Baby Austen's Redwork Quilt - Free form hand quilting; machine stitched in the ditch. Machine pieced and border embroidery around blocks by machine also. All characters and animals hand embroidered using old redwork patterns readily available online and in books.

Friendship Posies - This quilt was done for a local challenge. 4 fat quarters were given to work with. I was able to add a 5th fat quarter, the bright green. Free hand quilting done on my new Innova long arm.

Horses - This was a gift for a young teacher that I had supervised. I wanted to learn to make attic windows, so a made several and put them together with a simple border. It was my first larger piece, but it was still just a lap robe.

Country Threads Garden Club - This was based on a block of the month class I took in order to learn how to applique better. This now hangs in my foyer and I never tire of looking at it.

valentine - this small postcard size quilt was made for my husband as his valentine card 2008. it is approxemetly 3 by 5 and is fusable appliqued and machine quilted. in fact my first attempt at machine quilting. it is not perfect but neither am i and he still loves me.

A Pond with A View - I have several goldfish and some volunteer frogs who live in my backyard pond. This quilt is a representation of my pond and its inhabitants. The background is pieced -- including the water lily "stems" -- and the remaining pieces are machine appliqued. I learned how to marble fabric while making this quilt and used the marbled fabric for the goldfish.

Fishies - Pattern was in the November 2003 edition of The Quilter magazine. Made it for my in-laws, they had been hinting that I hadn't made them anything.

Wild Thang on the Road to Oklahoma - This quilt was made using teeshirts from various ballooning events around the country, the large balloon is "Wild Thang" which is owned and operated by the owner of this quilt - I needed a filler block and since the owner is originally from Oklahoma, the Road to Oklahoma block just fit. The colors of the block are from the balloon. This photo is of the top before it was quilted.

Allison's Quilt - This quilt was a wedding quilt for Allison and Carlos (my niece), the colors were from their wedding and it took a while to applique the blocks.

Hunter's Star - Not happy with my color choices, but will probably make this quilt again. Simple instructions!

Taylor's quilt - made a baby quilt of this one for a friend and had enough material I made a twin size for my granddaughter.

Winning Hands

Star Quilt

Chocolate Bunny - This was a the Ladies of the Lake Quilt fabic challenge for 2007. I gave it as a birthday gift for my friend Beth.

Autumn Leaves Table Runner - I made this table runner for our pastor's wife Dace. It looks wonderful in her dinning room!

Love of the Ocean - McKenna Ryan's Sea Breeze Pattern. Didn't think I'd ever finish! Not difficult, just time consuming and intricate. Made for a fellow lover of the ocean, Joy R.

Kaffe Fassett Urban Amish - Collette at Quiltology here in Chicago helped me choose these great Kaffe Fassett fabrics. It was my first quilt pattern and boy howdy did I learn a bunch.