Author’s Gallery

These are some of my personal projects, show quilts, and published quilts. Most are my original designs and some of the earlier ones are adapted from other sources, as noted.

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30″ x 30″ • 2013
Nine of the sixteen teapots in Teapots 2 to Appliqué
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Delicious Tea • 24″ x 10″ • 2013
Apple teapot from Teapots 2 to Appliqué


Heart’s Desire pillow
Quiltmaker Nov/Dec 2013

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Quilted sign to hang in Kay’s booth at shows

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Holiday Heartlets • 16″ x 16″ • 2011
Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Magazine, Volume 4

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Studio • 30″ x 15″ • 2011
A prototype for the Studio project in Scrap Appliqué Playground

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Picassiette Pitcher • 9″ x 11″ • 2011

yoyo-hearts-425YoYo Hearts • 20″ x 20″ • 2011
A prototype for the Crazy Hearts project in Scrap Appliqué Playground

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Time For Tea, Have a Cup With Me • 14″ x 9″ • 2010
From Martingale’s Sew the Perfect Gift

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23″ x 23″
McCall’s Quilting Nov/Dec 2009

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The Mackenzie Family Quilt • 25″ x 25″ • 2009
From Easy Appliqué Blocks
Now out of print

Four-Roses
Four Roses • 18″ x 18″ • 2009
Rose design from Easy Appliqué Blocks

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Blooms in Red and Yellow • 32″ x 32″ • 2009
From Easy Appliqué Blocks

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Lovely Hearts • 24″ x 10″ • 2009
Three of the designs from Easy Appliqué Blocks

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Home • 38″ x 48″ • 2008
From Home: A Heartfelt Nap Quilt
Now out of print

free-flowersFree Flowers 27″ x 21″ 2007

aq-calif-sun-425California Sunflower • 26″ x 26″
Anerican Quilter Magazine Spring 2006

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California Sunflowers • 26″ x 26″ • 2005
A guild challenge quilt

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Cut Flowers • 28″ x 28″ • 2006
From Baskets to Appliqué

shopping-bagsShopping Bags • 40″ x 40″ • 2002


Shopping Bags II • 30″ x 28″
American Quilter Magazine, Fall 2005

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Teapot Quartet • 27″ x 27″ • 2005
Four of the teapots from Teapots to Appliqué

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In a Twinkle • 43″ x 53″ • 2004
Cover quilt from my book In a Twinkle: Youthful Quilts Designs
Now out of print

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Giant Steps • 42″ x 42″ • 2004
From In a Twinkle

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Lollipops, Candy Bars & Jujubes • 39″ x 43″ • 2004
From In a Twinkle

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Star of My Heart • 41″ x 41″ • 2004
From In a Twinkle

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Puppy Doodles • 36″ x 46″ • 2004
From In a Twinkle

Mix & Doesn't Match
Mix & Doesn’t Match
47″ x 57″ • 2003
Pattern by Faye Anderson

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Cherry Smash • 36″ x 45″ • 2004
An example from Dog Cabin: A Fast Fun Theme-Quilt Project

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Little Fanfare • 9″ x 9″ • 2003

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Quail Hollow • 12″ x 12″ • 2002
Adapted from a design by Wilma and Carolyn Johnson

fromage-425C’ést le Fromage • 30″ x 30″ • 2001
An international guild challenge with France

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Grow Your Heart • 35″ x 35″ • 2001
The inspiration for Growing Hearts to Appliqué

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Mystery Valentine • 40″ x 50″ • 2000
A mystery retreat with Linda Ballard.
I added the appliqué.

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Illuminations • 42″ x 42″ • 2000

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Mummified Cactus • 21″ x 21″ • 1999
Prickly Cactus block from a workshop with
Marti Michell

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Suncatcher • 28″ x 30″ • 1999
From a stained-glass design by Ed Sibbett, Jr.

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6.5 on the Richter Scale • 17″ x 17″ • 1998

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Little Folk • 27″ x 31″ • 1998
From a design by tole painter Annie Richardson

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Calico ‘n Cats • 30″ x 30″ • 1996
Honorable Mention, Keepsake Challenge

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Crocuses in Bloom • 25″ x 25″ • 1995
Design by Velma Matthews of Mt. Vernon, Ohio

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This Is The Life • 23″ x 22″ • 1997
From a stained-glass design by Sherri Pierce

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Rocky Mountain Columbine • 21″ x 27″ • 1996
From a stained-glass design by Carolyn Kyle

rose-window-425Miniature Stained Glass Rose Window • 15″ x 21″ • 1996
From a stained-glass design by Carolyn Kyle

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Fairmeadow • 45″ x 45″ • 1995
My faithful reproduction of Jeana Kimball’s Fairmeadow