Sunshine & Shadow - Original stencil quilt inspired by French ironwork motifs

Tiger Eyes - The eyes of my tiger are always looking right at you. Can you hear him breathing?

Big Bang - Stretching my wings a little. Each block required templates and curved piecing. The thought was a little intimidating but was not at all hard. I embellished with lots of thread painting--my first attempt-- and added lots of Swarovski crystals for that extra sparkle.

Face of Inspiration - Realistic fabric portrait. I took an online class from QuiltUniversity.com. Marilyn Belford was the instructor. She is phenomenal. Her technique uses minimal quilting and even people like myself who don't draw freehand can make something amazing.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - This was made for my 3 year old great niece. Just lots of fun. Very easy and fast. Lots of printed panels and was just a matter of adding border after border. I also included a copy of the book by Eric Carlyle and a stuffed caterpillar.

Snuggle Bunny - I made this for my newborn great nephew. It was great practice for piecing flying geese units, square in a square and sawtooth stars. It was made using Woolies flannel....so soft. I've been told that this is being used daily. He loves it!I

Flip-Flop Fun - Just a fun applique quilt I made for my 4 year old great niece. I used scraps from my growing fat quarter stash. It is a fast, fun and easy pattern for a new quilter. I machined quilted it and finished the quilt in about 2 weeks. Not bad for a novice!

Rainbow Lullaby - This is my first quilt. I made it for my nephew's daughter. It was a kit which I adapted by replacing the appliqued leaves with butterflies using Bea Oglesby's technique.

Christmas Quilts 2010 - Purchased stained glass cut-out appliqued on batik

Marvin - This was made for my daughter Rachel and my first grandson, Zander - soon to be arriving in Jan 2010. As a kid, Rachel always loved Marvin the Martian. When she was in high school, she found Van Gogh's paintings and in particular, "Starry Night". This is my attempt to bring her two favorites together. It was given to her at her baby shower in November.

Wedding Quilt - Using the embroidery of Latte Quilt I made blocks. Half blocks are satin. The embroidered blocks are cotton

What if the Navajo Used Green? - This quilt was inspired by traditional Navajo Rugs and their bold, geometric designs. I wanted to embrace a totally wild color scheme, to see how the design elements would shine with bright and bold gusto! The contest required 2 block formats in the quilt: Sawtooth Star and Log Cabin. I created both the skewed sawtooth stars and the deconstructed log cabin blocks (in the border) with EQ5. I LOVE this program!!! All machine pieced. Long Arm Quilted by Linda Alexander of Corvallis, OR.

Wedding Celebration - Wedding quilt made for my granddaughter Andrea and her husband Thomas, in their favorite colors.

Kristiana's Garden - A quilt for my youngest granddaughter, based on Jill Finley's Summertime Blues published in American Patchwork and Quilting, July 2009

MP's Birthday Quilt - I wanted to make a special quilt for my friends' son on his 3rd birthday! He LOVED playing with my charm quilt here at the house, which is ridiculous and crazy-colorful! So - I made him his own crazy-colorful scrappy quilt! He LOVES it!