Quilts

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017 Another forest quilt...yes I love them.  This time I wanted to capture the sight of rhododendrons along with the redwoods.  It required a photo taking excursion.  I have a patient husband! The quilt is Mosaic picture...

Proudly displayed at the National Quilt Museum Exhibit, 2017 Near our home we discovered a hidden away park of azaleas.  From the location we could see the Pacific Ocean in the background. I decided to use my new "Mosaic" method. With a twist of shaping the...

Cover Quilt of my first book I LOVE the beach! Whenever we travel I just soak up the peaceful feelings as I view the splendor of creation.  This particular scene was in near a little town in Oregon.  I thought it might lend itself to my...

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...

We lived in the Midwest for several years and this scene is typical of the farmland, ready to go. This quilt was featured as a pattern in my first book "Mosaic Picture Quilts". pub Martingale & Co. 2007 I decided recently to offer it for...

One of our favorite places is "Dry Lagoon" on Hwy 101 north of Arcata, Ca.  The sand is all small rocks and some of them are agates.  We love to walk there and hunt for treasures. This quilt was featured as a pattern in my...

When my "Mosaic" method was new, I experimented with all kinds of pictures.  This quilt is inspired by a photo taken out our patio window on a stunning morning.  Our house sits next to our church and the cross became the feature I most enjoyed...

This simple quilt was inspired by a photo taken by my son as he traveled to help out in the Katrina disaster.  I loved the rugged feel. The quilt really is a silhouette of the mountain on a sky background It is made in the...

Our California North Coast is a beautiful place.  This small quilt is a taste of the rugged coast. Techniques: Painted with acrylic fabric paints on cotton, Warm cotton batting,  and then heavily quilted with Superior threads. The edge treatment is bound with a commercial print. All wall quilts have...

I decided to make a tiny quilt from one of the photos we took at Richardson's Grove recently.  I enjoyed it so much I decided to make a large quilt (Majestic Redwoods) The quilt is Mosaic pieced with a tulle overlay.  It is heavily machine...