Orange - I already had thousands of scrap strips cut, and on TQS, Ricky showed how to make strippy squares. Thank you, Ricky Tims, for helping me use up some of my scraps!

Two Color Quilt - I took a class in Sisters Oregon and learned to make this easy, quilt in a day, two color quilt. Everyone else chose floral and bright colors. I picked my fabric out in the winter and picked black and gold. Mine was VERY different from everyone else in class.

Sun Kissed - I took a class in sun printing fabric from Barbara Baker and Jeri Boe in Sisters Oregon during the annual quilt show week. The second year I took the class, they made us cut up our beautiful sun kissed fabric and make a quilt. It was painful to cut up the fabric I made but I am glad I did!

Star Log Cabin - This wall hanging was truly a quilt in a day!

Fish Quilt - This was the result of a "mystery" class from Laury Thorn at the quilt show in Sisters Oregon one summer.

Crazy Log Cabin - I took a class and learned to make this fun quilt using my scraps of flannel. My 86 year old mom used this quilt to stay warm when she napped every day.

Fifty, Fabulous, and Fun! - A photo quilt built into a pieced background. The outer areas are traditionally pieced and the background is flip-n-sew. The actual photo, tree trunk, and roots are appliqued. Leaved are fabric snips. The hammock is combination photo and perle cotton thread. This quilt was a lot of fun to make!

Sara's quilt - It took over half a year to make this for my baby daughter. The design completely matches her personality! The hand-quilting motif in the center was inspired by the Amish medallion quilts, but I copied the exact shape from a cookbook.

Eliezer's quilt - I made this in honor of my brother-in-law's discharge from the Israeli Army. Thank you Eliezer!

Thistle Rose - I wandered into the world of wool and fell in love with it's rich texture. It's a joy to work with. I designed this quilt because I love folk art and Jacobean style quilts and enjoyed every minute of it.

Rambling Rose - Pattern designed by Pat Sloan for the AP&Q April 2004 issue. It was a UFO I finished last fall. Yeah!

On Their Wedding Day - My friend LouAnn Christie in Oxnard, CA and I, Harrisburg, MO, wanted to make a quilt for a mutual friend for her wedding. I had always wanted to do the quilt “On Their Wedding Day” from the book “Say It With Quilts” by Laura Nownes and Diana McClun. LouAnn pieced some of the blocks and the pieced border. We decided to add the additional border and adjust the size of the pieced border. I used the quilting in the pattern as a reference and added trapunto in the feather wreaths and feather border. This quilt was executed on a non-stitch regulated machine and all work was performed from the back of the machine with rulers and a lot of blue markings.

Rainy Day Reading Quilt - Amy's pattern is available free on her website. I used two different size of rectangles and added a border on the long edges. I stitched in the ditch for the quilting, though, being new and not knowing any better. I started from the middle and went out, following the offset seams, to the edges. I like how it came out, but I think I'd do it a little differently next time.

Ying & Yang - This quilt was featured on the cover of Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home Magazine. It turned out great and is quilted with bright red thread.

KoKoPeli - I made this quilt totally from southwest batiks. It turned out bright and colorful.

Five Generations - I made this framed quilted wallhanging using manipulated photos and mini picture frames with little pictures of other family members. I also used the holographic technique - printing on organza and laying it over the image that was printed on white cotton. This was a gift for a 50th birthday and includes pictures of 5 generations.

Dalia