Springtime Elegance - Based on Ricky Tim's convergence quilts. I used a beautiful commercial floral fabric and also two self patterned fabrics, I cut out flowers from the floral fabric and appliqued them on. I had fun machine quilting flowers and other shapes on and then added some swarvoski crystals.

Orange anyone? - I had this fixation with small orange prints and started collecting them while at the same time loving the cover quilt on The Quilter magazine. Sharon Meyers quilting with a large daisy motif really finished it off nicely.

Holiday Lane Pillow - I purchased this through the Jillily Studio web-site as a kit. Though I'm giving it as a gift, I now want to make one for myself.

Mary Ellen's Garden - I decided to use scraps to make this quilt and I like to applique and piece so this pattern filled the bill. Even though it's completed I still have lots of scraps left!

Half Square Triangle Exchange Quilt - This quilt was made using half square triangles from an exchange done by members of The Quilt Show. I used the pattern from Edyta Sitar's book called Medallion.

A Hippo Swallowed A Girl - I purchased several embroideries from www.tambani.co.za. This is the first quilt I made from them. This one represents the story of "A Hippo Swallowed A Girl" and was embroidered by Emmah Vhengani. It will be a Christmas present for my niece.

Corn Country - This was a challenge quilt and was my first time printing photos on fabric for a quilt. The photos are of Ohio farm country, surrounded by raw edge appliqued blocks representing the fields/ furrows and then I made 3 dimensional corn on right hand side.

Deer Tracks - This is my design depicting the many deer that we have living with us in the western North Carolina mountains. The deer are appliqued and the "snow" is white felt so it gives it a more dimensional feel. I had a lot of fun making this quilt! You can't tell that I like blue can you?

Oriental - All the colors within the border come from the pigment of the actual leaves; then I do a thread painting technique to further enhance the design.

Gentle Breeze - I have been making quite a few flower pounding wall hangings the past several years. This is one of my latest ones. Any of the colors you see within the border are the actual dyes from the actual flowers/ leaves. I do a flower pounding technique, then a thread painting to further enhance the quilt. Check out my website www.mountainviewsdesigns.com.  

Don't ruffle my feathers - This quilt is for my great niece. The worm in the tree is made from one of my deceaased fathers shirts. It was just to keep the mood light while including something something of his into this qult. I knew Hadley's father would like that.

Shay New Beginnings

Flying High - After reading Kitty Pippen's book, I wanted to make a wall hanging using Japanese Frabrics. This took Best of Show at the Manteca Quilt Show 2011.

Tropical Hex with Butterflies - Hex based Stack-N-Whack with setting triangles. Material bought years earlier, several units pieced, set in UFO box unfinished. Inspiration (desperation) hit and I began piecing once again. Then I ran out of material for the setting triangles. Thank the stars I had a bit of the selvage with the maker information. Found the material on e-bay! Set in small 'crumb catchers' between the quilt body and the border. Began quilting it on a home machine and was having difficulties. Backing is flannel. Friend came to stay with me and attend the Houston Quilt Show. She loved it, and I promised to finish it for her. Well, bought the Sweet-16 free motion machine at the show, and finished the quilt on it in no time flat.

Santa's Advent

Christmas QUilt - I removed the quilting design from the Bernina rag quilt on their site and replaced it with y original Christmas appliques.

Colorful Wheel of Mystery - This was a kit by Kate Flynn Nichols with very accurate precut pieces, which made it a snap to sew, but I think I really like working in a smaller format. I loved the colors.

Mom's Quilt - My mom wanted a quilt, and picked this one out. It turned out great.