A Few of Liz's Favorite Things - Uses fabrics that represent my sister's favorite things. Made for her 31st birthday.

My first paper piecing attempt - My first paper piecing experience. I got to learn from Carol Doake!

Midwest Harvest - Made as a raffle quilt for the DeKalb County Quilt Guild. We're in northern Illinois and I wanted to celebrate our farming heritage. www.dcqg.org

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Made for a "Black and white and red all over" Challenge thru Keepsake Quilting. It took Honorable Mention! I was very pleased!!

Butterfly Garden - Inspired by a quilt that Bernina educator, Susan Frears, showed how to make on an episode of Fons and Porter.

Listen For Our Song - This is a watercolor painting on fabric. The dress is an applique made from Batik. Her wings are made out of a combination of fused Angelina fibers and quilted with a variegated metal thread. Her neckline has a row of hand crocheted lace, which was embellished with tiny copper and lavendar glass beads. She also wears a pearl necklace. This will be a donation to AAQI.

English Blocks

Summer Berries

Figgy Pudding

Amish style quilt in brights - This is a client's quilt. She made two for each of her grandsons. They are so bright and cheerful. I quilted them with neon green thread and stars and loops. I love these quilts I just might have to make one for myself.

Water Lily Medallion - I just finished this quilt, and shipped it off as an entry in the 2009 Hoffman Challenge. It took 5 months (working 20-25 hours per week) to complete. I created it using fusible applique, with decorative stitching, and paper-piecing. My design was inspired by photographs I took of the Water Lily garden at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. (Though I only realized my inspiration, after I designed the quilt, and noticed it's colors look like the ones in the photos I had taken). (Update 8/7/09: Good news - I just found out my quilt will be in the 2009 Hoffman Challenge traveling exhibit!)

Esas enfermeritas - My daughter is a nurse and I made it when she goes to live to Peru

Manta de osito - All the fabrics used in it are fabric leftovers of other works

Window Window - Stained glass pattern using Christmas fabrics. Leading is pieced, not appliqued.

Boo Kitties - Traditional piecing and applique' used to create a bit of fun for Halloween.

Sea Paradise - My grandson who will be a fifth grader picked out the pattern and all the fabrics for his quilt. He also went to the quilter with me and chose Hawaii as a theme. The side border has waves, the top border has sea shells and each butterfly has a surf board with a picture in it.

"Ji Whiz, you have a pretty garden" - I saw the arrangement of the Log Cabin in a magazine, and incorporated the dimensional flower from another. As a love gift for a friend from Thailand. Of course, I had to explain the meaning of the idiom, Gee Whiz.

Sunset Convergence - This Sunset Convergence will be in the Pacific International Quilt Festival XVIII October 15 - 18, 2009 Santa Clara Convention Center Santa Clara, California Yea! I'm so excited! My first quilt entry was accepted in a quilt show!