Evening Star Challenge - Made for my qui8lt guild challenge

Aloha Fridaay - We go to Hawaii once or twice a year and love the Aloha shirts that everyone wears on Friday - bankers, judges, workers ------everyone! The shirts are made from vintage reproductions of aloha shirt fabrics from years past. Aloha!

Sunflowers - Made in a two-day Ann Fahl class at The Material Girl in Grand Island, Nebraska. Her machine embroidery techniques have opened new worlds for me! I found the doily in the antique shop adjoining the quilt shop.

Duncan's Alphabet Quilt - This was my grandson's quilt for his first Big Boy Bed. I wanted to find material printed with objects that began with alphabet letters (carrots to make the "C" letter, for example). Some were easy to find; some were hard, and some that you would think would have been difficult to find, weren't. The black lab dog is his dog Zack. That made "Z" easy, as you can see! The brown lab dog is his dog Maggie ("M") You will never guess what the most difficult material to find was, so I'll tell you! It was material to make the letter "I"!!! Who knew?????? Finally found ice cream. You'd have thought there'd be an iguana on material, wouldn't you? He was very excited to get this and sleeps under it every night. Problem is: I told him when he learned the alphabet, I'd make him a new quilt! He's in first grade now, so I'm in trouble.

Bob's Cosmic Quilt - This was made for my Dad's 60th birthday, and it contains all of his favorite things. He travelled with the Tambouritzans, a traditional folk music group at Duquesne School of Music during his college years, and I contacted the wardrobe mistress of the group to send me some scraps from their costumes to include. Everything else reflects his past, tattoos, teams, family, etc.

Floral Giant - Artist's hand dyed silk batik using wax resist method. Artist's hand dyed cotton andcommercial cotton border.

Dove of Peace - This quilt illustrates that peace without war should be the goal of all leaders in the world. Artist's hand dyed and commercial cotton. Thermolam batting. Machine quilted and embroidered on DM.

Springtime baby - Baby Quilt for a new greatniece. Has some satin stitch for butterflies bodies.

It"s a Wonderful Life - The centers of the stars are photo transfers of our letters, marriage certificate and family pictures taken during 25 years of happiness.

ugly lapquilt - Made for my husband when we moved to Beaver Falls Pa in 1994. Some piecing and some printed fabrics combine for what I felt was a very manly mess of a quilt.

Reagyn's quilt - I made each envelope flap with a different novelty theme and cut out and laminated a matching picture piece. These are to put in the envelopes as a matching game.

Jubilee Quilt - Commemorates 40 years of priesthood. There are themes of water and fire throughout. The center squares have freemotion sewn pictures of all the parish churches where he served.

snowman table runner - this is a table runner that I made to donate to a family auction

count down to christmas - I made this for my daurgther

Baby Bunting Bag - This was made for my new Grandson Anthony. It was chilly the day he came home from the hospital, but he was warm.

4th of July wall hanging

Dave gone fishing - Our IT guy Dave decided to head to Pennsylvania to be close to his grandchildren. He loves to fish and always wanted me to make him a quilt. This was his going away present from me. It's hanging in his hall.

Celtic Wallhanging - Mom made this quilt for me. She says she hates handwork, especially applique, but loves Celtic Applique. Go figure. This hangs in my bedroom.