Nature Scenes

A forest scene inspired by a picture in Sequoia Park, Eureka, CA. This is a location that I visit frequenty and enjoy, oh, so much. Techniques: Commercial cotton prints combined in a collage form, Warm cotton batting,  and then heavily quilted with Superior threads. The edge treatment is binding...

Again I've painted a begonia for a quilt top.  They just intrigue me with their frilly pedals and edges tinged with color. Techniques: Paint on cotton fabric, thread painted and then heavily quilted.

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017 When I was 12 my family got a ski boat.  I loved to race it, and water ski - what wonderful family times we had.  Many of those times were on "Stone Lagoon".  So I had...

This quilt was inspired by a photo taken by my husband, Gary.  I've visited the duckpond in Sequoia Park, Eureka since I was a small child.  Many memories are stitched into this quilt. Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017 Techniques: Mosaic picture piecing,...

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017   While in Kentucky our adult children came to visit with us and we spent some time on Kentucky Lake.  I made this quilt to remember the beautiful scene and the fun we had as a...

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017 While traveling in Northern Oregon, we happened to see this old farm, which looked perfect.  I imagined that the family had just walked away from it and it was slowly deteriorating. We were intrigued by the...

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017 We often travel toward Oregon and pass this beautiful river along the road. Techniques: Mosaic Picture Piecing using a picture as a photomap. Heavily quilted. All wall quilts have a "sleeve" attached at the top back for...

Once again I've headed to the forest for inspiration.  The Idea of this quilt was to make it tall.  I actually considered making it taller than this, but this just barely hangs a bit off the floor in my house. I found the inspiration tree...

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017 2007 My husband took this picture from an azalea park looking back on Big Lagoon.  Oh, how I love that area. Techniques:  Free form Picture Piecing using a picture as a photomap. Azaleas are hand painted and...

Gary, my husband planted many California poppies under the church sign.  I decided they deserved a quilt. Techniques: Machine pieced, appliquéd flowers, some threadwork, beads, and crystals.  Heavily quilted.