Earlier this year (2009), I made a baby quilt for the son of Sara Ponsetti and Todd Siders. Here is little Bodhi checking it out.

I wanted to make something for Christmas this year for some of the special people in my life. This table runner is from various Christmas fabrics I have and from quartered medallions from a red and green celestial fabric. I was trying to give the runners a "Victorian" feel. I think it worked.

This black, red, and white double wedding ring quilt is based on a design by John Flynn. I made it for my daughter and son-in-law as wedding present. The wedding was two and one-half years ago, but they are only now getting it. I hand pieced the more than 1800 individual pieces and also hand quilted the 100" X 100" quilt. The colors represent the colors of their wedding and it includes some spider web pieces because my daughter loves Halloween and things spiders are really fine.

First French braid

This is my first attempt at a French braid design. It went to together relatively quickly (less than two weeks start to finish). I hope to try some more. The color possibilities are endless.

A Semblance of Seasons

This quilt is made of nearly forty different Asian-inspired fabrics, for which I have a real passion. I also call it "Spawn of Hellgirl" because I got the idea for it from the opening and closing credits of the anime series "Hellgirl." I have used Quilter's Dream Green batting, which is made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. It is machine-pieced and hand-quilted. It measures approximately 65" X 74". I plan to use it on my couch, along with the three Asian fabric pillows. This was a fun quilt to design. I started with a large collection of fat quarters and cut them into 5" squares. I first put up the four central panels and then built the rest of top around them. I have one wall in my workspace that is covered with fleece. That makes if possible for me to try various combinations and design choices before I actually start sewing. The backing and the quilt thread are pale lavender.

This is a cat-themed quilt for our friend, Bob Gibson. I used a pre-printed panel of cats and cut them into 10" squares. I then alternated with coordinating 4-patch blocks. This is the first quilt in which I've used the "Dream Green" batting which is made from recycled plastic bottles. It is machined-pieced and hand-quilted.

Old and New

Here are some more quilts. The kaleidoscope quilt is one of my favorite patterns. It offers so much possibility in using colors and prints to create a variety of effects. I enjoy using the straight-edge pieces to give the illusion of spinning circles.

The watercolor quilt is a small wall-hanging that I create about 10 years ago. It was an experiment in using many different floral fabrics. Now that I have a whole wall covered with fleece, it would be much easier to design.

The pillows were made recently. I used the same fabric source for the central panel in each, but different contrasting fabrics for the three pillows. I'm currently quilting a large throw quilt that should complement these pillows and my beige couches.

A New Beginning

Here are my most recent quilts. I will be posting pictures of past quilts and showing what I am currently working as I go along. Enjoy.