Cabin by the Lake - I made this quilt in response to a guild challenge. A log cabin was to be somewhere in the quilt. It could be either a traditional log cabin block or a cabin. The rest of the quilt was done using strips of fabric. It is embellished with animal buttons.

Vermont Field - This design depicts a typical summer day in Vermont. A field with wild flowers, cattails, lots of green, cool granite rocks, large elm and evergreen trees, crisp blue skies with white clouds, blue-green hills in the distance, and farmers fields with sheep. This is the perfect Vermont, as I want to remember it. -K. Nicholson

Memories of Scouting - I made this quilt to celebrate my youngest son becoming at Eagle Scout. The center of each block contains a photo of my son in a scout activity starting when he first started cub scouts. I quilted it using ideas that were significant to quilting. Choosing the pictures to include was like a trip down memory lane.

Seasons Change - “Seasons Change” was created after seeing early fall leaves that were bright and full of color begin to show up against a still luscious green backdrop leftover from summer. The leaf shapes were actual leaves fallen from my tree. The green beads were added to accentuate the lusciousness of the summer foliage and act as “dew” created by the cooling temperatures at night. Fall is a beautiful season when a transformation is occurring in nature and this quilt represents that change. - K. Nicholson

Purple Passion - Original Floral Design- I used a photograph of clematis growing on a garden trellis for inspiration. It is free-motion machine appliquéd and free-motion quilted. This piece represents healing and new growth both physically and spiritually and the recovery process following major surgery.

Neal's Jungle - I made this quilt for Neal when he completed a zoo management program. He is currently an elephant keeper.

Alaskana Brick Road - This quilt was made in a hurry when my friend (and ex-husband) needed emergency open heart surgery and was going to be medivacced to Seattle. He lives in a cabin over 100 miles from civilization, only accessible by boat or snowmachine (or dog sled!) depending on the time of year. It was a great reminder to him of home, and he recovered and is back in his cabin in the Alaskan wilderness.

Mariner's Compass - This quilt started out as a class sample, then I donated it to my guild "Silver City Quilt Guild" to be the raffle quilt for our first show! My friend Diana quilted it ... with a ship in the bottle - it came out beautiful! I now have to buy a million tickets to win my quilt back!!! Thank you to Jennifer Chiaverini who gave her approval for her pattern to be raffle quilt for a brand new guild's first show!

Out of Africa Baby - I wanted to make a quilt for my daughter's best friend's baby. The friend, Lisa, has a masters in African art history. I didn't think I'd like working with African fabrics but soon fell in love the with patterns and bright colors. Sandy Cummings book provided the ideas. The design is mine. Lisa loved it!!!

Bags and Beads - Just loved this whimsical pattern of handbags! Since I'm the local quilt shop's "bag lady" I just had to make this one! I used fabrics from Piece 'O Cake designs and tons of beads for embellishments!

James' Raiders - My friend and co-worker loves the Raiders. I quilted this with football terms and names of former and current Raider coaches and players, and also inserted the names of rival teams that his friends and family love. The striped fabric represents the referees. It's backed with silver and black Minkee and velour, and has become a family favorite for snuggling.

Life is an E Ticket Ride - Made for a friend who had a rough year and said, "Life sure is an E ticket ride!" - - remembering the early years when Disneyland had ticket books and the scariest rides were the "E ticket" ones. I used Heidi Stoll Webber and hand dyed fabrics. The quilt is pieced with the roller coaster appliqued on top. Old Disneyland E tickets were scanned and printed on some of the lighter fabrics. The clouds are Angelina.

Springtime Impression - I first saw Rebecca Wat on Simply Quilts and fell in love with this quilt. I started folding batik fabrics creating the 125 folded flowers needed to make this quilt, tacked down eack flower point and added a pearl embellishment in the center of every flower. I even did my own machine quilting! The quilt won a first place ribbon in my guild's local show! Very exciting!

In Full Bloom - When I saw these colors I just had to make this quilt....and a rabbit in the quilt too ! I have two rabbits as pets, so this was perfect for me. :-)

Out of the Inferno - "Out of the Inferno" celebrates my daughter's recovery from a deep and frightening depression. I used fabrics from Caryl Bryer Fallert and Heidi Stoll Webber to symbolize rising from the dark of depression into the light. The fringe on the bottom is ultrasuede, torn fabric, beads and thread lace made from sewing on washaway stabilizer. The words, from Dante's Inferno, in Latin, translate as AND WE CAME FORTH AND ONCE AGAIN BEHELD THE STARS. I machine quilted it to look like fire.

The Cross - I love to use blue fabrics, and this just seemed like the perfect quilt to make for my husband.

Oriental Flight

My Hopi Sun - This is a quilt top that I did in a local class at the Husquavarna Sewing Center. I will quilt it and hang it in my living room.