Lap Quilts

50" x 68" ... The backgrounds of the 9patch blocks are various neutral prints, with scrappy dark colors used in the blocks and border vines & flowers. Machine Pieced, hand appliqued, hand quilted.

60" x 76" ... A combination of 4-patch and drunkards path blocks. The drunkards paths are hand appliqued, then the rest of the quilt is machine pieced. The light backgrounds are various white, cream and tan prints, the darks are all shades of dark blue, green, and brown. A woven pattern is hand quilted in the light spaces with 1/4" outline quilting in the darks.

57" square ... The border is a blue and yellow floral print, inspiring the blue and yellow stepping stone and star blocks. Blocks are all machine pieced, hand quilted.

The back of the Swedish Stepping Stars, showing the detail of the hand quilting.

48" square ... Every star in this pattern is different, with the exception of one that has all the same gold print used in it. The background is a mix of scrappy dark blues, randomly placed throughout, with one single piece that is different than all the rest for interest. It is machine pieced, hand quilted.

52" square ... An apple print in the border, as well as the alternating blocks. The 9-patch blocks are in scrappy blues on a muslin background. Machine pieced with cros hatch hand quilting.

50" x 60" ... Ohio Stars alternating with strippy pieced stars that appear to have a woven design, all made with blue and yellow fabrics. It is machine pieced, hand quilted with variagated blue thread.

Close-up detail of the woven star quilting, showing the variagated blue

59" x 76" ... Scrappy tan backgrounds with all the large stars in various blues, small stars are all in purple except for 1 red. Machine pieced, hand quilted with wreath designs in the empty tan spaces between the stars.

Close-up of the I have a Dream hand quilting

70" square ... The baskets are scrappy blues with purple blossom appliqued in the middle of each one, on scrappy tan backgrounds. Machine pieced, hand appliqued, with a feathered wreath quilted in setting blocks. This quilt won 2 first place ribbons in competitions.

Close-up of the Hearts in Bloom quilting

52" square ... 3-dimensional bowtie blocks on white background, with butterflies and flowers throughout in 1930's reproduction prints. All piecing, appliqué and quilting done by hand.