Reginald Rooster - I originally designed Reginald as a filler for a chicken quilt that needed one more block. I liked him well enough to make him into a wall hanging. His tail feathers are reversible and three dimensional.
Dear Jane - I spent months finding fabrics that closely matched the original Dear Jane quilt, more months piecing it, and then a couple of years hand quilting it.
Circle of Friendship - I based this design on illustrations from the book "Mathematics of the Celtic Knot" which I purchased in Ireland. There are thirteen different pastel colors pieced into an unbroken knot.
Floor Tiles - I designed this quilt based on a Smile Box I saw on The Quilt Show. I used pictures of two different floor tiles, and changed the center to make it curved. I used Stonehenge fabrics exclusively.
Gaby's Kittie Cat Quilt - Machine embroidered Claires Cats in Batiks on batik background. Use Accuquilt GOBaby Flower die for flowers and leaves. Digitized Applique Designs by Anna Aldmon Based on Claiares Cats Vol 2
Quetzalcoatl - This was made for 2010 Michigan Quilt Artist Invitaional and traveled Michigan for 2 years. The theme was South of the Border. I chose to do a Mexican mythical serpentine god ( a dragon with wings but no arms or legs).
Magic Zebras - This was made for the 2006 Hoffman Challenge and did travel the US for a year. The leaves and the stripes on the zebras are the challenge fabric. I did a lot of shading with paints and dyes.
Rythmic Gymnast - Originally this was to be for the Hoffman Challenge but it pays to read the rules. I made it too large ! It did hang in the Indiana Hertiage Quilt show. I learned the colorwash technique for Gloria Loughman
Mateo - This is a portrait of my grandson, Mateo, taken at age 5. He was indulging his Nana by wearing one of my Red Hats and standing so I would have lights and darks. I did use lots of red and purple feathers. This was a class with Esterita Austin
Arizona Wildfire - I took a class with Gloria Loughman in Greenville, New York and this quilt was the result. It is in her newest book -- Radiant Landscapes as an example. I based this on photos I took in Arizona about 1 year after they had had several widlfires.
Hobo Quilt - Original design called for darker civil war type colors. I loved the design and wanted something bright.
The blocks and design were from a piece of ombre fabric that I had had for some time.
Dottie and Spot - This quilt was a challenge to myself. I wanted to see if I could make a quilt only using fabrics that had circles or dots on them. I think I met the challenge.
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