Red and White - This was a mystery quilt that I chanced the pattern to make it bigger

Picnic~Racers - My first "Modern" Quilt (a picnic blanket) when grandsons visit. The pattern placement of blocks allow 'the boys' to race cars from the start line (see flags bottom far right) over light colored wonky blocks, around corners, onto the finish line flags at the top right block. The Zen String throughout quilt top is echoed, creating a pathway wide enough for matchbox size cars to race a different course. If you look closely,to the far left of the quilt (on the wall) you will see a "Hot Wheels race car". On July 16 I took "Picnic~Racers" to the university, part of an art exhibit titled, "The Feel Good Gallery" open to the public through end September. There is still more quilting I would like to add, (especially around the pillow area) where I drew in thread a few images of cars, road signs and lettering once "Picnic ~ Racers" returns home this Fall. Hidden within some of the FMQ are a few written messages- I love writing within the quilting to be found later by those who study the quilting!

Roman Tiles - I used the St. Mark's Wallhanging pattern started in a Norah McMeeking workshop but split the circle and turned the quadrants. Then I adapted Roman tile foliage designs for a quilting pattern to fill in the black silk/cotton areas. After quilting I painted with a touch of Lumiere paint to emphasize the design. Center star, borders, corners and quilting all my own design

Friendship Triangle Quilt from SOTT’s Exchange - This quilt has over 900 half-square triangles from the Sisterhood of the Traveling Half Square Triangles which had 49 States and 19 Countries participate in the exchange. I adapted the pattern from a quilt I saw on line and had made from a sample quilt.

A Quilt Makes a House a Home - This little quilt was made for the Quilt Alliance "Home is Where the Quilt Is" contest. It was based on a drawing made by my daughter, Wylie, when she was a little girl. It is hand appliqued and machine quilted.

Retrospective Journey into Joy and Sorrow - The quilt was made for a Journey is the Reward Challenge for the first Silver City, New Mexico Fiber Arts Festival in November 2011

Sweet Pea - Made for May doll quilt swap - May Flowers

The quilted earth - It is heavily hand stitched and hand sewn quilt called sami ralli. Made by nomadic gypsy tribe "Sami" in Pakistan.

Wildness - This quilt was made for a Moda Challenge at our LQS. The rules were that you had to use at least two solid Moda fabrics. I love wild colors so I went a little wild, but I love the fininhed product!

Scrappy Zappy Do - Enjoyed a days course with Jennie,in Bee Crafty shop in Elington /Cambs UK

Little Landscape - I love mountains and rivers so I made up a little fantasy landscape of my own. I used my photos of trees for reference. The top part has over 1000 pieces in it with about 500+ making up the mountains, water and foreground. I used fabric markers in the hills.

My Chantelle - First attempt at improvisational piecing. Quilted on domestic machine. No binding.

drunkards trip around the world - I took a class on the Drunkards Path at my local quilt shop. Someone said "I wonder how this would be in black and white?" so I said I'll try it and I think it is quite stunning. I never used a pin putting the whole quilt top together, it was fun.

Yellow Whimzy - Painterly yellow flower on pink background. Heavily machine quilted. Part on Barbs painterly image series. Patterns available ay www.barbaraolsonquiltart.com or Facebook mall.

Dressed to see The King - I made this quilt for my church for Epiphany Sunday. It hung in the Fellowship area where after church we watched the operetta, Amahl and the Night Visitors. I reversed the pattern and embellished her to the hilt...with hot fix crystals, beads, chains, and feathers..... Her name is Epi-Phanny!!!! She was accepted into the Liturgical Art Show in Springfield, Illinois in May of this year.

Bygone Accessory - I made this "hankie" quilt for my clergy friend who used a hankie in a very meaningful sermon. I appliqued the hankies to 12 inch blocks...used hand dyed red fabric for the borders ....

pine burr medallion - This is a small medalion pine burr wall hanging that I made according to the directions by Loretta Pettway Bennet for the Alabama State Archives Dept. This quilt is the state quilt of Alabama. I used this small quilt as an example for a pine burr workshop that I led. The pine burr design has a fascinating history.

my pine burr - I made this small Pine Burr Wall hanging for a workshop about the history of and the making of a pine burr quilt.