Family - We combined families to care for aging parents. This wall quilt is dedicated to our new family. It is hung above our living room fireplace.

wishes come true - the horse is pieced from a chickadee charms pattern the corners are 8 point pieced stars. the theme was wishesdreams of patients at st judes I chose katie's dream to have a horse. the machine embroidery on the lower half says " when riding a horse we borrow freedom" also if you look very closely the fabric I choose for the saddle says " thru the darkness take me home" I felt both the quotes expressed the wishes of little katie.

CQA/ACC 1991 Provincial Flowers Raffle Quilt - Blocks made by Provincial Reps of CQA/ACC, top designed and sewn by Judi Burley, quilted by the Kootenay Quilters, won by me! Nunavut was not a territory yet.

Water Lily Pond - Quilter not named because I was so disappointed. Did her own simple, easy quilting pattern, not what pattern showed - also reeked of smoke - now I do my own quilting!

Burmis Bystander - 300+ year-old "Limber Pine" in Crowsnest Pass. A landmark we always looked for when coming home.

Friendship Quilt - Except for background and vines/leaves, only one fabric used. Divided and dipped pieces of same "ugly" calico in different dye pots during class - all used in this quilt.

Block of the Month Guild Challenge - Challenge to use 9 blocks in setting of our choice to be voted on at end of year. My 9th block is used as label on back.

Revelation - 3 applique blocks depicting a shofar (trumpet of horn) blowing, the Lamb, Who walked and still walks among men and the new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven. The gates of the city open to reveal the 7 branch lamp stand burning.

Kat's Quilt - Designed using EQ5

Forget-me-not - mosaic quilt

Julie's Quilt - The fabric for this quilt was chosen to go in a room painted an olivey/taupe with one orchid curved wall. The bittersweet oranges looked the best with this combination--it was a delight to discover all the wonderful taupes now on the market AND to raid my stash! I was pleased with the way it looked in the room.

Bailey's First Big Bed Quilt - I purchased fabric with fairies on it because Bailey's room had fairy wallpaper with mint green and Pepto Bismol pink stripes below the wainscoating. For some odd reason, it was hard to get together on the design wall--every time you'd think you had a winning combination of squares, it would have 3 matching things together! Move even one and you were in trouble again. Finally happy with this combination, I sewed them together as quickly as I could & prayed that no breeze would blow them off before I got them assembled. I recall one time when the vacuum turned around accidentally & the exhaust blew them all off onto the carpet!! Now, if I get into a design dilemma, I PIN them on! Ha ha

Duncan's Baby Quilt - I made this quilt before I knew whether my grandchild was going to be a girl or boy, but I was hoping for a boy. (P.S. I got my wish!) I think it's interesting that I made it mostly blue! At the time, I subscribed to a monthly service that mailed 4" blocks of materials to your house--it was a natural fit to make the "hearts" out of those 4" squares! I gave the pattern to relatives and friends and let them choose their 4" colors for their blocks, so everyone had fun making this quilt, and it used up some of my little squares stash.

Bailey's Baby Quilt - I saw this quilt pattern in a quilt shop and copied it later at home. I didn't have directions, and ended up doing a lot of ripping out and re-sewing of seams! I didn't know ahead of time (when I was putting the quilt together) if the baby was going to be a boy or a girl, but was hoping for a girl! (P.S. I got my wish!) Looking back at it all now, I think this was made with a girl in mind--do you think that affected the outcome?

Seashore - I used machine applique and embroidery to make this quilt for a friend's baby. The baby's room was decorated in a seashore theme. Applique designs are from Embroidery Library.

Schooldays - I used fabric from "Miss Nelson's First Grade" collection to make this quilt for a friend's baby. The fabric has scenes of a 1950's schoolroom, lunchboxes and lined writing paper patterns.The baby's room was decorated with a similar theme since the baby's mother is a teacher and loves the vintage school look.

Countdown to Christmas - This quilt is made by folding fabric and sewing patches in a Christmas tree pattern. Gold Lame fabric is under each folded patch and the patch forms a little pocket that is turned down and fastened with an elastic loop and a jinglebell to show the gold underneath. A small ornament is in each pocket and is hung on the "tree" when the pocket is turned down.

Heart Sampler - I started to made this quilt in a class to help me learn about my new sewing machine and gain new knowledge about applique techniques. I finished it at home and put piping inside the outer border as an experiment.