Skulls and Country Roads - The skulls fabric was the inspiration for this quilt. Taking a traditional design, using bright unconventinal fabrics, this quilt blends the best of both worlds.

Remember Japan - Currently on the quilting frame, this is a display of some of the wonderful Asian inspired fabrics. The backing includes a woodblock type of print from Japan.

Isabella's Garden - This was from Simply Quilts block of the month. I added embroideries and buttons.

Ring of Roses - This quilt was created in a work shop class with Karen McTavish.

Butterflies - I designed this quilt in EQ6 and then added the butterfly embroidery designs from Hatched in Africa.

Wild Flower - This quilt was designed in a work shop class with Sharon Schamber.

Fairy Tale - This quilt was all thread painted using a longarm machine.

Dainty - This quilt is a miniature whole cloth and was quilted on a longarm machine.

Cherish - This quilt was made for the “Have A Heart” Quilt competition sponsored by Unlimited Possibilities Magazine. It won for Best Machine Quilting and is currently on a traveling exhibit. The quilt will be auctioned off in November 2007 with all proceeds going to the American Heart Association.

The Quilt That Grew - This was supposed to be a baby quilt, but when I added that wonderful border it almost doubled in size. I think this young man may have it on his bed when he's in college!

D&P Forever

A Boy's First Quilt - This literally was the first quilt I made. I've began sewing in 2000, but had never been interested in making a quilt until I saw this pattern by Nancy Barrett. I signed up for Nancy's class and bought the pattern and started collecting a palette of fabrics. Unfortunately, the class was cancelled, but I decided since I already had my supplies, I'd forge ahead and figure it out for myself.

Geisha Portraits - Problem: I knew quilting the portraits would be difficult. The lines are so delicate that I knew it would require careful stitching and pivoting - and I was not looking forward to quilting delicate lines while wrestling with a big quilt sandwich. Solution: The Cotton Theory method allowed me to quilt the piece in small units, then assemble them with the sashing and border units.

Pineapple Stars with a Japanese Twist - Oriental fabrics with florals spinning in the center of this foundation pieced star. The borders have dragonflies and the flowers from the border are repeated in the quilting design.

The Three Little Pigs - Fabled Fibers - THE THREE LITTLE PIGS was created as part of "Fabled Fibers", a collection of 50 quilts based on classic fairy tales and original stories. The quilts were made by quilters from all over the U.S. The premiere display of the entire collection will be at the 2007 Houston International Quilt Festival.

Mardi Gras - Inspiration came from Pfaff's Carnivale embroidery card. I especially liked the jester embroidery design (bottom right corner) and that sparked the idea for the trapunto mask and jester cap soft sculpture. The 3D mask was done using faux trapunto with water-soluble thread and decorated with hot-fix crystals. The background uses the traditional Mardi-Gras colors and the corners are decorated with doubloons.

Pharaoh - Men of Biblical Proportion - The corner blocks, backing, and background of the center appliqués are the only commercial fabrics used. I hand-dyed the blue borders and fabrics used in the appliqué. The green hieroglyphic blocks illustrate the Plagues of Egypt and were printed on fabric, hand-dyed green, then bleach-discharged for texture.

Bar 3 Ranch - This is my first attempt at free hand machine quilting. I made a pillow case to go with the quilt. I added the metal conchos to make it look more cowboyish. The back is flannel with Pine Cones. A perfect match.