Christmas Stockings 2007 - I made over 35 Christmas stockings in 2007 to catch up on all our family members. I tried to do something that spoke of each member. I have 2 more grandsons and a great niece that was born this year to catch me up. I was also asked if I would make 10 stockings for a family member that got one last year, as she is in ill health along with her hubby, and she wants to give something special to some people that have done a lot for her and her husband. So, you can guess what I'm going to be doing for the rest of November!

Bart's Quilt - My mom and I jointly made this for my brother. She pieced the original top and I added some additional fabric and quilted the quilt.

Accuquilt Barn Quilt contest winner - Designed and not yet constructed in fabric, this is the winning Accuquilt Barn quilt contest block. Looking forward to the unveiling of the block in a huge 17x17' format on June 10 in Fremont NE. Thank you Ricky, Alex and Eleanor for choosing this block....I can't wait to go shopping at Accuquilt!

Sudie's Stars

Aunt Sudie's Butterflies - Blocks appliqued by my Great-aunt Sudie, pieced by me

Willow Log Cabin - I had to fight the quilt shop ladies to use so many similar colors in a log cabin quilt.

Emily's Quilt - I added corner blocks and sashing to Tracey Brookshire's Bento Box pattern.

Autumn - I picked this pattern up at the Mancuso show in Greensboro, NC back in 2000 or 2001. I put it away for a couple of years, then when I was home recovering from carpal tunnel surgery, I put it together. It was the first quilt to go on the longarm once I started back to work.

primarily crazy - this quilt began as a practice putting together crazy quilt blocks. using batiks instead of silks, woolens, or velour, in an attempt to bring the blocks into this period of time. the back is unique as well. i used a large cross stitch hand embroidery, in red, to mimic the piping on the front to attach the borer and the rod pocket.

Work in progress - For Laura and Kevin

Ellie's Quilt - I have always wanted to do this pattern, and once I started changing 3 stars to hearts, other changes came along: I changed 1 star to a bow, 4 stars to different kinds of stars, added a border of flying geese with pinwheels on the corners. The flying geese were going to be in "wild goose chase" blocks, since this is a third baby and that pretty much describes a house with that many children!

3-Panel Nativity - Fused applique with bias tape used for black outline. 3 panels complete this quilt project.

Under the Sea - Made this for a guild challenge. You could make anything quilted as long as it incorporated two items from the dollar store. My two items were the yarn used for the seaweed and leaves off fake flowers. I'm giving it to my sister Nancy for Christmas, shh she doesn't know.

Genetic Engineering

Flying Together Through Life - FIrst of an ongoing series of miniature quilts in memory of my husband Marvin. All commercial cotton fabrics, machine embroidered leaves and cattails, machine quilted with silk. Ducks inspired by a Dover coloring book picture.

antique linen treasure - An antique linen table runner, quilted using ideas from Cindy Needham's book and show, then hand dyed and stitched to another backing, quilted again and now it is going back to my mother, the daughter of the original owner of the linen.

Circle fun - Playing with stained glass ideas and created this for the long skinny wall at my brother and sister-in-law's new home as a housewarming gift

My version of "Size really does matter" - This was a Quilt Colorado class project. Lots of fun. George has a great technique and it was fun to make.