One Dozen Quilts

1. Maple Leaf - My hand quilting is what makes this machine-pieced quilt so very impressive. Its construction is what makes it so special. When machine piecing the top, Kim shared fond memories of his mother and her sewing machine, kept strictly off limits to the boys back when he was young. With just a few simple lessons, I had him helping to machine piece this quilt top in no time. Later, unable to part with his mother's machine when sorting through what remained of her life, he stored it upstairs. "Just in case", he says.


2. Triple Irish Chain - this very traditional Triple Irish Chain is made in a small print, 100% cotton fabrics in some of my daughter's favorite colors. A surprise for her birthday. The Triple Irish Chain is a beauty in any color scheme and fun to make. Left over blocks were enough to make a throw sized quilt which I carry in my car each the winter.


3. The Houses of Warmth - well into her nineties, Babe certainly earned the luxury of taking several naps a day. Having thought of her often as this particular quilt was being pieced several months before the normal Christmas rush, when her son telephoned me at the last minute to see what was remaining in stock that might resolve her complaint of not staying warm enough. I knew immediately The Houses of Warmth really was meant to be hers. Surrounded in the warmth of this quilt several times each day until her death, it is hoped that Bob is now surrounded in warmth as he remembers his mother.


4. Memories - photos printed on fabric are a wonderful way to preserve and display your favorite memories. This quilt, an original, made a very special birthday gift for a friend in celebration of a year's worth of good memories.

5. Sweet Heart - it is easy to see how this original design got its name. Featuring a paper-pieced crazy patch heart in the center embellished with decorative stitching. Framed with paper-pieced bands of mini flying geese and hand-appliquéd hearts in each corner. The additional bold fabric print and larger bands of flying geese set off the center motif. A red and black border print completes this design with a backing fabric in an absolutely gorgeous red print.

6. The Heart Will Make a House a Home - Homespuns and cottons together in reds and greens to make pieced houses, hearts surrounded by a forest of tall trees. As the label on back says, the heart will make a house a home.

7. Buzz Saw - when my son Brian requested an extra large flannel quilt, I let him choose the pattern. Selecting this Buzz Saw design from the collection of patterns, he insisted on absolutely no flowery prints. An assortment of John Deere™ prints with coordinating solids, all very soft, 100% cotton flannels, make up this 114" X 114" flannel-backed quilt, now on proud display in his home.

8. Log Cabin - A very traditional pattern, homespun, cottons and flannels with red centers surrounded by red and green solids and prints, lots of texture is added with my outline hand quilting.

9. Majestic Trees - it is only a very good friend who would graciously offer such open hospitality to a girl and her goldens in need of a place to stay. This quilt made for Ashlea in very soft, colorful homespuns with just a touch of flannel. Thank you, Ashlea!

10. Majestic Trees - Another, to David.

11. Flannel Rag - Warm and Cozy - this soft, frayed-flannel quilt is a generous 118" X 118", machine washable and dryable, this wonderful quilt seems to become even more lovely and comfortable with every laundering. My favorite and on my bed today.

12. Geese in Round - Another original design, the Geese in Round a beautiful throw sized quilt in vibrant colors. With custom hanging bar, it brightens a wall in my home.