Traditional

This lovely quilt was made from a pattern found in an old American Quilter magazine.  I made it for one of my granddaughters.  Lots of work, but turned out well.

Date: 2004 While my son, Danny's, girls were still young, I thought it might be a good idea to make their "grown-up" quilts.  Making plans, I decided to ask about style and color and Christina said "Grandma, I Just Love Blue".  So I began.  Because I had...

10" X 14" This is one of the few minature quilts I've ever made.  It was a fun challenge for myself and I enjoyed it. Techniques: Fused applique, accent stitching, heavily quilted and a special curved edge. This shows part of the construction process

This quilt is made from vintage patchwork "Flowers" which are set in contemporary white muslin with reproduction prints in rows.  I quilted it by machine, but with traditional quilting style in mind.  It's one of my favorites.

Gary and I took a trip to Washington and as we traveled back down the coast we stopped to photograph many lighthouses.  What fun.  I knew that I'd be wanting to make a quilt of them.  It took awhile (smile). Each lighthouse "circle" was built...

1993 Cross Christmas quilt for daughter, Debbie's family.

Not for sale (adapted design of the Piecemaker's Calendar pattern for 2003) This quilt was the first I ever entered into a national show, where I got inspiration to try new methods in my quilting. Technique: It was machine appliquéd and then lots of nice hand...

2001 Vintage Hopscotch – made of feed sack samples and muslin Because of the vintage materials, I decided to quilt it with traditional quilting designs and really do enjoy the way it turned out.  It's small, like a baby blanket.

Singing happily in Vacation Bible School, "The Wordless Book Song"; --I was struck with a thought, "I could make a quilt like that!" "Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift." II Corinthians 9:15 Techniques: The Cross is Crazy pieced with many fancy machine stitches.  It's...

60 x 72 This is a favorite quilt that stays at my house.  It's nice to have for a guest bed. It was made from a published pattern and reminds one of the traditional hexigon Flower Garden quilt.