Quilts

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...

This quilt was part of a challenge in our Fiber Art Group. I loved how the children were having such a good time in the little wading area (shallow) This quilt is finished with a faced edge.  It has a sleeve on the top back...

Years ago, Gary took a picture of me cuddling with my grandgirls.  I looked at the photo and considered it from time to time.  Recently I decided to make it a quilt.

California Beach  13" x 15" Here's a quilt I used in the demo on TheQuiltShow.com.  This one was partially quilted when Alex Anderson was learning about Mosaic piecing. She mentioned the piece of driftwood under the tulle.  That's one of the advantages of having the...

20" x 20" This nice wholecloth table toper has that quilting only look, which I think is lovely.  It is further enhanced by a shaped border. It is machine quilted.

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...