Born to Be Wild

Traditional "New York Beauty" block with a modern interpretation. The pieced border was drafted on freezer paper using a technique created by Karen Stone. Individual block units were paper pieced. Cotton fabrics, wool batting, Aurifil 50 wt. cotton thread.

79 x 96

Flowers for Matti

This is a Carol Doak paper-piecing pattern. Heavily machine quilted with organic shapes using cotton and nylon threads. Cotton batik fabrics, wool batting.

53 x 53

Twenty Six Squares

A challenge quilt pieced and quilted in only one week using batiks and quilted on the longarm machine.

60 x 60

The Zen of Fans

Inspired by the "No Patience Block" as taught by Anita Grossman Solomon. Cotton fabrics include Japanese indigos. The blocks look like they're dancing but they are perfectly square! Quilted edge to edge in a traditional fan pattern.

75 x 85

Learning Curves

Blocks created using Karen Stone's fusible appliqué pattern. The undulating ribbon in the border was machine embroidered using a technique developed by Libby Lehman.

Cotton batik fabrics wool batting, rayon and cotton threads.

56 x 56

On the Sunny Side

Traditional log cabin pattern created with hand-dyed fabric and Cherrywood cottons. Quilted with Aurifil 50 wt. cotton thread. Wool batting.

48 x 48