Quilt #26 Katy's Africa Quilt

This is a quilt I created for my daughter  on the return from her mission trip to Africa, Jan. 26, 2009.

Quilt # 25 "Austrian Memories"

I made this quilt for my sis-in-law for Christmas. Included in the "Twinkle Star" design are pictures of her in Austria.  I also made a matching pillow.  Dec. 2008

Quilt # 24 "One Block Wonder"

This was a really fun and interesting quilt to make. On a quilting retreat, each person in my bee started one of these.  It's all made from one single fabric cut into multiple groups of six identical triangles and turned into a coleidescope.  The design is made by grouping colors.  You can see the original fabric in the border. Nov. 2008

Quilt # 23 "Twinkle Star"

This quilt was another "mystery quilt" meaning I didn't know what it would look like until it was done.  The pattern was supplied one step at a time.  It is a scrap quilt with pieces from others in my bee.  It is a table-topper size.  Nov. 2008

Quilt # 22 "Falling Leaves & Flying Geese"

This quilt is a wallhanging for the month of October. It is a combination of paper piecing and regular piecing and the border is the "Flying Geese" pattern.  Sept. 2008

Quilt #21 "Preston's Quilt"

I made this quilt for my grandson!  His room is in a nautical motif. July, 2008

Quilt # 20 "Stars & Stripes"

I made this little wallhanging for the month of July. It is a variation of the log cabin, but cut in very tiny strips.  June, 2008

Quilt # 19 "Hydrangea"

This quilt is 3-D.  Each little petal is stitched all around the edges, and has a swarovski crystal in the middle.  The quilt is quilted in metalic threads.  Feb., 2008

Quilt #18 "Give Thanks"

I made this quilt to hang up during the month of November.  This is an applique quilt, and each little berry, leaf, etc. is quilted down. Nov. 2007

Quilt # 17 "Woodpile"

This is another "Woodpile" quilt, made for my guestroom in Jan, 2008.

Quilt # 16 "Sunflower"

This quilt is wallhanging of my own design created in Sept. 2007.  The lace was handmade by my husband's grandmother and survived a house fire.  

Quilt # 15 "Newlywed Woodpile"

I made this quilt for my son and his wife after their wedding.  It's done in the "Woodpile" pattern.  Dec. 2007

Quilt #14 "Woodpile" baby quilt

This quilt was made for baby Gracie from the "Woodpile" pattern.  Sept, 2007

Quilt #13 "Wine Quilt"

This "strip"quilt was made for my husband's 50th birthday.  He is into wine, and and the girls in my bee each made a strip in the wine theme.  Everyone went over and above the call of duty, and every detail in this quilt is wonderful! July, 2007

Quilt # 12 "Baby Quilt"

This quilt was made of flannel squares with raggedy edges.  Given to a friend who wouldn't tell if she was having a boy or a girl!  April 2007

Quilt #11 "Floral Wreath"

This quilt was made of 676 individual squares, all in floral fabric.  It took a while!  Finished in March, 2007

Quilt #10 "Snowmen"

This quilt was another group project of my quilting bee.  Different quilting techniques were used for each different snowman.  Finished in July of 2006

Quilt #9 "Raggedy Hearts"

This quilt is a wall hanging for the month of February.  I made sixteen different layered hearts and then quartered them and sewed them into totally new hearts.  The edges are left ragged. March 2006

Quilt # 8 "Log Cabin"

This quilt is a basic log cabin quilt, made for my daughter in Nov. 2005

Quilt #7 "Unnamed"

This quilt uses a star block pattern and each of the girls in my quilting bee made one block.  They all used the same pattern but each is unique because of the choice of fabrics and how they were pieced by each person.  It was made for my mom and finished in May, 2005

Quilt #6 "Yellow Brick Road

This quilt was a "mystery quilt" in that I didn't know what I was making until it was done.  It was a "challenge" quilt, using fabrics from a Christmas grab-bag. I gave it to my niece who likes the bright colors.  Feb. 2005

Quilt #5 "Jewel Box"

This was my fifth quilt, created from scraps contibuted by all the girls in my bee. It's fun to see different pieces of their quilts in mine!  May 2004

Quilt #4 "Guitar Pinwheel Coleidescope

This was my fourth quilt, the "stack and whack" Pinwheel Coleidescope.  It was made for my son who plays guitar using guitar fabric.  Summer of 2004.

Quilt #3 "Sampler Quilt"

This is quilt #3, "Sampler Quilt", May, 2003. This quilt taught me many new quilting techniques and features a picture of my family.

Quilt #2 "Pinwheel Coleidescope"

This is quilt #2, "Pinwheel Coleidescope", a "stack and whack" quilt, made December, 2002

Quilt # 1 "Trip Around the World"

This was my first quilt.  It was a good and easy quilt to start with.