Let the Trumpets Sound - Even though I was sure I couldn't master curved piecing, I took Sharon Craig's workshop at my local guild in 2007. With Sharyn's techniques and encouragement, my first two blocks came out fine. This quilt turned out to be my favorite so far. It wasn't nearly as hard to do as I expected which goes to show that you shouldn't be afraid to try new things. It is also one of the featured quilts on the January page in the http://www.quilting.about.com 2011 Quilting Calendar. This is ironic, because my birthday is in January.

Stained glass rose

Stained glass horse - Fusible bias tape

Crazy quilt - Scraps of polyester fabrics zigzag stitched to cotton squares

Home Tweet Home - Made my own version of something seen online

Stained glass wolf set - Stained glass

Scrap quilt

City Lights and Starry Nights - Made for the daughter of long time family friends. This was her wedding gift.

Kleurvol te lewe - Embroidery blocks combined with star blocks

18 Holes of Golf - Irish Chains frame the 18inch square "Golf Holes". It is symbolically free motion quilted with footprints & tire tracks. The fabric colors define the cart & foot paths, water traps & sand pits and white flying golf balls. "18 HOLES OF GOLF", is a whimsical quilt made for my son who loves to golf and serves as a memory of his golfing trip in beautiful Hawaii. This Quilt was pieced and free motion quilted with my Bernina Artista 200 Sewing machine and BSR.

Shepherd's Fold - This quilt is machine pieced and quilted on my long arm. I did quite a bit or ripping out stitches before I got the quilting right.

Christmas Stardust - I made this wall quilt to use on our 2010 Christmas cards. My uncle, Dr. Kenneth Gingrich made the wooden nativity scene under the tree.

Schneur Zalman Ahron - This quilt was made for a special nephew. The quilt is made up of Judaic motifs. The torah scroll (with removable child's yad/pointer) has excerpts from the Scriptures of King Solomon's wisdom, and the large lower picture shows the Baal Shem Tov (who Zalman is also named for) on his way with his disciples to deliver aid to the needy. Zalman's name is in the center blue sky block, and his siblings' names are in the clouds around him. Ahron means "he runs after peace," so there is a circle of footprints around the dove of peace. The two candles represent the two lights, written and oral, of Torah. I designed and constructed this quilt after doing much research on the Chabad site to learn the history and meaning behind the stories and symbols.

Christmas Swirl

Babyquilt Ice-Bear

Wish you were Here - Made this quilt for the S.T.U.D. swap in Flickr last May. The theme was "wish you were here". This was the scene outside my bedroom window.