Invigilation - This is my 2014 entry for the Hoffman Fabric Challenge. Started the quilt in October of last year. It is 100% hand made. The pattern was drawn by hand. The pieces were cut out with scissors. The top was pieces by hand. This is my first hand quilted project. The binding was sewn completely by hand. Boy do I miss my machine!

Miss Harris' School - This was an adorable quilt that was in Quiltmaker Magazine. I originally found the design while looking at the gallery on The Quilt Show. I thought that it would be perfect for my son's firat grade teacher's end of year quilt, so I contacted the member to get details. The original quilt pattern called for only a couple fish. I have one fish for every child that was in the class and the children picked out their fabric. This was Ms. Harris' first year teaching and boy did she have her hands full with that class. Fortunately, not only has decided to continue with her teaching, but she was also re-hired (which is amazing since our district closed two elementary schools this year).

Dresses throughout the years - This dress pattern was a friendship block at my quilt guild. I thought that it would be a perfect pattern to use with my neice's baby clothes. All of the dresses and the banners are clothes that she wore (onesies, t-shirts, dresses, bibs and even her first Santa hat). I have since been hired to make similar quilts and it prompted me to start up my own website www.quiltnmama.com.

Aric - I love making mosaic portrait quilts. I have donated custom quilts to my son's annual auction for his swim team and made this quilt to have as a sample. We cart it to all of our swim meets and it is both used and loved!

Floral Glass Blocks - A friend made a deal with me. Since she was going to be unable to do anymore quilting. She would trade me her stash and in return I make her a quilt for her bed. Last fall when the first installment of fabric arrived It was mostly florals. While I'm thinking, what am I going to do with this? My mom is looking at each one and saying, this is nice, oh this is nice. so I decided I would make mom a lap quilt for Christmas. I made lots of half square triangles and 3-d flying geese and made blocks of all the different floral fabrics. Then deciding it was missing something, it just wasn't me, I added the flowers. I used wool batting for the first time and have decided I love it. And mom loves her quilt.

Bradyn's Baby Quilt - Fun and quick!

Guitars - This was my contribution to 'Cops for Cancer' 2006. Every year a team of cops rides their bikes from the lower mainland up the Fraser Valley raising money for cancer. Our guild makes a quilt for each of the kids they are riding for. The officers give their buddy a quilt at the beginning of the ride. Although Robbi's pattern was fused, I did mine appliquing by hand.

Car Accident - This isn't a particularly attractive quilt, however it was very healing for me to make. I was in a bad car accident 4-14-08 and in June I went into my sewing room and in 4 hours this was made. It was exhausting, but so healing. The grey strip is the ceiling at physical therapy that I have spent hours and hours staring at while using heat, ice, stem and whatever else. I'm back to making more attractive quilts now! But it felt good to get this out of me! Whew!

Kaleidoscope - Several of my quilting friends and I made quilts using this pattern using the Marilyn Doheny 45-degree Kaleidoscope Wedge ruler. I made this quilt primarily to try out a new technique.

Let It Shine - Constructed this wall-hanging to hang in the entryway of our church in Bayfield, Wisconsin, which is the gateway to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. I had the lettering and Bible verse embroidered on professionally. Matthew 5:14-16 reads: "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."

Everything a Season - I purchased the pattern and panel from Block Party Studios, Inc. The snowflake was challenging but I really like the way it came out. The sun proved to have low contrast in its block, as well as the pink flower, so I outlined both with embroidery. This makes a lovely wallhanging in our church.

Alaskan Sampler - Did this project together with some friends, each making the same quilt. It was fun learning to do the different blocks. The blocks have fun designs that relate to Alaska: Crossed Canoes, Salmon, Wild Flowers, Delectable Mountains, etc.

Star - Came as a kit. I knew nothing about quilting, so I made up my rules and design as I fitted the precut blocks together. Then because nothing was 'square' I appliqued the star onto blocks of white fabric. Crazy, but that's how it all came together!

YELLOW - A guild challenge to use the butterfly fabric and the theme was JOY. Yellow is the color of sunshine and a joyful color.

Sunshine

Kjellaugs quilt

I don't remember - My sister & her husband bought their first brand new house. I made this as a house warming gift. She loves it.

Crisp Point - Made for the Journal Quilt Project