Baby Molly's Nursery Rhyme Quilt - My grand neice and nephew, little Molly and twin brother Luke were born 3 month premature - tiny, tiny babies with a long stay in the hospital. I used 4 different pink fabrics highlighting the nursery rhymes on toile in the four center squares which I outlined with the darker of the fabrics. I then made nine patch block set in squares and put the blocks together on the diagonal.

Baby Luke's Nursery Rhyme Quilt - My grand nephew and niece, little Luke and twin sister Molly were born 3 month premature - tiny, tiny babies with a long stay in the hospital. I used 4 different blue fabrics highlighting the nursery rhymes on toile in the four center squares which I outlined with the dark fabric. I then made nine patch block set in squares and put the blocks together on the diagonal.

Baby Evie's Crib Quilt - Nine Patch on Diagonal made entirely from scraps from my stash. Waited until the baby was born to put the setting triangles on the quilt since the parents choose to be surprised. Presented it at the baby shower held two weeks after the baby came.

Jenny's Quilt - All seems are quilted in the ditch and I put a rope pattern in the two green print borders. Jenny picked the perfect backing fabric for her quilt and I used 100% cotton batting.

Patriotic Diagonal Nine Patch - This quilt had to be made using Citizen Support for Americas Military (Citizen SAM) specifications for gurney or stretcher quilts. These quilts are sent to military installations overseas and given to critically injured American soldiers either being transported to overseas military hospitals or being transported back to the states via troup carrier planes. These planes used to transport the troops have little airconditioning and the warmth from these quilts not only provides comfort to the injured but also gives them something more cheerful than the dull military blanket. Anyone can go to the Citizen SAM web page and look at the various projects all designed to given comfort or a bit of cheer to the men and women so graciously indangering their lives to protect our countries freedom. I urge you to take a look at the web page at www.citizensam.org and be sure to look at the feedback sent to them by the doctors and nurses who work in these military hospitals.

corto maltese - Small bag quilted by freem motion tecnic

All Wrapped Up - I made this quilt to donate for a sale to benefit "The Preemie Project" at University Hospitals in Iowa City, IA. It was very quick and fun to make.

Kelp Garden - Part of my Fantasea series of seascapes. Purpose of the piece was to experiment with raw edge applique and three-dimensional techniques.

Clownfish Trio - The largest of my Fantasea series. Note the value changes along the curved piecing in the background.

Canna Leaves - Made during a workshop By Linda Griffiths

Mom's 80th Quilt - It's been 10 months of work, but this quilt is finally competed! This is a portrait of my in-laws, Paul and Ruth Johnson, with borders of 6 inch squares of the 11 grandchildren and group pictures of them. We will present this quilt to mom in November when we all gather to celebrate her 80th birthday. This is a surprise, so if there are any of her friends on this site, don't tell her!

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Patriotic Quilt - We found this quilt hanging in a quilt shop, but the pattern was no longer available. We took camera photos but changed it to suit my beginner status.

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Pieceful Nights - I completed the 12 surrounding blocks as part of the 2008 BOM at my LQS. I then added the medallion center as the pattern suggested. The outer border is one I added to increase the size of the quilt and to give more quilting room. :) There is a lot of mitering here and I love that! I had the top assembled by Feb 2009 but with both kids graduating from high school & college that May, I didn't quilt it until that summer and finished the binding in time for our local show in the fall of 09. I quilted this on my Bernina 200 using Superior Rainbow thread. The borders and setting triangles are free-motion quilted. My first thought was that I'd give this to our son as he graduated from high school in 2009 but he said he didn't want it. : Maybe someone will love it later!! :)

Chocolate Berry Ripple - Our guild had Janet Jones Worley come and speak and then hold a Saturday workshop. I had taken a class from her previously in 2003 so was looking forward to this class. Some fabrics are from my stash and others I bought on our local Shop Hop. I found the luscious chocolate brown fabrics at Prairie Quilts in Oklahoma while passing through.

Kaitlins Quilt - Based on design by Kass Mansfield, published in Irish Quilting magazine. My daughter wanted a flannel quilt implementing some of her fathers old flannel shirts. This pattern fit their purpose.

WNY Mopar Raffle Quilt - This quilt was designed and made for the WNY Mopar Club to raffle for a fundraising effort to benefit Western New York charities, such as the Spina Bifida Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Assotication. The quilt will be on display at the Annual Tomato Festival to be held the last weekend of August at Evangola State Park in Angola, NY. We hope to sell 1,500 one dollar tickets! Wish us luck!!