Cowgirls Just Wanna Have Fun - Based on a photo of my granddaughter at age 2. Home from church on Sunday afternoon, she shed her shoes and socks, grabbed her Dad's hat and saddled her trusty steed for a gallop through the kitchen.
Tropical French Braid - This is one of the easiest quilts I have ever made. From the book French Braid quilts by Jane Hardy Miller with Arlene Netten. Finished in plenty of time to give away at Christmas.
9-patch Strip Tease - 9-patch blocks were cut apart then sewn back together with purple or red strips. The blocks are all of the same design with rotation in their setting to give a lattice appearance.
Heather's china - Constructed of fifteen blocks of dresen plate pattern using ten different batik colors from deep raspberry to light pink. The center has a commercial tatting stitched to finish the edges. Size is 94 inches long by 62 1/2 inches wide.
She - Inspired by Proverbs 3:13-19. The creative journey is a life-long adventure. What an incredible year-long journey it has been! I smiled, I cried, I learned more about myself. I'm grateful.
Anniversary Quilt - This was made for my grandparents 55th Anniversary, aslo known as the Emerald Anniversary, so what better way to commerate it than and Irish quilt in various shades of green?
Happy Quilt - I made this quilt during a two day workshop at my local quilt shop. The designer and class teacher was Susan Carr. It was made from a Moda layer cake.
Rick's Bears - Mountains with large tree in forground. Leaves are cut-up pieces of fabric and sewed down. Flowers near base of tree with black bears roaming. 60th Birthday Gift for my brother.
"Santa's First Stop" for Jamie in Alaska - This is a Continuum Quilting Pattern. Colorful Batik for main design. Fused to Cotton BG. Stitched on Avante18 inside area with blue thread. Meandered with silver thread, thread painted clouds, trees. Border & Binding
"Santa's First Stop" for Jacqueline in Alaska - This is a Continuum Quilting Pattern. Colorful Batik for main design. Fused to Cotton BG. Stitched on Avante18 inside area with blue thread. Meandered with gold thread, thread painted trees. Flange, Binding
Flower Brights I - I attended Ricky Tims' seminar in Asheville, NC and fell in love with the Cave man style quilts so this is my attempt at making one. It gave me a chance to use some brighter colors than I normally would.
Mountain Star - Created for retiring Rangers from the Madison Junior Ranger Station in Yellowstone National Park, where I work. The background is a traditional log cabin, the appliques are icons from around the park.
Hobo Quilt - Smaller version of quilt I'm working on for younger son. This was raffled off by his model train club for a fund-raiser for the club. I adapted several blocks to make in applique instead of piecing. On the back I wrote the significance of each block.
Madison Junction Pine - The tree in this quilt is the exact same as the tree that is carved into the facia boards of the historic Madison Trailside Museum at Madison Juntion, Yellowstone National Park, where I work. I traced the boards for the pattern.
Alpine Wonder - Utterly fabulous design using specially designed fabric. I made this in a class at the Corner Quilt Shop in Wauseon Ohio. (I put a black binding on it after this pic was taken..... )
Brenda & Lloyds Adventure - Brenda and Lloyd have served as volunteers at the Madison Junction Junior Ranger Station in Yellowstone National Park for 10 years. In their honor, I made this wall hanging for them. They are moving back into a 'bricks and mortar' home after spending 10 years in their 'wheel-estate' motor home.
Tommy's Quilt - Tommy is my 'nature' guy, so this a tradional log cabin quilt, using greens, with pine cone borders. It was quilted by women from the LDS ward in West Yellowstone MT, our summer home.