our retreats, so when I choose fabrics, I always choose the recipients favourite colours. Glynis nursed her husband, (my cousin) through his various illnesses associated with his MS condition. You do what you have to do when someone is ill, but I thought it was time she had something just for herself.

Cross Roads - Mystery Quilt Retreat No:5. These are not my usual colours but I just love this quilt. So its mine

For the Love of Kamon - The 12 main blocks are based on a Japanese family crest called Kamon. The characters in the four corners are Chinese for Love - hence 'For the Love of Kamon'.

Midnight Sun and Splendor - Made with fabrics from series named “Luminosity”, by Paula Nadelstern. The blocks in the quilt design are called Puzzle Blocks. When sewing the blocks together, the position of the different ‘fussy cut’ fabrics in the series can change the whole appearance of the design. I added a Robert Kaufman “Imperial” fabric which would remind me of the Aurora Borealis for the border. Enjoy, Diane Lochala

J'Lynn's Quilt - Made completely of leftover fabrics from other quilts, for my sister's first great-grandson. I used this quilt to practice my handquilting techniques learned from the book "The Perfect Stitch". It took me a long time to complete, not only because of the amount of handquilting. I had a difficult time choosing my quilting designs after the baby's name, birthdate, ABC's and 123's. I was inspired by old fashioned needlepoint samplers. I finally chose coloring book elephants and one giraffe--designs that most would embroider instead of quilting.