Jayden's Cowboy Quilt - This is an unusual fabric choice for a baby quilt, but we live in the "West" so I chose cowboy fabrics, like boots and bandanas for Jayden. While his mom was pregnant with him, we all had a big cowboy cook out and party at a resort in AZ, so it seemed fitting.

Rose in Bloom - I took a Class from Elaine Quehl and made this rose wall hanging. I added beads to the center it is fused and machine.

Joy of Fall - I used maple leaves and discharge dyed the leaves, then used batik fabric and fused leaving a shadow effect. I stitched line with different colors of threads to give the feel of falling leaves. The characters are JOY. I needed a piece for the Upper Canada Guild challenge of 2007, we were given a choice of words and I picked JOY. I love the fall season and the colored maple leaves are such a visual joy to behold each fall, before we return to California for the winter.

Hailey's Butterflies - My 7-year old granddaughter saw this pattern where log cabin blocks are arranged to look like butterflies with applique added for the bodies of the butterflies. All the pinks and all the whites are scrappy but match each other. I had seen it on the cover of a quilting magazine years ago. She loved it and I made her this queen size to grow with her beds as she grows. I added the applique flowers in the border for fun, and they are totally free hand.

Rainbow of Flowers Lonestar - I wanted to do the spiral lonestar and also try my hand at fused flowers with added inking. I choose flowers that are in my garden in Canada and adapted the fused machine applique to fit into the squares surrounding the lonestar. I machine quilted feathers and hearts in the background.

Champagne Dupioni Dahlia - I wanted to make a silk quilt using dupioni, this was quite a challenge, I fused the center dahlia pieces to keep them from fraying. The marking and quilting took 4 months. I adapted feather designs to fit each petal in the flower and used varigated King Tut thread to enhance the colors, each flower round used a different color of thread and design. I then marked the background quilting using a light table. I wanted the hearts to align on the pillow tuck. A wool batt was used to add to the design puff, I tried a sample piece using trapunto, but it was too difficult to cut away the batting, I kept cutting holes into the silk. The quilt was juried into Road to California 2008.

Berries & twigs - The blocks were block of the month & I put it together making my own design

Cardinals - Painted in a class at Road to California 1/2014 with Patt Blair using Tsukineko ink. Original design. Machine quilted using Superior Silk thread and King Tut, Masterpiece bobbins. Layered 2 batts Wool and cotton poly. Quilted on Juki 98 TQ. 15 X 22 1/2 inches.

Christmas Quilts - Christmas prints and colors for the guest room

Third Quilt - Blue cottons, extra high-loft batt

Second Quilt - Flannels and extra high-loft batting, lots of flourescent decorative stitching

My First Quilt - Pink and girly flannels

May you always have Love, Joy & Peace - This red onion pattern was a fun pattern to do. It looked Asian to me so I choose Asian looking fabrics.

No Dragons On My Quilt - My grandson colored the blocks and I put the quilt together and quilted it for him. It was a fun project to do with a 4 year old.

Dolphins Are A Girl's Best Friend - Every year Quilters By The Sea sponsors a challenge with unique fabrics. This year the theme was "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." It reminded me of the sparkling diamond patterns that the full moon makes on the river at night as the dolphins play.

Seascape - See how TQS has expanded my horizons - a year ago I would never have even considered trying this. I used Viki Pignatelli's method of peiced curves.

Ballerinas - This was a quilt I made for my girls last year for their recital. the ballerina fabric was actually saved from scraps from a night gown I made Sarah several years ago. I had just enough for the central squares and fussy cut the ones on the sides. It was also my very first attempt at applique.

The Pittsburgh Quilt - I made this quilt in self defense lol. I had just finished a quilt for my father that was all Dogder fabrics, and my husband complaned the whole time that if I was going to make a baseball quilt I could at least pick a good team. While he was out of town I started this quilt to make it up to him - he is a huge Pittsburgh Pirate fan.