Windows across Canada - Paper pieced scenes of notable scenic Canadian locations

T-shirt memories - Made from some of many t-shirts saved from my son's wardrobe over the years.

Latte Quilt - This quilt is a great collection of embroidery designs, put together in this "rich" looking design. Was some what of a challenge considering I only have a small hooped embroidery machine - but I perservered and loved the final result. I increased the borders somewhat to a "large" queen size and also learned a lot about free-motion stitching on all the borders! Even made a matching wallhanging and pillow cases!

Ties that Bind - Made for or my parents 50th anniversary incorporating pictures from 4 generations of our family. Printed scanned pictures onto fabric (fabric treated with Bubble Jet and ironed on freezer paper!) - they were then machine appliqued on using decorative stitches. Some "charms" also added for "sparkle".

Fat Quarter Sampler - Took original design from the 3 magazine issues that featured it and added more blocks to make it a queen size (used EQ6) and changed colour scheme to a more "earthy" country look. Quilted by machine (Brother 1500PQ) on a super-quilter frame. Loved buying fat quarters for this and making the many traditional "sample" blocks. Is now on my son's guest bed - so we may actually get to use it what we visit! :)

Cattails - This fusible-applique is one of twelve patterns designed for a BOM based on "cats".

Around the Block - This little paper-pieced ornament was part of a BOM where each participant chose a theme and the members created a block for her--Christmas ornaments in this case.

Aricka's Keepsake - In 1999 I downloaded the pattern (and I'm happy to see it back in the Keepsake Quilting catalog this year as a kit) to make a little quilt for my (then) four-year-old granddaughter. She wanted to learn to sew, so I helped her trace out the pattern for the watering can and start her on blanket stitch. It didn't take her long to decide the sewing machine was more her cup of tea (as it is mine). She finished the block on the machine. I used it in the quilt, but expanded and added some alterations of my own to make the quilt larger. It was finally finished this year, entered in the local show, and took Best of Show. I was shocked, Aricka was thrilled.

Bitty Baskets & Hexagons Wall Hanging - I finished this quilt March 26, 2008 and self-published the pattern for my guild's 30th Anniversary's quilt show that began March 28th. It got a lot of great reviews from all of the quilters in attendance.

Amanda's Boondoggle - This bright orange and pink quilt is a birthday surprise for a Girl Scout who needed something lightweight and durable to take to overnights.

Halloween Country - This was a serial published in Australian Patchwork magazined and chosen as the "row quilt" of the year by Nacogdoches Quilt Guild. I chose not to do the illustrated country-charm colors, instead opting to use up my huge stash of Halloween fabrics (and thereby necessitating some changes in design, too.) This took a whole year of fun and angst, but was well worth the effort. It was also my first applique effort, as shown in the center-block closeup.

Iris in spring - A paper pieced design of iris using traditional, commercial print fabrics.

One Hundred Years of Marriage - In 1999, we added up the years my parents and siblings and myself had been married and it was 100. Lovely occasion for a family reunion. My first large quilt.

Crazy About Mardi Gras - Guild Challenge "The Recycle of Life". All fabric on the front had to have had another life, so old clothes, Mardi Gras beads, silk ribbon, and beads.

Lend me a Tenor - Record of a Senior High School Play in which my daughter had a lead in...the center is the copy of the playbill.

Pinwheels & Stars - Brandi designed this quilt as a project Sophmore year for Geometry class. I just had to make it as a graduation present.

Multi-Chromatic Stained Glass Quilt - HS Graduation gift for my son, Chris. It started out as a BOM. Chris picked the fabrics so I made 12 more and gave it to him.