Mr. B's Colors - I purchased a packet of squares of one each of all the Benartex Fossil Fern colors. I made black/colored triangles using the back to back method - so this quilt has 300 squares of all 150 colors of the Fossil Fern colors available at that time. I sat on the floor with a color wheel to arrange the little blocks & am very happy with the results.

Eva's quilt - I made this quilt for my mother-in-law, who is one of the best quilters I know. I am new to quilting, inspired by the beautiful and loving handwork of my mother-in-law. Eva is in her 90's now and can no longer quilt. I hope to continue her legacy.

flannel pjs - I purchased this quilt at a garage sale in Munster, IN. I was drawn to it because it looked like one of those old wool crazy quilts. It looked like it might have a flag on the top & purchased it quickly because it drew a crowd when the lady said "it's old - maybe 100 years because it was our Grandma's." When I got it home to check it out, I saw that the pieces of many different types of fabric - were stitched together with feather stitches & the quilt had red & white striped fabric on both the top & bottom, the front & the back. Lo & behold, it looks like red striped pajamas folded over the top & bottom edges of the quilt. Certainly a conversation piece. Although it was/is old, there was no musty odor whatsoever. I consider it a good deal for the $5 I paid for it. When I stopped back at the same house at a sale a couple years later, the lady told me she remembered seeing that I had it displayed with the antique quilts at my guild's quilt show the year before, but she was simply not interested in giving my any information about the quilt. Too bad.

Fisherboys - Blocks were made from purchased cross stitched squares.

attic windows - I took a class on attic windows - we were told to bring squares of floral fabric. I thought it would be fun to embroider backyard scenes, then decided each needed a grass & sky pieced background.

Bird Quilt - These blocks were an applique block of the month set. I've had all but one of these birds in my backyard at one time or another, so I just had to do them.

Still Crazy After All These Years - Blocks pieced by sisters, Jenny and Bessie, ca. 1910, inherited by my mother-in-law, Marilyn Ponting. I pieced the blocks as traditional Crazy Quilt, and embellished sashing. Quilt won Award of Distinction in California State Fair, 2004.

It's A Dandy Doodle - A beginner applique class challenged me to go beyond my usual color choice in fabric selection. A familiar symbol, the American flag, inspired the fabric selection for my first hand applique project.

Suzy - This will be given to my sister.

Primary Patchwork Class Project - This quilt top was built in class. When I heard of our Canadian soldiers recovering from an indicident in Afghanistan, and seeing no quilt with them - well it just had to been given to a wounded Cdn soldier thru the Quilts of Valour Canada project.

Alberta Blue - As a row by row challenge, each block was designed for a row. It could be interpreted however you wish. I designed the grain elevator block and the oil rig block. It has not been in any competitions.

Quilt for Marilyn - Using Texas Handkerchief prints and pink-printed fabrics and backed the quilt with Minkee fabric, this was made for my sister-in-law, Marilyn!

Wanda's Comfort Quilt - A collaborative effort on the part of my extended family to create a comfort quilt for our cousin who was dying of ovarian cancer. She died 5 days after receiving it.

Walt's Retirement Quilt - My husband (John) helped design this quilt for his cousin's retirement. It is now hanging in Walt's boat! I forgot to keep the final measurements, so that is a close approximation.

Super Nova - I love the crisp points achieved with paper piecing. The beginners I teach are amazed they can make this on their first try.

Pamela's Latte Quilt - This quilt is not quite done, and this picture shows it prior to the backing and batting (which are now attached and in the final stages of quilting). It is intensely embroidered and meticulously stitched. It took nine months to complete all of the embroideries and then piece the quilt top together. The goal is to complete it by the end of this year.

Blue Moon: It Snows On Kilimanjaro - It snows every day on Kilimanjaro. The flying geese represent my trek up and down the mountain.

Mary's Quilt - This quilt was designed by Pamela Maykulsky for her wonderful mother-in-law, Mary Mahony. It is a reversible quilt with a completely different cream-colored design and lace work and embroidery on the side not shown in this photo.