Quilts

Here are a few of the quilts I have made through the years, not a complete collection as I don't have pictures of every quilt I've made and honestly, you should thank me for that. ;)

SWR - Sylvia Was Right - 2015

She Loves You - 2014
Inspired by the Beatles: An Art Quilt Challenge

Muses - 2014

Green Valleys - 2014

Straight Up - 2013

Fractured Pi - 2013

Out of Darkness - 2012

Take Away - 2012

Unexpected Treasure
(Patten published in International Quilt Festival: Quilt Scene Magazine, 2012.)

Swirly Twirly Whirly 2012

Outdoor Concert Quilt, 2011 
(pattern published in Modern Patchwork, 2012)


Reversible Jelly Roll quilt of Jane Sassaman Fabrics, 2012
The Future Is Inside You, 2011

Baby It's Cold Outside, 2009

My Alphabet Quilt - pattern by Amy Bradley Designs
August 2011

Bella Bella Quilt for Sistah, 2010
Pattern by Norah McMeeking

Flying Geese for Brindy, 2010

Em's Quilt, 2009

Mariposa - Telephone Quilt Challenge -2010

Down on the Farm 2010-2011
My first quilt pattern (currently sold on Etsy)

Fisherman's Dream 2010
Quilt Guild Ostrich Challenge

Prarie 12x12 - Vanishing Buffalo - 2010
Complete Circles 2009
Crazy Cats 2009
Sunset Swim 2008

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