Six Bears West - A Respite to Warmth and Friendship

Fruit from a Belgian Tree - My first real quilt!

Tree and Leaf - Started out 5 yrs ago as a Tree of Life quilt, but after 7 blocks with 106 seams per block I realized I might not have 11 more blocks (what the pattern called for) in me. I put them away for awhile, but kept bringing them back out and playing with settings. It evolved into what you see here. I'm really happy with how it turned out, and really happy to check it off of my UFO list!

Mondo Bag - Just discovered this pattern at my LQS and loved it. I made it from my batik scraps. I think I could put a small child in this bag. I will be using it to carrying my projects to classes, groups, etc. Or maybe even a weekend away. Fun bag to make.

Aspen - This piece was inspired by a photograph of the aspen I see on walks near my home, taken in the spring of the year.

Sunrise, Moonset - This depicts Pikes Peak as the sun is rising, giving the quilt a pink sheen, while the moon is setting over the mountain.

Island Hibiscus - Made for Piecing Partners Quilt Guild 2009 challenge.

Sunlit Circles - Started as a smaller version of a quilt I donated to my local guild for a raffle quilt, it quickly became a much more complex setting. Quilted with many circular designs and completely pieced (no applique). Third place winner at Houston in 2011 and I'm thrilled! (photo by gregory case photography)

Memories Stick - Designed and created this quilt for the 2011 Houston IQA Pin Peddler's 25th Anniversary Every Pin Tells a Story Exhibit where it is hanging right NOW and being seen my MILLIONS of quilters - YIPPEE!!! I wanted to create a design suitable for my studio; a design that can be rearranged and appended to as I continue to collect. Each pin has it's own embellished 'pillow' and is connected to each other with safety pins. Straight pins border the mosaic Quilt Pins pinwheel banner from where they hang in organized columns. Each pin pillow has a printed fabric label attached to the back telling the story so it cannot be forgotten.

Kleurvol te lewe - I have embroidered some blocks (digitised embroidery). I combined the embroidered block with star blocks.

Christina's quilt - This lap quilt was made for a handicapped girl that befriended my father while he was installing and elevator in her house. The whole family has adopted him...so to speak. Her birthday is in October and he wanted a special gift for her.

Colorful Block of the Month - Although the top was completed in 2005, this colorful wall quilt was not quilted and bound until 2011 when my guild had a challenge to finish our UFOs. I am so glad I waited until now to have it quilted. The center block was to be an appliqued flower design, but I changed it to a Mariner's Compass.

Mirrored Zentangle - I've been doing Zentangles on paper with a Pigma pen. Loved this one and decided to mirror it around and create a little quilt. So much fun!

4Rabbits - Wool applique, fused and machine appliqued and quilted. This is the final project for Calico Cut-Ups Quilt Guild BOM (A is for Applique), for which I was chairman. A practice project presented applique techniques on a fat quarter background, starting with a vase and stems (see Vase w/Flowers). Each month I featured a new flower with different techniques, starting with raw edge applique and ending with hand techniques, including needle-turn applique. The table mat is featured in months January (templates), July (Part I) and September (Part II) and includes quilting ideas. The last month (October) shows different embellishment techniques (see Fight at 1:00). Lessons for this BOM will be on our website through December 31, 2011 (www.calicocutups.org).

Sputnik Stars - I wanted to design a unique set of star applique blocks that looked kind of outer space-like.