I Always Wanted to be an Astronaut - This quilt was enlarged from a pattern published in a 1984 Quiltmaker Magazine. I love the rockets, and was able to use all my sparkly celestial fabrics for the sky. I pieced this nearly 10 years ago, and finally quilted it this year.
Little House in the Big Woods - This quilt is made from 700 HST's received in the Quilt Show SOTTT exchange. I used a different quilting design behind each tree. The border fabric glows in the dark!
Halloween Table Set - It's almost Halloween, and here is the placemat set I made with a panel for the occasion. There is a matching table topper as well.
Summer Sunrise - This little quilt is made for my baby granddaughter's first birthday on 11/3/10. I designed this myself. The stars were two different paper piece designs, the letters were blanket stitched and free motion quilted. The solid fabrics were some that I hand dyed. I loved making this for her and hopes she enjoys and loves it for many years.
Pines and Needles - The "trees" would have been easier if I'd know the Ricky Tims way....they are 3D. But, I'm really please with the finished quilt, as is my husband, who I made it for. Most of the quilting was done with the use of rulers on my long arm...clam shells, pumpkin seeds and motifs.
Armslength Away - We take pictures of ourselves with cameras an armslength away. As wonderful as these keepsakes are, even better is knowing that the one you love is always right there next to you.
Syke Cottage - My first landscape quilt started in a class with Joyce Becker, Kent, WA. Published in her second book- "Beautifully Embellished Landscapes". Inspiration from a cottage in the Lake District of England which my family rented to celebrate my 60th birthday.
OYGBV - Named OYGBV, this quilt had all the colors of the rainbow except red. Framing the quilt are stitched emotions and activities that color our world: adore, worry, yearn, mourn, dance, celebrate, hope, understand, trust, stumble, love, pray, sob, sing, wonder, relinquish.
Sabu's Kaleidescope - Queen sized quilt. Custom quilted with 12 jungle animals hidden in quilting to carry out jungle theme. Sabu was a family cat named for the jungle boy story as he was born in a commercial greenhouse and spent his early days frolicing through the plants. He lived to be 20 years old.
My Mother...Always My Angel - This pink angel quilt commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of my beautiful mother, Irene, on March 30, 1910. She was a breast cancer survivor and these 'pink' angels represent her hope, endurance, strength and faith. Mom was truly an inspiration to me...she's 'always my angel' and is always in my heart. This was my first attempt at back-basting needle-turn applique and ribbon embelishments. Since we spent countless hours together embroidering as I was growing up, I felt Mom like a guiding angel over my shoulder while making the quilt.
Winter Rose - It took me approximately one year to complete this quilt. The applique is free motion outline quilted and the sashings and borders free motion quilted with a leaf design. I wanted to challenge myself making this traditional quilt, as I usually make contemporary or art quilts. I enjoyed the applique aspect and using the bias maker to make the stems.
Tangerine Dream - This quilt is my entry to the 2011 New Quilts From an Old Favorite contest sponsored by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY. The block this year is the Orange Peel.
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