London DairyAyres - Over 20 years ago I was introduced to Liberty of London Fabric. I was unable to afford any at that time. Christmas time 2011 I found this wonderful store that sold Liberty Cotton Print Bundles... I purchased a bundle along with some yardage. No longer a garment sewer but now a quilter, my dream of using Liberty fabric came true. The backing is a black and white London Scene. Why the name? My last name is Ayres.

Prairie Christmas table topper & miniature hanging - After teaching a workshop on the history and design of a pine burr quilt, I decided to try to make one with a holiday theme.... I think both the topper and the miniature wall hanging turned out so neat.

Ocean of Dreams - Designed using EQ7 for the 2012 Ricky Tims Hand Dyed Challenge. This quilt was made to honor those who died aboard the Titanic 100 years ago. May we always remember the 1,517 people who lost their lives on the night of April 15th, 1912. Their hopes and dreams are forever lost at sea. Eternal rest, grant unto them O' Lord and let your perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Requiem Aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetuae luceat eis. Requiescant in pace. It was the winner of the challenge. The pattern is available for purchase at http://www.rickytims.com/online-store under "Patterns". There is also a fabric kit available on Ricky's web site.

Aunt Shirley - Hand embroidered and hand beaded. Picture of my Aunt Shirley about 1937. Five brown buttons on bottom from my mom's button stash I received after she passed. The five buttons represent her five family members. The three daises represent the three girls growing up. The three separated buttons on upper left represent the three girls (two still living and the other passed).

Rhinestone Cowgirl - 2012 IQA Celebrity Silent Auction quilt.

Star of Valor - Quilt made for Sgt. Joe Grabianowski, and honorable and brave soldier who lost both legs while evacuating another injured soldier. I learned of Joe thru a group of TQS members when we made blocks for a quilt for the soldier Joe saved, an in-law of one of the ladies. It is my hope that someone of his character and valor will be near my own children should they ever be in a critical situation.

Guiding Light - This was made for the NQA Little Quilt Auction. quilt labels reads "NQA continues to be a guiding light to quilters everywhere" It is embellished with the NQA bee from my 2011 ribbon.

Beached - I made this quilt for a girlfriend who grew up on Cape Cod and is now landlocked in Montana.

Patti's Log Cabin Garden - I designed this quilt for my sister, Pat. We picked out two multi-print red, white and blue fabrics several years ago (1996, I believe). I designed the quilt in 2010, and finished it in 2012. It was exhibited at the 2012 Wisconsin Quilt Expo, September 6-8, 2012.

A Star is Born - Made for my first granddaughter, born March 2012. I call it " A Star is Born" Totally hand quilted.

So Koi

Circle Circle Falling Down - stitched, hand painted on cotton and embellished with beads.

The Wedding Quilt - This quilt was made to hang as a backdrop at the outdoor wedding of our daughter Mary Jo and to be their wedding quilt. Her colors were purple, green and ivory so the center topiary was created to depict the nature theme using purple flowers. In the first border, I created a frame from three inch squares that are pintucked various neutral nature themed fabrics. The second border includes more of the purple flowers and leaves and white pear blossoms made from leftover fabric from my wedding gown.

tomb of the unknown quilter - When I saw an exibit of Egyptian artifacts I though an outercoffin looked just like a quilt. I took that idea and designed the tomb of the unknown quilter.

Flowers of the Nile

The Four Seasons

Candy Wheels