Black Coffee - My husband loves the creativity of machine embroidery so he adapted the Latte Quilt in black

Childhood home - Scanned a drawing of my childhood home and printed on fabric - then thread painted over it.

Once in a Blue Moon

Cyberhugs for Lisa - At the turn of the millennium, I was one of eight web editors and a web publisher, living in five American states and a Canadian province, who worked on a New York-based website called CraftShop.com. When the website disappeared in mid-2000, part of the bursting dot-bubble, we simply restyled ourselves as an international CyberSuccess Team and carried on. We e-mailed one another several times a day to discuss possibilities, overcome challenges, identify opportunities, and enjoy our friendship. Then in 2002 one of our members, Lisa Cahoon, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I sent five-inch squares of a white-on-white fabric to the other members of the team with a request that each use her CraftShop.com specialty to embellish her square. When they came back, I added photo-transferred squares and pieced them together in an original design representing our special network. Lisa was thrilled with the quilt. Sadly, she died only a couple of months after we gave it to her. Today it's one of my most prized possessions.

Flowers A'buzzing - I really enjoy using this quilt...but I'll never make another one. Way too much cutting and sewing back together.

Annie Oakley - This quilt was made in response to the South Pittsburg Stitchin' Sisters Quilt Guild challenge, American Women of Distinction. It includes nine raw edge bullseye blocks and one machine embroidered portrait of Annie Oakley. White piping separates the border from the blocks and is also used as the binding.

The Colonel's Quilt - Made in answer to a request for quilts for hostages in the US Embassy in Iran 25 years ago. Quick picture before mailing, hence my hand in the corner.

Grammy's Quilt - The traditional attic windows design surrounds photos of Louise Grier at various stages of her life.

Going in circles

Moon & Stars - My FIRST quilt! Made for my daughter, Amanda. Quilted by my neice, Debbie Allen, a long-arm quilter. Unfortunately, Amanda's dark blue sheets rubbed off on the yellow of the patches. It has a double batt so it is more like a comforter instead of a quilt. (I didn't know better at the time!)

Mom's Family - Quilt made with pictures of my Mom's kids and grandkids in the center of the star

Red Hatter Quilt #1 - This quilt was made for a friend of my mother. It was quilted with freehand feathers allover the quilt.

Cats In The Window - Machine embroidered blocks in attic windows. Made with Laurel Burch Fantastic Felines fabrics and embroidery designs. Donated to South Pittsburg High School Softball Team to raise money for the new softball field.

Donna's Boots - Boots made of various western materials

Easy Lone Star - This was a challenge quilt using the purple and green polka dot fabric.

patriotic Baccus - Quilt made from a class taught by Lynn Mann at Quilt Camp in the Pines. Finally pieced after it sat for a long time.

Cornbread Festival T-Shirt Quilt - Quilt is made of t-shirts from the first 10 years of the National Cornbread Festival held in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Shirts were donated by festival volunteers. The quilt was made by Gayle Allen-Grier and donated to the South Pittsburg High School Baseball Team to help raise funds. Sale of the tickets raised approximately $2,000.

Spring Breeze - This is a mystery quilt that I quilted on my HQ16