Blooming Bright 68″ wide x 44″ tall
This quilted art piece was created by painting the image on white cotton fabric. I surrounded it with black paint and then machine quilted the whole thing with lots of thread.
I decided to shape the edges, just for added interest. It is finished with binding.
I use Deco Art So Soft acrylic paints for this type of project.
It’s enjoyable to paint these floral designs and then finish them as a quilt.
The back has a sleeve at the top for easy hanging.
Midnight Blue (Hydrangea) 36″ wide x 41″ tall
This hydrangea initially caught my eye because of the color.
I decided to paint the image and enjoyed the process a lot. When it was complete I put backing and batting under the painting and quilted it was various beautiful Superior Threads. As an after thought, I added some Swarovski crystals to the flower centers.
Deep in the Forest 44 x 69″
This collage piece was created using a photo as a guide. It has an overlay of nylon tulle, tiny red piping, and small binding as an edge treatment. The batting is 80/20 cotton.
All wall hangings have a sleeve sewn at the top back for ease in hanging.
This quilt will be shown in several large quilt shows before I put it up for sale.
This small quilt is called Winter in the Park
It is 16″ wide and 40″ long
Special feature is machine embroidery for some of the boughs.
The background is mosaic picture pieced with commercial printed fabrics for the
long strips of trees. Machine quilted.
All wall quilts have a fabric “sleeve” attached to the top back for ease of hanging.
Glimpse into the Forest
33″wide x 70″ tall
Another mosaic pieced and collaged forest scene, I love making these quilts. This one was inspired by a photo in the Garberville area of Ca.
It was recently juried into The International Quilt Festival Show in Houston, Tx. starting Oct. 9, 2025. It was awarded First Place in the Naturescape category.
Rocky Coast 32″ x 41″
This is inspired by our beautiful Northern Pacific Coast of California.
I love driving by and enjoying the beauty of creation.
This piece is painted on white cotton. I added some embroidery and then quilted the piece using many colored threads. It’s enjoyable to do an art piece like this.
All wall hangings have a sleeve sewn to the top back for ease of hanging.
A visit to Patrick’s Point park in Northern California is the inspiration for this quilt piece. We enjoyed the view of the Ocean’s stunning waves –then turned around to head back to the parking lot. This was the view – a canopy tunnel lit with the afternoon sun. I loved it. This is the result.
All wall hangings have a “sleeve” sewn to the top back for ease of hanging.
“If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another; and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin”. 1 John 1:7
Little Red Schoolhouse 36″ x 35″
This quilt was made with a favorite place in mind. We drive by this location often, when headed north.
If you’re lucky when you drive by you may see the whole yard covered with elk. I decided to just use two to show in the quilt. It is made with piecing of the building and mostly collage of many printed cottons for the rest of the piece.
Redwood Art Association Spring Exhibit 2025 – Award of Merit
This Pink Hydrangea (47″ x 41″) was a really fun project.
It is a painted image on whole cloth white cotton. Quilted heavily and then bound with an extra tiny piping in the binding seam.
All wall hangings have a 4″ sleeve sewn to the top back of the quilt for easy hanging.
Garden Green Hen & Chickens
42″ wide x 52″ tall
I took a photo of this plant in the garden and decided to paint a quilt top. I used some extra stitching to emphasize each leaf. It is machine free motion quilted and I added tiny piping to the shaped bottom edge.
This quilt was juried into the American Quilt Soc. Paducah KY show.
All wall quilts have a sleeve attached to the top back. This is used to insert a slat, dowel, or curtain rod for ease of hanging.