A Page from my Journal March 2006 - Hand painted background, motif printed on abaca tissue, heated copper shim.

Mrie Curie - Scanned painted background printed on fabric with images added in Paint Shop Pro.

Vortex - This quilt was made as my final assessment quilt for my Part 2 City & Guilds course. I used my own hand dyed fabrics. It uses raw edge applique which I did before it became popular. Each alternate segment is stipple quilted on a Pfaff 1475 with straight quilting in the background. The binding is made up of one inch pieces of the fabrics used in the centre of the quilt.

Rectangles For A Man

None - My first quilt made 20 years ago.

Chantell At Night

Chantell in the Mirror

For Me Only - Convergence quilts gives instant pleasure. They are so easy and fun to make.

Gone Stripping - This quilt was so fun to do. Nothing matches up. I have quilted feathers all over the quilt, but who can tell;)

Quilt 4 Niece's Wedding - sampler blocks created in weekly quilting class

Horse in moon refelection - I dreampt this one night & started on it the next day. All cotton Horse is irioned on fusing & all quilting is done by machine. Still have not found the right person to give it to????

Lillie Ellizabeth Adler - This quilt honors my great aunt and is one of a series that I have made about my ancestors. It was also completed for the 2009 Bishop Hill challenge. Bishop Hill, Illinois was originally settled by Jansen Swedes. The first flower planted was the yellow rose called "New Providence," and it is still growing there today. The challenge stipulated that the yellow rose must be featured on the quilt and made from a bright yellow fabric. As my Great Aunt Lillie lived in Sweden around the time of Bishop hill's 60th anniversary, the theme of the quilt is designed around this fictitious celebration. Lillie was a good friend to Carl Milles, the sculptor, so the bookend image is one of his sculptures. The book on the far left of the desk contains my great grandfather's biography. The decor is typical of that era and owing to the darkness of the background, the roses seem to stand out. The desktop vignette does offer up a few clues as to my Great Aunt's identity.

Edison Quilt #4 - My first attempt at stack n whack pattern and machine quilting

Pick a Guitar, Any Guitar - This quilt has 25 guitars for the 25 years of the Paducah show. It is machine appliqued and machine quilted. It raised $375 for the museum.

Gymnkhana - Pieced from a line of fabrics by Makower, Gymnkhana.

Muana Loa Tulip - This piece was made for a challenge group I belong to. The idea was to learn and use techniques that we would not normally or have not used. It was great fun learning new techniques. My piece includes raw edge applique, wonky borders and faux binding as seen in Ricky Tim's Caveman video, and lastly FMQ, which I still need a lot of practice with.

Hello Beautiful! - Raw edged fused applique. Intended for design to look like an outline drawing. French knots circle around the binding.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Story by Eric Carle - Made from a panel, plus other fabrics in a line by Andover Fabrics.