Old Workshirts Never Die... They Just Get Retooled - Nick didn't want to let go of his favorite old work shirts, and asked if I would use them in a quilt for him. He also threw in a few favorite pair of old boxer shorts!! I cut them and backed the fabrics with a light interfacing. He likes the simple drawings of the children at our school, so I fashioned the center which features a primitive design of a Russian Orthodox Church, in which I printed icons for the windows. I also used two raccoon embroideries which were on a favorite old towel of his. He had wanted old jeans for the back, but it would have been impossible to quilt. I found a great fabric with a tool motif. And, of course, there is a tiny acorn at the base of the tree.

Pearls of Wisdom - This quilt is the result of an on-line class through Machine Quilter's Resource. More photos are on my Webshots album.

Butterfly Fairey - My first appliquee project.

Study in Color 1 - I made this quilt as one of two. Using the same fabric for both I just reversed the location of the colors. i wanted to see how they compared. First quilt I ever quilted.

"Pure Retro" - This quilt was made from a kit in a magazine. I am so sorry, I don't remember which one. I gave the book away. The 60s-70s look to it led me to entitle it "Pure Retro."

Mikaela's quilt - From Book, Quilting for People Who Still Don't Have Time to Quilt

Snapshots of Tuscany - Original design inspired by the Tuscan Wildflowers fabrics by Robert Kaufman. Created for their 2007 Challenge. The quilt was part of their traveling exhibit for a year.

The Gift - The gift was my second exploration of wind. We are seeing many new wind towers in SW Minnesota and so this is a current look at the gift of wind.

Past Meets Present - MN quilt show challenge. The past of railroads and windmills. The present of interstates and wind towers.

Answering the Call - A MN Quilt show challenge entry. It uses an applique wolf (printed panel piece) in answer to the northern lights dancing in the sky.

Dreaming of the Islands - I worked on this during the cold months of winter, so I used sunny colors. Once I added the blue that resembled water, I started thinking about tropical shapes and came up with several ideas for the applique - dolphins, palm trees, shells, starfish, waves, etc. The curves were quite a challenge for me and I had to hand sew some of it in order to get it flat. All that blanket stitching with decorative threads was fun.

Wedding Gift - Made is neutrals with some white thrown in. When asked what they registered for I found creams, ivorys and such, so that is when I started looking for something in Neutrals. This was perfect and it's queen size.

Mexican Star

Shadow lake

Untitled - I made this quilt in an online class, to learn how to quilt using my embrodiery module instead of doing free motion quilting.

Afternoon Delight - Dramatic quilt using flying geese. Fun and easy!!!

Flower Garden for Scott - Benartex Flower Show II fabrics used to create the perfect garden. No weeding, watering or maintenance...just spectacular blooms.