Golden Book Moth

Bargello - Took over 6 months to make

Drunkard's Path scrap set - Center unit of Drunkard's path that was in UFOs for years, now combined with left-over BOM blocks. and 4 left-over log cabin hearts.

Mystery By Mail #37 - Was a Mystery by Mail.

Threadplay Bag

Hop Skip and Jump

Bea's Cuddle Quilt

Irish Stars - Ohio stars blocks alternating with an Irish chain block. This will be a wedding gift for my niece.

If Dogs Don't Go To Heaven - Inspired by a quote from Will Rogers, "If dogs don't go to heaven, I want to go where they go."

California Wine - I can't make someone else's pattern without adding my own spin. Fussy-cut fan blades and fussy-cut mitered centers for the alternate squares added drama, while piping the fans added a hint of sophistication. Finish w/pieced borders for my 3 favorite techniques to complicate an otherwise simple plan.

Crazy for Red, White and Black - Inspired by a workshop with Jayne Willowby-Scott, "Take the Leap"...free cutting traditional blocks for a more contemporary look. I have had lots of fun with this approach and this block in other quilts since this one.

Kristen's Wall of Fame - This quilt was made from t-shirts, sweatshirts, and towels to chronicle Kristen's high school athletic involvement. Her mother commissioned it for her university graduation. The layout was a bit of a trial and error exercise...to balance the different sized graphics and combine them with spacer strips. Any books I'd seen on the subject of t-shirt quilts cut them all the same size. I wanted something more interesting...not just a quilt made of t-shirts, but a great quilt design that just happened to be made out of t-shirts.

Evolution...Evolving - I always thought there was something not quite finished about this quilt...until visiting teacher/judge (Anna Hergert of Saskatchewan) asked why I had put my interesting sleeve of triangles on the back of the quilt. She suggested that I just flip them over the bound edge and stitch them down with the buttons like I had on the back. Ta-da...that's just what it needed...5 years later. Sometimes we have to see our work thru new eyes.

Swoosh - Swoosh was made for Ricky's All That Jazz Special Exhibit. It was inspired by looking at the interesting pattern the netting has from underneath a basketball net. It was a long shot clear across the court, but it scored a 3 pointer. I am so glad I tried to make something for the contest. It was lots of fun working with the beautiful hand dyes of Ricky's.

Disco nights with Betty. - This was my first paper piecing attempt and I really enjoyed it.I fell in love with some Betty Boop fabric so that found it's way into the borders.

NEFERTITI - I had great fun doing all the beading on the collar and making up the design as I went along.

Letting go - I really love the paintings by the artist Erte,so this is my version of one. I hand painted the background and the rest is appliquéd.