Trailer Quilt - When I made the All that Glitters pattern quilt in 2009, I made twice as many half square triangles as I needed. What was I thinking?? In any case, I decided to put those little blocks to use in another of the Nickel Quilts designed by Pat Speth. I made this quilt to go on the bunk of our travel trailer, hence the name, Trailer Quilt. I still had some half square triangle units left when the blocks were completed, so I just threw them in the border. I don't want to see anymore of them laying around waiting to be used in something (somehow, that makes me feel like there's one more unfinished project - and that I don't need!)

Blue Twinkle - This quilt was made from mostly very old scraps (20 - 25 years old), with a few exceptions. The pattern was perfect because in this book, 5" squares are the primary source for fabrics. It went together beautifully, and the block pattern really set off the fabric nicely (even if the fabrics themselves weren't so lovely anymore!)

Halloween Quilt - I love fall, especially Halloween. I had the pattern for this quilt for a few years before I actually made it. It was a fun quilt to put together.

Just Ducky - I made this quilt for my daughter's best friend since high school. She is the first of our daughter's friends to have a baby and and I wanted to make something special. I loved this quilt the minute I saw the pattern. The quilt is made using soft flannels. I love the way it turned out and baby Gideon loves it too!

South Dakota Stars - Scrappy red stars surrounded by earthy black/brown arrow feathers and gold "butterflies".

Wool Pumpkins - I bought this as a kit from The Quilt Cottage in Hazelhurst, Wisconsin. I loved working with the wool for the applique.

Blueberry Surprise - The fabric came first, and I knew I wanted something special from it. I also wanted it to be mine completely, so I had to also be the quilter. I finally decided on this pattern, first I made the circles, then I quilted the centers of each one, then I finally put all the circles together and stitched down the folded cresent. I anticipated getting a queen size quilt from it but the amount of fabric it took up made the quilt just a twin size. I still love it!

Unnamed - My two best friends in WI came to my house for a weekend retreat - we all made the same quilt, with our own adaptations and our own fabrics. All three turned out so very different. This one is mine. It was a great weekend! Thanks for your inspiration Ricky!!

Celebrations - This originated with a patriotic fabric strip exchange at my WI guild, and a log cabin variation class with Klaudeen Hansen. She encouraged us to play with settings and come up with our own. This is mine. I exchanged all Canadian patriotic with my guild - so the theme of the quilt becomes a celebration of my two homes, WI & Ontario. I decided to enter into a juried show just for the fun of it and was totally surprised to get a ribbon! It's my favourite of all my quilts!

Buggaboo - I bought the pattern at a large quilt show not knowing what I planned to do with it, if I ever made it. My Grandson (5 yrs old) saw the pattern and his eyes lit up. Since he lives right upstairs and can visit any time he used to come down to see my progress often - always delighted with new blocks/finishes. The minute it was finished he had to have it on his bed and it remains there always. A fun project for sure!

In The Year 2525-The Maze - "Quilting the Maze" Have you ever followed your inclination to cut pieces of fabric…sew..cut more fabric, add backing and batting and start to quilt in any direction as if you are walking a maze? Then, step back and look... some words JUMP INTO your Brain, “In The Year 2525”… that is all…nothing more…just the title words to a 1969 haunting classic…“In The Year 2525”, the quilt sings to me...

Midnight Sun - This quilt was a class sample for a paper piecing class. I used bright batik prints to give the piece a nice contrast.

Christmas Gift - This quilt was made from the Lumiere de Noel line by French General for Moda fabrics. Again, I had the entire collection as fat quarters, and wanted to use each fabric. I also wanted it to have a Christmas feel, so decided to wrap it up in a pieced bow.

White Chocolete - Made this from a pattern I saw in a magazine called white chocolate.

Lone Star - I fell in love with the lime green and aqua combination of fabrics that had been sitting in my sewing room for awhile. When I was asked to teach a class for a Lone Star quilt, I wanted to make one that was a manageable size, but would create an interest in the class. This quilt was the result.

Unnamed - This was a BOM challenge at my new quilt guild - I had a new collection of brights that I was dying to start using and this seemed like a good choice. Adding the Black/white just made the colour pop. When I brought the finished quilt to guild imagine my surprise when it was voted 'Viewer's choice' and won the ribbon. Now I know that's not like winning a ribbon in a juried quilt show, but it sure was rewarding to get my peers votes 8^). It now has a special place hanging in my quilt room.

Laurel Wreath - On the first French General group trip to Auty, France, we were each given a charm pack of the yet to be released Rouenneries collection by French General from Moda fabrics. I wanted to make a little quilt as a reminder of this trip. I designed this quilt to utilize every scrap of that charm pack! It is appliqued onto a background of pieced half-square triangles. The corners are angled, simply because I ran out of fabric. The binding is pieced small red scraps pieced together with about 15 inches of non-group fabric to finish it off.