Sweet Dreams John - I saw this in the Fons & Porter magazine and discovered a month later that my first grandchild was on the way. The Bessie Pease Gutmann pictures caught my eye and I was thrilled to see that one of them was the picture that hung in our daughter's room when she was young. I started buying fabric and planning the quilt before I discovered that I had twin grandsons on the way, so back to the store where some frantic searching took place since some of the original fabric was no longer there and I had no time to look elsewhere! There are several subtle differences between the two quilts (e.g. James’ quilt has blocks with blue background in the border, while John’s quilt has blocks with beige background in the border). The quilt was completed in May 2006. "John” is machine embroidered across the bottom, on a sashing strip.

Sweet Dreams James - I saw this in the Fons & Porter magazine and discovered a month later that my first grandchild was on the way. The Bessie Pease Gutmann pictures caught my eye and I was thrilled to see that one of them was the picture that hung in our daughter's room when she was young. I started buying fabric and planning the quilt before I discovered that I had twin grandsons on the way, so back to the store where some frantic searching took place since some of the original fabric was no longer there and I had no time to look elsewhere! There are several subtle differences between the two quilts (e.g. James’ quilt has blocks with blue background in the border, while John’s quilt has blocks with beige background in the border). The quilt was completed in May 2006. "James” is machine embroidered across the bottom, on a sashing strip.

Oh Christmas Tree - This quilt is my original design and was recently published in Quilt It For Christmas 2008 using different fabrics from the same collection--Moda's Peace on Earth.

A Taste of Honey - I made this bear Quilt for my sister's classroom, 2006

Friendship Crossing - Friendship Crossing Quilt for my daughter, 2006

Tree of Life adaptation - This quilt is my second FLW from a class with Diane Monde E Aurora made by changing the pattern slightly to use bias tape instead of thin stips of black fabric. It took me quite some time to complete.

FLW - This is one of my first three quilts done at the same time in 2005. I used batiks and my own ideas for color, not those from the book or the actual window. This quilt was sewn in class using the pattern modified by our teacher Diane Monde at East Aurora Sewing Center to use bias tape instead of small strips of black fabric.

The Green Quilt - Adaptation by Taylor K. Schulze (my grand-daughter), of an Atkinson Designs -- “Take Two” pattern, especially hand pieced while traveling to and from Alaska & machine quilted for Tammy L. Mathis (oldest daughter). Completed: November 26, 2008

Stitch 'N Quilt Shoppe Block of the Month 2005 - Stitch 'N Quilt Shoppe's Block of the Month Quilt from 2005 – finished July, 2006

Blueberry Pie - Blueberry Pie for my son, 2006

We Give Thanks - Lots of fun to make. Added a fesitive holiday feeling to our eat in kitchen

Tamale Quilt - Childrens book, The Tamale Quilt http://www.quarterinchpublishing.com/ Took as a class at Cotton and Chocolate with a wonderful teacher, Patti Adams. The last class we even ate Tamales.. :0)

Trailing hearts to Oregon and Back - I did all the applique driving to Oregon and back.. bringing my son home from college. In a u-haul! :0)

Basket of Love - Wedding Shower gift

Remember December - Made for the Remember December Challenge for TQS. Tons of fun to make. Never had this much luck with metallic threads.

Daylily - This quilt is based on a photograph of a day lily in my garden

Take Off from River Rock - This quilt was based on a photo taken in Maine.