Nature Scenes

Commissioned for a friend who grew up in the redwoods of California. As girls we ran and played in the forests, hence my love, (and hers) of this area. I used my Mosaic piecing for the foreground and then collaged the remaining scene.  The edge...

Karen on the Blue River is a lovely scene of my friend's granddaughter. Many techniques were used to achieve the desired look. This is the quilt as finished before we decided cut the rock to make it a rectangle. Detail below and then part of...

The second quilt made of this round barn for my friend.  This one is a different angle of the scene. I enjoyed having the opportunity to do another one. The whole adventure of traveling to take pictures with my husband and seeing the barn after...

My friend's grandparents owned this barn during her childhood.  This quilt was made as an honor to that memory.  I used Mosaic foreground, painted barn image with heavy threadwork and embroidered trees. 12 years later she asked me to do another one for her brother....

One of our favorite views along the north coast of California is as you travel north, just before topping the hill into Crescent City - you get a view of the harbor.  This shot was taken by my husband from a pull out on a...

Forest Path is a visual trip into the redwood forest.  I love those days that I can really walk among these giants.  Sometimes, in Spring we can glimpse some beautiful Rhodys here and there along the way.  I hope you enjoy my new little quilt....

While walking through Prairie Creek Park we happened upon a bridge over a stream.  I was fascinated by the lush greens on the steps.  It became a project which I call Stepping Up.  The quilt is made in a collage manner with many fabrics and...

Once again I have done a painted landscape scene.  My style is to use a picture as a biginning inspiration and then paint on white fabric.  After that I put batting and backing behind the picture and machine quilt it with intention of adding depth...

We travel to Paducah, Ky occasionally for the quilt show.  It's the time of year that the Dogwoods are in bloom.  When "a tree" was the challenge for one of my Fiber Art Friends' projects, I thought these dogwoods would be something a little different than my normal...

Another Redwood quilt--I know, probably too many. This scene was inspired by a recent trip to Richardson's Grove...such a pretty park. The method is Mosaic piecing almost entirely for the background and the trees are free form collage.  There is a layer of nylon tulle...