Beach Shack - "Beach Shack" was created as part of a local quilt guild color challenge. I designed the pattern using EQ7.

New York Beauty - I wanted a quick quilt as a gift for my sister's 50th wedding anniversary, and this came up in EQ7, and I said "Yes, I've always wanted to try this block." When I showed her the top I asked for her honest opinion, and was told "too much green" and so I said it would have been yours if you had really liked it. Now I guess I'll have to find another home for it. I like it just the way it is, and enjoy looking at it. Every block uses different fabrics.

Plaques and Tangles - Two stylized pictures of the brain with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) were printed on white fabric. They were cut in strips in varying widths similar to Ricky's demonstration quilt (can't find the episode) and then the fabric was alternated. Thread was used to create the different parts of the brain. Yellow for nerve cells; black for disease; gold for microglia - the cleaners in the brain; and silver for astrocytes. One large neuron shows the beginning of tangles within the cell while the black cell is a dead neuron. The clump of black rods outside of the cell is plaque. The tangles and plaques are proteins seen in AD. This quilt is for Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. Tip: once you have put the fast finish triangles on to hang the quilt - don't go back and do more thread painting......