Spring Fling - I made this after purchasing one of Ricky. Timms books.I'VE used some of my own hand dyed fabrics.It was Spring and I was happy.

pinwheels and chicks - This was a way to use some of my stash. I will be giving it to my son's girlfriend.

Silent Auction donation - I volunteered to make a silent auction donation item. Included is a copy of my newest quilted mystery, Murder by Music. Gourmet chocolates too!

Hidden Pinwheels - I was using up some jelly rolls I had and this is the second top prepared for me to practice on the long arm quilting machine.

Squares - Wanted to use up some jelly rolls I had and have some tops prepared to practice long arm machine quilting. This is my first attempt at long arm quilting.

Black and White Tie Affair - Won October's BOM from my guild and decided to incorporate some other 3D elements learned on The Quilt Show using techniques by Rami Kim and Susan Cleveland.

New baby

a quilt for a boy

A quilt for a girl

Dancing ribbons of Stonehenge

lovely bag

Seeds for the Future - The quilt is fused applique with hand dyed recycled seed bags, glass beads, machine embroidery and machine quilting. It celebrates the 150th anniversary of the USDA. It won Best in Category (Category: Future of Agriculture) in the USDA's Art & Agriculture employee art contest for 2012. It is being shown in the USDA headquarters building in Washington D.C. until the end of this year.

orange and tuurquoise applique - I purchased this quilt from and antique store in the 90's. I believe that it is an Egyptian tent quilt. It is totally done by hand in heavy cotton duck fabric. I love the colors. I would love to know more about it.

Good Morning - I started this quilt in 2009. Each square was hand drafted. After 36 squares I decided to call it good and make a quilt. There was a quilt similar in the book, and I used it as my inspriation. It is very bright and different than what I have done in the past.

Equipped to Stand - Based on Eph 6 to put on the whole armor of God so we can be equipped to stand in the day of evil. Juried into Mancuso's Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival 2012.

-- - Inspired by the work of Marianne Burr

Summer Sunflowers - Several differnt landscape fabrics were combined to form one background image. The interlocking squares form a kind of trellis for the sunflowers. I know sunflowers don't need a trellis but I do love them.