Flowers - Can not remember the name of the book, but took class at Sew Many Quilts shop in Bend, OR. Will up date when book found.

Northern Lights - This is Sandy Berry's quilt. Added 2 eagles, log cabin, more landscaping to mine. Haven't taken picture of mine yet.

What do you see - Four patch block with alternating rotated placement creating a secondary diagonal color pattern. Vertical and horizontal latice of different colors, blue and red, for added debth. Two small blocks in upper and botton corners uncover to reveal animal prints from "Brown Bear Brown Bear" licensed by Andover. The quilt is backed by Brown Bear Brown Bear print. The quilt was given as a baby gift with the matching book.

Erase una vez

Nautical Star - This machine-quilted piece was quilted with nautical motifs to fill the spaces, and is lone star setting.

A '30's Revival - I have been making quilts using old handkerchiefs, and this one uses four survivors of the seven "This is the Way We .... early Monday, etc. Morning" hankies I had as a child. (I had five, so used the fifth in the label on the back.) To make the pinwheels I opened and pressed old yo yos made by my aunt in the 1930's. I used additional yoyos as embellishment. The border was a piece of vintage fabric, and to spice up the whole thing I used rick-rack found in my Mother's sewing box,marked 25 cents, so it was obviously old, too.

Vacation At the Springs - My husband loved to hunt down and visit all the springs in Virginia, and he loved the book which told about so many of them. I made this for him as a surprise for our 32nd wedding anniversary. He was delighted with it. A full page photograph of it was printed in the May/June 1990 #69 issue of the now defunct magazines, "Lady's Circle Patchwork Quilts," the issue concentrating on both new and old quilts in Virginia.

Old Feathers Made New - Our Guild had a challenge for 2000: using a pattern that existed in 1900, make a quilt for the year 2000. We were given 3 neutral/beige fabrics to be included, and we could add some of our own. I had never seen a Princess Feather pattern on a black background, & thought that might be a modern touch. I added the gold centers, and realized more color was needed. The vine border was made by piecing together lengths of left over bias cut for bindings of other quilts. There are too many leaves in the border to count. It is hand appliqued and hand quilted.

Flowers for Olivia - Love this pattern. Easy to do...with the one exception that unless you want to do a set in seam in the center, you have to match any complicated (or not) fabric to make it appear seamless.

Keep Your Eye On the Ball - Jelly Roll Quilt from giveaway at FoQ Birmingham 2009, fabric features 1920s golfers, balls, grass etc. Given to Project Linus one year later.

Maira's Quilt - This is a crib quilt for a very special great niece. Hand dyed fabrics as well as commercial fabrics were used to create a contemporary look.

Queen's Stars

Reflections of the Past - A collection of blocks from various quilt shops using William Morris Civil War Reproduction prints. I made a few fabric changes in the finishing portion, but generally followed the design. It is quilted on my long arm using feathers, feathers and yes, more feathers. The batting is a thin layer of cotton and Hobbs Tuscany Wool on top to increase loft and provide definition for the feathers.

Jellyroll Adventure - Heart & Home is a jellyroll quilt made from a gift jellyroll of Kansas City Troubles fabric. The original design stopped at the first resting strip and had a few more rounds of 2 1/2 strips. I added the yo-yo vine border and a wider, single fabric focal print from the same fabric line.

Machine Paths Quilting - This was my very first attempt at machine quilting of any type. Since the quilt top itself was an experiment in design, I made the quilting an experiment as well. First I tried the walking foot, gave up on that and went to freehand. After a few swirls and such, I tried doodling with drawing, and had lots of fun just seeing what the needle would produce!

Livia's Birth - This was made as a present for my friend's little girl, Livia, who was born in September 2009. I made my friend's wedding dress the year previously and the white waistcoat in the quilt is made from the wedding dress fabric.

Rabbit Patch - Made for my sister-in-law, Joan's grandson, Grant. Before rotary cutters (for me anyway) and each piece was separately cut (before I knew better). Grant still has this quilt and is a favorite possession even though he is 12.

Double Pinwheel - Bright fun Double Pinwheel. Size is 86 x 109 Pattern is from Elm Creek Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini designed by Nancy Odom