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I recently completed an Irish Wedding Quilt for a customer. She carefully chose green fabrics with my help. It was important to have Celtic symbols in the quilt so I really took some time to bring in the Celtic designs to bring the quilt together. This is a small quilt ...

Several years ago I purchased a lonestar quilt that had been pieced by Lakota women. The piecing that they did was perfect and the colors were very vibrant. Recently I decided that I would quilt this top. That made me really think about what quilting would be appropriate to do ...

Winter really makes me feel depressed. Short dark days with more snow and ice do little to make me feel "up". I needed a cure----so I headed to my "stash room". I went through drawers and bins and there I found just the right thing! I took out red sateen ...

I had the joy of creating this Christmas memory quilt from a loving mom and dad for their son. They made this very special by coming to my home and participated in the layout of the blocks with me. Brennan's mom chose a high end designer plaid for the ...

My most recent quilt completed is a gift for a young girl to commerate her camping years. I used a fabric that is entitled Girlfriends and some companion fabrics. The entire quilt has a lightherted look with fun embellishments like pieces of favorite garments, buttons, appliques and machine embroidery. The ...

I have a very dear friend Cindy who has always been there for me through good times and bad. I can never repay her for the support and encouragement she has given to me and our family. This special quilt is a gift for Cindy for Christmas. Time has a ...

Our son Rick is a talented landscape designer. He designs brick walks, driveways, patios and walls. Last year he won the top award with Unilock who is the manufacturer of the brick. With the help of my daughter in law Sue, I got pictures of the winning job along with ...

Recently I made a small wholecloth quilt for my friend Neide who lives in Australia. I chose some favorite patterns to use in the design of the wholecloth, fitting them together in a manner I found to be pleasing. I included Neide's initials, the year made (2010) and my ...

Today a special quilt I made went home so it was goodbye for me and wonderful to see how happy my dear friend Cindy is to have the quilt. This quilt was begun as an online class with Quilt University several years ago. The quilt top was completed in 2008 ...