Grandma's pinwheels - Made by my grandmother and her sisters as teens prior to WWI. This is a scrap quilt and my grandmother could always point out pieces from each of her sister's dresses. She gave me this quilt in the 1970s and I slept under it while away at college, and still sleep under it when it's cold -- not often in Florida. The quilt is handmade and my grandmother always complained about how long it took. This quilt seemed to be a rite of passage for her. She sewed clothing until the early 70s, but preferred to use her electric Singer and never made another quilt.

Delicate Butterfly - Loving butterflies, this piece was made for teaching advanced applique at Quilt University.

Butterfly Garden - I love butterflies so I wanted to express that. Butterflies of every size, color, style hover over and on top of leaves and flowers.

Sylvia Landman - Inspired by a swimming sea turtle seen from a glass-bottom boat. Quilt is hand and machine appliqued & embroidered, embellished with shellls, mini sea horses, tulle, cellophane, Angelina, silk marbled fabric, hand-made paper. Quilt was made as a challenge quilt for local quilt guild.

Strata - I started by discharge dying the pieces of velveteen, using cast off die cuts as shapes to stop the bleach. I joined the pieces and then started embellishing and quilting with yarns, Sulky blendable threads, and beads. Edges are finished with yarn rather than binding.

Gravlax Anyone II ? - A Mary Ellen Hopkins technique from her book "Its Okay to Sit on My Quilt". I made one as a gift and my husband liked it so much that I had to make one for him. It is hanging in our dining room.

Oriental Delight

Bear Brunch

Kaleidoscope

Cat with fish bowl - This was my first attempt at needdle turn.

Flowers - This was my first paper piecing project. I found the pattern in an older quilting magazine.

Giraffes in Africa - Mostly African prints with some domestic prints that look African. Made as a wedding quilt for Mike and Mercie.

Floating leafs - Saw this episode on Simply Quilts. Bleached black material to give shaded effect.

Pinwheels

Pansies Please - This was my first needleturned applique piece done during a beginner applique class, but has remained one of my favorite. All fabric for the applique is batik.

Petals of Curves - Designed by drawing a block design with curved lines & then machine-piecing 4 identical blocks to join to make the quilt. Made during an online class through QU with Michele Scott.

Yellow and Red nine patch - This quilt was made using 9 patch blocks made and exchanged online. I added yellow squares and a red and yellow flower print border. It makes a very cheerful quilt on the bed.