Autumn Leaves #2 - Small wallhanging made for the winner of a charity raffle. The border was something I had made for a similar (but bigger) quilt and abandoned, but I really think it came out well.

The Zipper Quilt

Heavenly Realms - Photograph does not do justice to design. 48 blocks in color schemes, using same 5-piece pattern. Blocks are oriented in all four directions to create celestial bodies and swirling motion.

Corvette T-shirt quilt - I made this as a retirement quilt for a professor I worked with. He bought and sold Corvettes as a hobby. I used bright prints in colors of corvettes to border each t-shirt. It is twin-size. He was thrilled!!!

Christmas Tree - I used these for special people instead of Christmas cards this year. Embroideried on the back a verse, 2006, and our name.

How I spent my Summer - This was designed to be a wall hanging. I put four of them together to make a King size bed quilt. I pieced it in sections and would remove the paper from the back as we traveled around the state to American Legion baseball games.

Quilter's Harley - This quilt was done by my art quilt groups. We keep challenging ourselve to work outside our normal boxes. It was made for my husband's birthday in 2006 and our reward was a gourmet meal that included the other ladies spouses. The biggest challenge was the chrome. Suprisingly the six pieces went together easy.

Feathered Star Baby - I used the published block pattern, but changed the sashing and did my first scalloped edge which was not part of the original pattern. It is for my first grandchild.

Feed Sack Quilt - I saved feed sacks for years and couldn't decide what to make with them. I took the plunge this year and finally have a quilt.

Sparkling Vases - I can't "just do" anything. The original design is stunning (brights on black). I didn't want to do that, so mine is a "negative" image -- -- more or less.

Ladies who are Friends - French fabric was a gift from the friend I made the quilt for. It was several patterns in strips which I cut apart and bought plain colors to bring together. The size was limited by the amount of the original fabric I had.

Echoes in Green - These blocks were modified to fit the smaller squares. I used batick fabric that I fell in love with. Not the traditional choice.

Beach Quilt - I like utilitarian quilts. Also the fact that I finally used all those Home Dec samples lying around the sewing room. Use it for grandchildren visiting the beach near my home.

Nathan's Quilt

Reindeer Games - Raggy flannel quilt embellished with machine embroidery (designs from Emblibrary.com) of Santa and his reindeer. Blue and white on front, cream/red/green reverse.

Fall Contra Dance - My friend and I went on a Quilting Retreat and one of the projects was the Contra Dance. Now I had originally purchased the pattern and had my own kit but when I saw the colors in this kit for sale I just had to get it! The picture doesnt do the fabrics justice. It's a really lush, regal looking top. As soon as the backing arrives it will be quilted and entered in my very first guild show in the spring!!

Taking Shelter - Taking Shelter is a wool applique quilt pattern I developed for BBD Creations. It will be available at Fall Market in Houston, 2007. It is wool applique with silk leaves in a 3D "art quilt" format.

Petal Pixels - I use a computer to pixelate a picture from my camera/scanner. This quilt was developed from a scanning alstromeria lilly. Once I have the section of the picture in pixels, I go in with the stylus tool and pull a palette of colors. Using a simple color blending technique I use the pixel picture to order the placement of the fabric. Mother Nature always gets color theory correct!