My favorite thing is to make quilts that remind me of the kind my Great Grandma Rhoda would make and that makes me happy. I use mostly Quiltsmart patterns because they have simplified the classic quilt blocks and made curved piecing a possibility. My favorite fabrics to use are French General, 3 Sisters, Lakehouse, and Sarah Jane.
Choo Choo Tummy Time Quilt
Toile Lone Star (top only)
Americana Lone Star Quilt
Pinwheel Table Runner in Moda Dottie
Smart Bags
French General Rouenneries Black Eyed Susan Fireworks
Pumpkin Seed Table Toppers in Nature's Chorus
Chloe's Wall Hanging
Pumpkin Seed Martinique Runner and North Star Avignon Table Quilt
Camp Choo Choo Quilt
A Breath of Avignon Pumpkin Seed Runner
Dinner Plate Picnic Quilt
Be Merry Christmas Lone Star
Rural Jardin Double Wedding Ring
Blessings Double Wedding Ring Runner
Winter's Grace Runner
Amy Butler Love Quilt
Grandmother's Flower Garden Potholders
Winter's Grace Topper
French General Pumpkin Seed Quilt
Fruitcake Table Topper
Martinique Black Eyed Susan
Double Wedding Ring Table Runner
Grandmother's Flower Garden Baby Quilt
Avignon Picnic Basket Quilt
Pumpkin Seed Runners
Grandmother's Flower Garden Runner
Avignon Love Ring - Award Winner!
Christmas 2010 Presents: French General Pumpkin Seed and American Jane Lone Star
Kate Spain 12 Days of Christmas Love Ring
Double Wedding Ring Runners: Awesome and French General
Sweet Sixteen Black Eyed Susan
Baskets Around (for Bridget)
In December 2012 I mailed a thoughtful gift to my sister Jen for her 40th birthday. The birthday came and went and Jen and I never talked about her gift. Weird. Sometime in January I asked if she ever got her birthday gift (in December) from me and she said no. WHAT?! I was DEVASTATED to find that out. Her 40th birthday came and went and I said and (apparently to her) did nothing. As soon as I found out, I started working on a quilt for her bed, the Irish Chain a few photos above. She and I are Irish twins! And we have Irish ancestors. Perfect. It felt so good to do something epic to celebrate a 40th birthday, so I decided to make queen or king-size quilts for each of my sisters and sisters-in-law when they turn 40. I've made two more since Jen's, one for Katy and one for Allyn. They might know it's coming, but I try to keep it a surprise. I've used designs and fabrics that I love and that remind me of the sister I'm making it for. It's always pretty epic and it makes me happier than any other project I do.
Katy's 40th Birthday Quilt
Allyn's 40th Birthday Quilt
