Morning Has Broken - This was my most challenging quilt to date. It is a "quilt as you go" put together using folding techniques with decorative stitches, also 5 machine embroidered designs in each block and extensive straight line quilting. I named it such because I worked through the night until morning the day I finished it

Showers of Happiness - When I first joined my quild, they had just started mentoring sessions for this quilt which was taught "demo" style by Cheryl Winslow. The classes were held once a month for an hour or so after our meeting. I learned a lot, the most important being Cheryl's method to match up seams. The prairie points were my idea to add to the long sides of the quilt. The completed quilt was given as a wedding shower gift to my nephew's future bride

3-D Mariner's Compass - This quilt was completed using a folding fabric technique. The block was taught at a class at Quilter's Attic. The first two blocks were mostly completed in class during the Spring of 2007. the 3rd block and the rest of quilt was completed about a year later.

Sweet Sixteen - This quilt was taught "demo" style at Quilter's Attic, by the designer & teacher Anita De Rubeis. Each block presented a new technique and/or machine foot. We were given a one hour demo per month for each block over a period of 9 months & a demo the final month of how to finish it. They hesitated when I wanted to take this class, since I was still very new to quilting. Also, my machine was not capable of producing some of the decorative stitches and I had to figure out replacements. I'm glad they agreed to let me take it, because I learned so much.

Untitled - This quilt did not get a name or quilt label when it was given to a dear friend, Deborah Schrepel, for her birthday when she was terminally ill, before she passed away in dec. 2007. It was flannel backed with thick loft batting to keep her warm while she battled cancer. It was on her bed during her hospice care as well as her death.

"Seaside" - This fabric is one of a kind. Was printed up for Heartbeat Quilts in Hyannis, Ma. They sold the fabric bythe yard and also in kits for quilts. I purchased the kit and did it all winter long. I had Maureen Anderson do the long arm quilting. We both belong to Hering Run Quilting Guild. I have also entered it in the Quilters TV new seashore themed challenge.

Whirlwiind - This quilt was made using a free project sheet from Quilting treasures. The quilt was a gift to my sister Wendi. Wendi is a huge Wizard of Oz fan and loved the quilt.

DNA - Threads of Life - Center is paper-pieced and appliqued. In the border are free-motion depictions of plants, animals, etc. (i.e., things that contain DNA). Made for submission to Sacred Threads 2009.

Tancho, Keeper of Fidelity - Tancho is the Chinese name for the red crested crane. They mate for life. Is this one searching for a new mate or pondering the passing of her former mate? This piece won 1st place Viewers Choice at our local quilt show in April. Raw edge applique, using my hand dyed fabric. Quilted on my home machine.

checks & plaids - I needed to use up my stash of checks & plaids but this huge quilt has hardly made a dent in it! It was fun & very quick to make as each of the 64 blocks is the same. I chose to divide the sections into manageable sizes in order to practise different free motion quilting designs with the "quilt as you sew" technique. I used large pieces of checks on the back and dark blue cotton fabric to bind the sections and the edges. Recently exhibited at our regional show, the judge told me it was a very close runner up for her judge's choice award. I was thrilled with a close second!

Baby Mason's first quilt - I found the Peter Rabbit fabric and wanted to feature the little scenes. The nursery was green, but I wanted it to be for a boy so I used blue and green complimentary fabrics. I hand quilted it so it would be soft for the newborn. I also covered the bassinet in the green toile fabric.

Michelle's flip-flop quilt - Saw this quilt in a Wilmington, NC quilt shop while on vacation. I made it for a niece who loves flip-flops. The feet are fused to the "sandy" background and satin stitched down. Ribbon and buttons attached by hand.

My First Quilt - This was my very first quilt made in a beginner's quilting class at Quilter's Attic in Pine Push NY

Pals - This quilt was a gift for a co-workers daughter. I was making a baby quilt when I heard that this was to be his second child. Well as a big sis myself I did not want the older girl (only 3) to feel left out so I made this out of some messed up blocks from another project.

Sunny Butterfly - This was a mystery quilt done on New Years Eve with an online group. I finished the top a few yeas ago. I had it longarm quilted in 2008. However the binding and label were not done until early 2009.

Quilt for baby girl Zinn - I found the directions for this quilt on the Internet in a quilting blog. It uses two charm packs and white fabric. Simple and fun to do.