Cherries Jubilee - This is one of my favorite blocks (Log Cabin). I love pinks and browns together.

"Morning Glory at Midnight" - This is a totally original design that I drew on freezer paper and hand appliqued to the green fabric and then to the blue background fabric. The purple, green, and binding fabrics are hand-dyed fabric by Ricky Tims. It was my first attempt at machine trapunto feathers. The lessons I learned from this quilt are numerous, mostly that I have a lot to learn on how to do certain techniques properly. I had trouble naming this quilt so I posted it on Facebook and my FB friends came up with the name. What an adventure!

Mike's Quilt

Machine Paths - This was my very first attempt at machine quilting, done after reading Roberta Horton's book "Beyond Calico". which was very inspiring to my way of designing. Since it was just an experiment I started out with my walking foot quilting, quickly gave up, and changed to free form, and just decided to see what the sewing machine could do. It really turned me on to free form quilting, and I have been doing it ever since! I had never attended a class about it.

Kimono Su - This wall hanging or table runner is a charming use of 1930’s fabrics combined with replicas of 1930’s Japanese dolls and their pets placed under a large cherry tree. This scrappy machine appliqué quilt was designed as a quilt guild challenge of four appliqué blocks based on the idea of a Sunbonnet Sue.

Hot, Cool Celtic - Quilt size: 72” x 96” 24 Blocks sized: 12” x 12” This full size quilt is for my biggest fan, my son, Connor. He loves the bright colors. The scrappy background adds a lot of light to the quilt's center.This was the first quilt I made with miterred corners.Mary Ellen Hopkins inspired me to play with design until I found something I liked. Thank you, Miss Mary Ellen.

Fruit on the Bottom in 3.5" - Fruit on the Bottom in 3.5” sizes small to x-large This reversible vest is a fun project to work on. It’s small enough to work on during the winter or summer holidays when we have other things to enjoy. I have included five COOL techniques to learn without having to practice on a whole quilt. It is very figure flattering. Plus, you get to wear it and get lots of complements! Visit me at www.hexilady.com With Gracious Thanks to Barbara Barber,The UK's best known Champion Quilter, for her Clamshells! See her website at www.barbarabarberbritishquilts.com

Not Your Mama's Quilt - Quilt size: 44” x 58” Block size: 10” square I named this fast, easy lap quilt because I made it for my newborn niece and my sister tried to take possession. For Shame, Woman! But how could she resist? Soft fleece backing and her favorite colors. The perfect snuggly! See my website at www.hexilady.com

Animal Alphabet - I fell in love with the Animal Alphabet fabric by Janet WeckerFrisch and used it to design a quilt for my great niece. It took me so long to make it that by the time I finished she had a new baby sister! Guess I'll just have to make another one. I had a lot of fabric left over so I used it to make the ruffled border.

On the Road to Stardom - Denim frayed-edge quilt with alternating rows of reverse applique star blocks. Made for niece as a graduation gift.

Scrap Happy Neighborhood - 3" paper pieced blocks using scraps from my scrap bags. Some of the pieces are as small as your fingernail

Roselyn window - Photo my Granddaughter took on a writing trip in Scotland. Printed from wide format printer on fabric I treated with bubble jet set, borders added and mounted on stretcher frame.

My twisted log cabin - Bonnie Browning was on Simply Quilts with Alex and demonstrated easy way to make it. Its on the opening segment of SQ and I fell in love. Its the gray sky before sunrise into the depths of the ocean.

My summer Hunter's Star

Flower glade

English Cottage - Started as a BOM from Newport Quilt Co in 1999. Lap size, I added another row of blocks from EQ5, made it kingsized. Gave as gift

JMU - Made from 25 JMU T-shirts. Made for my Granddaughter Lisa from her sorority mentors shirts as a gift.