Agate Beach
60″ x 40″ tall
My husband took this wonderful shot of our local beach. We used it on our family calendar and I enjoyed it so much that I chose it to be the first with my new method of piecing.
How exciting to be the first quilt in a series that became a book! What a happy quilt!
Techniques: Mosaic Picture Piecing using a picture as a photomap. Heavily quilted.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.
Bridal Falls
33″ wide x 57″ tall
This quilt was inspired by a photo taken by my friend, Lisa. She shared her photos from a trip to Yosemite.
The cascading water inspired me to try a radical new method. I purchased a ruffler for my machine and used laces, organza, tulle, satins and whatever looked glitzy and watery. The ruffles are effective at getting attention, though they probably aren’t real practical. I enhanced with some beads and crystals. There are thread embroidery tree boughs as well.
All wall quilts have a sleeve attached to the top back. This is used to insert a slat, dowel, or curtain rod for ease of hanging.
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 pieced with applique details.
There are also heavy machine embroidery boughs in the trees. 34”x 65”
All wall hanging quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back. This is used to insert a slat or curtain rod, for easy hanging.
Best of Show – Redwood Arts Assn, Eureka 2014
3rd place – International Quilt Festival 2014
Featured video – The Quilt Show.com
Coastal Garden
35″ x 25″ tall
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 flowers and adding a few beads. The print that I found is not azaleas, the has the “mood” of those flowers.
This quilt was featured as a pattern in my first book “Mosaic Picture Quilts”. pub Martingale & Co. 2007
All wall quilts have a sleeve attached to the top back. This is used to insert a slat, dowel, or curtain rod for ease of hanging.
Deep Blue Sea
25″ x 30″ wide
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 new “Mosaic” method.
This quilt was featured as a pattern in my first book “Mosaic Picture Quilts”. pub Martingale & Co. 2007
The quilts and all pattern material were sent to Martingale for publishing and this is the quilt that they chose for the cover. So it’s been seen far and wide-wherever quilt books are sold.
I decided recently to offer it for sale.
Mosaic picture quilts are made with many squares of cotton fabrics. Before the quilting process they are overlaid with fine netting (tulle). Machine quilted.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.
88″ x 102″ 
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 no time limit, I collected blues and made a block and stacked it away. No pressure. The collection grew and I finally decided it was time to assemble them. Each block is different and has 102 pieces. I enjoyed the complexity of the pattern and the look of the final project. It was several years before I was able to pass the quilt on to her, because she’d finally grown up!
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 sale.
Mosaic picture quilts are made with many squares of cotton fabrics. Before the quilting process they are overlaid with fine netting (tulle). Machine quilted.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.
Pacific Beach
40″ wide x 30″ tall
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 first book “Mosaic Picture Quilts”. pub Martingale & Co. 2007
I decided recently to offer it for sale. It’s really a nice little quilt–or at least I think so.
Mosaic picture quilts are made with many squares of cotton fabrics. Before the quilting process they are overlaid with fine netting (tulle). Machine quilted.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.
Morning Light
40″ x 30″
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 in the picture.
When making my first book: “Mosaic Picture Quilts“; this quilt was featured as a pattern.
Mosaic picture quilts are made with many squares of cotton fabrics. Before the quilting process they are overlaid with fine netting (tulle), then machine quilted.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.
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 Mosaic method with cotton fabrics and a tulle overlay. It is machine quilted.
All wall quilts have a “sleeve” attached at the top back for easy hanging using a dowel, or curtain rod.