Peonies - Made this quilt for my friend to assist her for quilts for the beds in her new retreat center. She owns Red Barn Quilting and Retreat Center in Barnsdall, OK. Her website is brendasredbarn.com.

Poinsettias for Christmas II - I made this quilt using the scraps from Poinsettias for Christmas quilt. This was my first attempt at broderie perse. I was very happy with it and so was the recipient.

Racers for Baby - A friend of mine asked me to make this quilt for a friend's baby. The quilt in the magazine had Teddy Bears in the Churn Dash Block centers. She wanted a car/racing theme. I fussy cut the sashing corners and the center of the churn dash blocks. This was a fun pattern. I found out my friend did not give the quilt to her friend but is saving it for her own grandchild.

Poinsettias for Christmas - This pattern appeared in McCalls Quilting December 2007. The original pattern was a wall hanging, but I purchased two kits and made it into a full size quilt. This was my first time to quilt a quilt using my new Bernina 640 with the stitch regulator. The poinsettias are fussy cut from the border print which is not visible in this picture.

kOOL kALEIDOSCOPE - Beautiful. Was dificult at times but turned our so beautiful.

Winter Roses - This quilt was made in 2005 and quilted in 2007. We had to pick out our fabrics without knowing what the pattern looked like. I love roses, so all the fabrics have roses in them. The pattern is by Lerlene Nevaril. I do not know if the pattern is published, but Lerlene has written several books including "Over Easy: Creative Ideas for Pieced Quilt Backs (That Patchwork Place)", so the back of the quilt is pieced also.

MOONSHINE SISTERS WEDDING RING - 3 PALS MADE ARCS FOR QUILT, THEN TRADED 1/3 TO EACH OTHER. EACH QUILT HAS DIFFERENT BACKGROUND COLOR. WE HELPED EACH OTHER WITH PIECING, QUILTING, BINDING.

StarLight - I made this for the Evergreen Quilter's Guild 2008 show challenge. The theme was "Star power and the quilt had to have at least one silver star on the front.

Mint Chocolate Chip - I took Ami Simms' Twisted Sister workshop in March 2009. I was making quilts for my twin granddaughters (born May 17, 2009) and Twisted Sister seemed an appropriate pattern. I made Chocolate Covered Cherries for Ava James Soelke and Mint Chocolate Chip for Mattie Jansen Soelke. LOVE the pattern. Can't wait to make another Twisted Sister!

Chocolate Covered Cherries - I took Ami Simms' Twisted Sister workshop in March 2009. I was making quilts for my twin granddaughters (born May 17, 2009) and Twisted Sister seemed an appropriate pattern. I made Chocolate Covered Cherries for Ava James Soelke and Mint Chocolate Chip for Mattie Jansen Soelke. LOVE the pattern. Can't wait to make another Twisted Sister!

All About Noah - I used a Paper Foundation Instruction Book for Noah's Ark and all the animals. I did not do paper piecing. Instead, I used the book for patterns and cut all of the pieces fabric, then used fusible web to create the little 4 1/2" blocks. I then used my sewing machine's tight zig-zag stitch to go around all the pieces and give it somewhat of a stained glass look. I placed my animals in every other blocks. Noah's Ark is a large block in the center and it actually pieced together by machine. All of the plain blocks have some sort of machine embroidery. The quilt is a gift for a little boy (distant relative) in Croatia. The animals all have their names embroidered in both English and Croatian. Also, the bible verse where God gives instructions to Noah after he built the ark is also in English and Crostian. It is bordered with the colors of the rainbow and the corners have embroidered doves. I used stitch in the ditch method of quilting.

Cross Currents - This quilt was made from one large print fabric using the technique found in the book "One Block Wonders" by Maxine Rosenthal.

Simply Autumn - Leaves and trees were all painted with Shiva Paintstiks. The trees were then stitched over with black thread. Fairy Frost fabrics used for the checkerboards and the border.

Circles 1 - Whole cloth quilt. The designs in the large circles were painted with Shiva Paintstiks. YLI Candlelight metallic yarn, YLI Designer 6 and rayon threads were used for the quilting.

French Braid Quilt

Folk Art Quilt - The setting of this quilt is an adaptation of a quilt that was seen in a quilting magazine some years ago. The applique block was changed from the original quilt shown in the article.

My Girls

A Little Charm