Mom & Dad's Christmas Quilt

Geese Behind Bars (reveverse side)

Geese Behind Bars - This quilt was done during a Quilting Retreat in Linden Alberta. I used free-hand machine quilting in multiple rainbow colours on the front and nylon filament on the back

Daisy Basket - I saw this pattern in APQ Magazine in 2006. I knew right away the perfect fabric I wanted to use from my stash. The fabric for the flower petals were scraps from the flower girl dresses my mom made for my wedding!

Growing up on Motorcycles - I made this for my nephew using the friendship block as the block design. I used pictures that I transferred to printed treasures and used them as the center of the star block. The quilter put motorcycles on the border which really adds to this quilt.

Carpenter Star - I started with eight fat quarters and background fabric to piece the center and scrappy border for this quilt. Then I added two additional borders to make a queen size quilt. You make this quilt without cutting any diamonds or working with bias edges. These quilts are all pieced with half square triangle units. It looks harder than it is.

Singing Snowmen - I love snowmen. This pair hang on our front door to welcome everyone in! The snowflakes across the top are machine embroidered. I also made the gold star hanger to hang it on.

Sampler Quilt - My first big quilt. It was started in March of 2005 and finished in Dec. 2006. Lots of mistakes, but shows my progression as a quilter.

Blue and White

Garden Glories - Hand appliqued and machine quilted, crackled cream background.

Mountain Shadows - This is the second Mountain Shadows quilt I made. I used the Delectible Mountain block around the border of the quilt. This quilt went to my sister (I give most of my quilts away to friends and family). Hey, shhhh...it's a secret between you & me, so don't tell anybody, OK? Now I have more excuses and more reasons to buy more fabric and to sew more quilts, right?? Yeah, right....

A Purple Mystery - This was a mystery quilt I made during a quilting retreat. Each snowball block has a different quilting motif inside. I did freehand swirls around the snowball blocks.

Jungle Girl - When Veaya turned four, she got a "big girl bed" so I decided that she absolutely must have a big girl quilt to go on it. I used fabrics from Laurel Burch's Jungle Songs collection and I added sashing and bright blue cornerstones between the blocks.

Dreamgirls for Hubby - The main fabrics come from a Alexander Henry line. I fussy cut the gorgeous pin-up girls doing outdoor sports and then added colorful sashing around each block. I also fussy cut some moose, bear, cabins, canoes, and fish to give the overall quilt some "balance" (cuz it can't just have only gorgeous women in there!!). Sweet dreams, hubby...

Two Doll-Babies, One Quilt - I made this little doll quilt for Veaya so she could cuddle with her baby. Aren't they both dolls?

UGA Graduation Quilt - This quilt was made for Michelle's son who graduation from the University of GA. There is a large tee shirt included on the back of the quilt.

Prosperity - Orinally free pattern distributed by local quilt shops. I used 2 1/2" strips (100% cotton, reproduction fabrics) sliced and diced, then reassembled.

Consideration