Etheree for Africa - This quilt was inspired by a poem I wrote. The purpose was to evoke emotions and bring about social awareness. It was auctioned to support Bishop Wandabula's Hopes Children's Schools in Africa.
Flowering Crab Rhapsody - This design was inspired by a wind sculpture which created the petal shapes, and the colors of the crabapple trees blooming in the spring.
Vanishing Buddha - My first wholecloth quilt, designed in a Karen McTavish workshop. The first water soluble markings evaporated in an unusually wet Colorado spring, hence the name Vanishing Buddha.
My rocky, mountain garden - This is an interpretation of my back yard garden, complete with many of the critters who come to visit. See if you can find the fox, cottontail, toad, bear, mountain lion and falcon.
Father, Brother, Son - All aspects were designed to reflect our great military heritage: Civil War reproduction fabric, floating the pictures on the navy blue fabric, quilted waves and sunbursts, giving the illusion of sky and/or water, the Declaration of Independence on the backing, and three generations of Navy Aviators in my family.
Wish Upon A Star - I designed, pieced and free motion quilted this, for the 2011 Rocky Mountain Quilt Foundation raffle quilt. The quilt brought in over $5,000 dollars, with all proceeds going to benefit Childsafe Foundation of Ft. Collins.
Western Flare - This was my entry into the 2011 Hoffman Challenge and was awarded 1st place. designed on graph paper, free motion quilted on Bernina 1001
Wedding Day - I saw an antique quilt hanging in the Hoover Presidential Library Museum, West Branch, Iowa, during a field trip for my daughter in the fall of 2010. She turned to me and said "Mom, that would be a good quilt for Ben and Jennie but in "Jennie" colors." The original was red and white and a bit smaller than the queen sized one I made them. The wedding was June 2011.
Jenny and Nan go to Bali - A combination of fabric my daughter brought back from Bali and Cherrywood Fabrics. I named it after my mother and her friend, Nan who died just before I finished the quilt.
Mystery Quilt - This quilt was a total mystery to me. When I was cleaning up my studio I found the blocks half done. It must have been waiting a decade for me. Even after I finished the quilt I have never remembered when I started it or whith who. I tihink I must have started it when I lived in Germany, but I am not sure. It is truly a mystery.
LoneStar in Purple - My sister picked all the colors and I made it for her. But by the time I finished it, she had redecorated her bedroom and no longer wanted it. I took so long to make a quilt for her that she learned to quilt and now makes her own quilts. Lucky ne. I get to keep it.
Green Kaliadesope - My husband helpd me to amke this quilt. It is the first quilt he ever worked on. We thought we had totally botched the colors, but it seems like the show judges liked it anyway.
Heart and Home - I fell in love with pattern on sight and made it as fast as I could. It was a challange to me to do applique, even as little as is in the quilt. The quilt came our wonderful and my little short-longarm was able to quilt it easily since all the rows break up the design a lot.
I used only fabrics from my stash and tried to use as many fabrics as possible in the top. The yellow background fabric has been in my stash for almost a decade waiting for the perfect project.
Tree of Life - My daughter and I made this quilt for an amazing teacher who made a huge impact in both of our lives. She was my camp counselor in high school and completely changed my life. Later my daughter had her for high school English but more importantly as a mentor. Ms. Whitaker spent time guiding us through the scholarship process and coaching Miranda to prepare her for scholarship interviews. With her help Miranda earned a Goodnight scholarship to NC State University which covers all tuition and fees. We made this quilt for her because I have always felt that she changed this branch of our family tree. For the impact she made in our lives this was the least we could do to thank her.
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