Library Quilt - Our group called the "Monday Quilters" meet at our public library. Each year we make a quilt for the library to raffle.

The Student's Quilt - My first quilt. Made after a cushion class and before beginning a formal quilt class. Made from scraps - some donated by friends. Binding handpieced. Backing = single sheet.

Little Ladies - This quilt was made for Ariane by her other friends and me to comfort and support her with her unexpected loss of her son. The quilt was made in january 2008. Her son died at the age of 32 at a sudden heart attack in december 2007

Jessica's Life - I made this quilt for a friends daughter who is going through breast cancer treatment. I presented her this quilt a couple days before her mastectomy. I wrote on the label, "May you always be wrapped in the warmth of your family and friends.

Gemini (Front Side) - Gemini is two-sided, therefore, its name. The shapes you see on the front are repeated on the back, but in reverse (never will I do this again!). My design isn’t meant to depict anything in particular, so what do you see when you look at it? I used commercial batiks and hand-dyes and some fabric painted by myself. I quilted Gemini using metallic threads on the front and invisible thread on the back

My Kaleidoscope - I made this scrappy kaleidoscope following the directions in Ricky's DVD. I had to use a 16" freezer paper square (instead of 18") because my fabrics were not all wide enough to fit six templates across.

Crossword Puzzle - This crossword puzzle is made from 3 inch squares depicting the sign language alphabet. The words used included family names, locations where we live and other special words. It was a gift to my brother, who at one time was a sign language interpreter for the deaf.

Quilt for Baby Rhett - This "Lucky Stars" pattern by Atkinson Designs made a perfect choice for a baby quilt.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - This Very Hungry Catepillar was made as part of a guild storybook challenge. The caterpillar is made of yo-yo's sewn together with a red stuffed head. Eric Carle's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar has always been a favorite in my classroom.

Scraps - A scrap quilt which didn't seem to use up much of my stash.

Home Sweet Home - The center of this quilt is a vintage embroidered pillow top featuring a little green house. I chose to continue the house theme with log cabin and school house blocks. I'm not sure what the triangle border blocks are--sort of Birds in the Air meet Kansas Troubles. Used reproduction fabrics to pick up the colors of the embroidery.

JJ - In my experiments with portrait methods, I made this one of my dog, JJ, using fusing techniques, lots of snippets, and tulle.

Mile-High Harlequin - When I registered for the 2007 McCall’s Mile-High Quilt Symposium in Golden, Colorado, I was invited to create a 12-inch challenge block using two fabrics: one white with black polka dots, and the other black with white polka dots. I’d been following the videos in “Ricky’s Rhapsody Reality Blog,” learning how to make a Ricky Tims-style “Rhapsody” quilt, and the pattern I’d designed just happened to be 12 inches square. Excited, I decided to use it for my challenge block. I whipped up the block in my favourite colours the night before I was to fly to Colorado. The next morning, I realized I’d forgotten to include the challenge fabrics! With no time for anything else, I made them into double piping and stitched it around the edges of the block. (Needless to say, I did not win the challenge!) The harlequin pin was made by Anne Holborn. I’d picked it up at a Victoria Quilters’ Guild show several years before, knowing that someday I’d find the perfect use for it. My “Mile-High” challenge block was the setting it had been waiting for. The beads were an afterthought—and turned out to be the part I enjoyed doing the most!

Big Pink Happiness - I just wanted to make something with simple blocks so I began just making 9 patches. Then I unearthed the two fabrics from my stash that became the background-I had just loved them when I bought them with no clue how I would use them the prints are so big to me, but I love the result! We have a Quilterson family challenge on-going that is just "make something that fits/means Happiness to you." I was just so happy making this little quilt I decided it had met that challenge for me, and I always loved the album "Music from Big Pink" by the band so... Big Pink Happiness became the name. Not yet quilted but I can't wait to do it-lots and lots of hearts-and snuggle under it if I ever feel blue.

A View to Sew By - This quilt shows the tidal river and marsh that I see when I look out the windows of my sewing room. Sometimes the view is too distracting to get much sewing done!

America Is Like a Quilt - Made for guild challenge. Each entry had to have an American flag included in some way. Inspired by a quote by Jesse Jackson.

Ricky Meets a Geisha - Made for guild challenge. The quilt could not be a square or rectangle. The geisha came from a panel given to me by a friend.