Seeing reverse - I wanted to do both an applique version of a Hawaiian quilt and a reverse applique version. This worked out great as I had to do reverse applique on one in order to avoid the dreaded shadows. I got the small size by not blowing up the pattern as directed..... but it was harder to do in the small size.

Calendar Quilt - My very 1st quilt, Had to have been crazy to try this one, but still one of my very favourites. Cannot give it away or sell it

My 1st One Block Wonder - Used African Print for my 1st One Block Wonder, had lots of fun and really pleased with the result

red and black Japan - My 9th quilt but 1st quilting lessons by Virginia at the Patchworks Hobart Tasmania. Machine pieced / hand quilted

sampler - Although this is a traditional sampler quilt, I introduced some of the Jinny Beyer border fabrics to make the squares in the middle of some of the blocks and used that fabric as a border as well. That was the first time I used Jinny's technique to creating interesting mirror image squares from border fabrics. Since then, I have been hooked on her fabrics.

Pinwheel - This was a fun little quilt to make and I like it on the top of a small table in my entrance. It is made of nine rows of nine 6" squares and the cutting makes the magic happen.. I love this pattern.

Trading Places - This was fun to make. I used a hand dyed cotton gradation to piece the background. The quilt is finished with lots of threadpainting.

Mystery Beach Quilt - This was to be a Mystery Quilt at a local quilt shop in River John, in July, 2008. When we arrived, and just started the 'Mystery Quilt', the power went out, not to be returned that day. A few days later, I made the quilt using the directions given. I do not know the name of it, but I call it my Mystery Beach Quilt. It was made for my cottage and has beach fabrics in the blocks.

Adoration - I designed this quilt 3 years ago when I was taking a Quilt University course with Dena Crain. I procrastinated about making it because I wasn't sure how I wanted to approach constructing it, and I was dithering about the color palette and border treatment. I'm glad I waited.

Fall Leaves

30s Hearts - Made with 30s fabrics left over from a large quilt I made for my mother.

Starburst - I took a class with Bonnie Browning and learned how to draft and construct this triangle-shaped block. It was juried into the AQS Quilt Show in 2005.

Crayon Quilt - This was made for a co-worker's first grandchild.

Heaven and Earth - This was a wedding present for a wonderful young couple. I quilted it after taking a workshop with Diane Gaudynski who is an incredible quilter and teacher. I used lots of silk thread and fine cotton (Aurifil or Mettler 60 weight) and more than 50 different colors of thread.

Snowflake Quilt - It's snowing so much here in western Washington I thought this might appease the snow gods! The top only is finished, it is not quilted yet. I'm thinking baby blue metallic thread? I saw the original quilt done in lighter blues at Ruby Street Quiltworks in Tumwater, WA.

Under The Mistletoe

Asian Pineapples - I took a "Perfect Pineapples" Class from Jane Hall at the International Quilt Festival held in Long Beach, July, 2008 ... haven't been able to stop making them ever since! This is the first of three that I've done this month.

Eliyana's quilt - This was made for my niece, Eliyana. I used some fun metallic thread to appeal to her three-year-old sense of glamour.