My Quilts

One of my passions is creating wall-hanging quilts.

I like to try different styles and different ideas.

But it seems I always forget to take a picture of the final product,

so most of the pictures here are only the incomplete picture.

Here is my most recent one;

a bed-size quilt that is a wedding gift for a former student

who is like a daughter to me.

"Window on the World"

This was my first quilt. A gift to my friend, Sasa,

who I met during the war with Bosnia.

"Autumn Forest"

"A Day at the Beach"

This one was a gift to my dear friend Al,

who seems to be eternally in need of a quiet day

on a deserted beach!

"Huckleberry Hunt"

This one was a birthday gift to my sister in Idaho,

where we took the kids huckleberry picking

one summer when they were young.

"Garden Path"

This one was actually inspired by an ugly piece of fabric

that I thought would make an excellent wrought iron gate,

which, ironically, doesn't even show up in this photo!

(The color is so much better in real life!)

"Greenhouse"

This has got to be one of my favorites.

I finished it off with a rich butterscotch border.

 "Greenhouse #2"

"Havasu Falls"

This one is of Havasu Falls, Arizona,

one of the most beautiful places on earth.

"North Shore"

This one is a "watercolor" quilt of the north shore of Kauai.

It is made entirely of 2" pieces of fabric, which,

when sewn together are only and inch and a half square.

I saved swatches of fabric for an entire year

before I could make this one.

Here is the inspiration photo:

"Windy Bay"

The challenge of this one was to make tiny bits of blue fabric

give the feel of a wind-swept bay. I wanted it to look like

you could smell the salty air.

"Litter Line"

This was a sort of a joke for the office. My boss is a cat lover,

and our patients seemed to be forever waiting in line for the bathroom .

"How Much Is that Kitty in the Window"

This was a Christmas gift for my cat-loving boss

who also loves the color red.

"Rock Garden"

This is another of my favorites. I loved the challenge of

creating a feeling of depth with just the use of flat fabric.

I used smaller prints in the back and larger prints toward the front,

letting just the smallest bit dangling out of the frame,

giving the plants a little life of their own.

Full Moon Forest

This one was a gift to my son's girlfriend, Jamie.

Mountain Lake