If you know me, you know I love PINK! Terrific accents and a magnificent pink backing make this a delight to work on!

X marks the spot on this treasure map quilt! Add some maze-like quilting and you can enjoy your treasure hunt for a good long while! What a fun quilt to use up the scraps from previous projects.

Look at the color combination on this quilt. Reds, pinks and purple with a dot of turquoise could have been inspired by a New Mexico sunset. Because the piecework is set diagonally, I chose a pattern that contrasted in vertical and horizontal stitching. Incredible!

Halloween quilts must be one of my favorites to quilt. Grinning pumpkins are quilted with a bright orange thread making this quilt spooktacular!

This client always makes reversible quilts. The front has checkerboard block layout, while the back is set in a striped pattern. The seashell design is quilted in a dark blue thread and the result is incredible. Add an extra wide binding and the quilt is truly one of a kind.

The center of the sunflowers is a beautiful gold swirl fabric. Not only did I use the swirl pattern for the quilting design, but I also masked the fabric out to draw attention to it. It’s the attention to the tiny details that makes a quilt spectacular.

Out of all the quilts that I have finished for this client, this is her very first quilt top. I am so glad she chose to have it quilted. The burgundy thread is perfect for displaying the flower and swirl quilting pattern.

This quilt was so much fun to work on. I quilted quarter, half and whole sunflowers in the background and then added leaves and swirls. Pebbles, loops, and vines decorate the pieced sunflowers. For the yellow border I finally gave up the handles and let the robotics shine. I wish I could have kept this one!

There is so much motion in the piecing that you can feel the winds! Taking my inspiration from the backing, I quilted doves and swirls. I wouldn’t change a thing.

Golden sunflowers make this a great Autumn quilt. If you look closely, you can also see pumpkins. Perfect for going on a picnic at the Corn Maize or Pumpkin Patch!

Quilting makes the quilt! The gold-colored quilting adds so much interest and dimension to the cream background.

This baby sized quilt almost looks like a mosaic made from colored glass. The circle within circle quilting design is both subtle and distinctive. What a great gift for the new baby in any family.

Sometimes the quilting just must be subtle. Beautiful stitching shows up on the blue fabrics but melts away on the colorful prints. Great combination for an incredible quilt.

Reds and blacks make up this festive quilt. There is just enough cream fabric to show the quilting texture and enough black fabric to show the quilting stitches. Let’s celebrate!

More complex than the basic nine patch this quilt is stunning. Again, I brought the design from the backing to the front of the quilt in the quilting design. Lavender thread was the perfect accent.

Stunning hot pink applique flowers on a vivid black background. Another quilt in my color palette. Add subtle quilting and this quilt is ready to bloom!

What a delight to quilt this incredible medallion quilt. I chose a flower pattern that brings the print of the backing to the front but used an invisible thread so that the piecing stays center stage. If I could have kept this quilt, I would have, as the colors are in my palette.

From plain to electrifying, this wall hanging is spectacular. The secret is wool batting to give it dimension and a thread color that blends with the main feature but lights up on the plain background. Incredible what a little quilting can do.

Whimsical floral quilting design shows well on this black background. Fun use of a wide variety of colored fabrics. Which is your favorite block?

This quilt has double batting and a minky backing and it is excellent for giving great definition to the custom stitching. I used a pale teal thread and it looks amazing on the white background. I know this is a gift for a special sister that is much appreciated. I love being a part of such personal gifts.

Wonderful memory quilts made for two sisters. One with red and the other with orange. Both with cuddly gray minky backing. I quilted a heart around the picture of their dad to that it is the feature of the quilt.

This quilt has all the colors of the rainbow! The contrast of neutral grays and blacks is striking. I added texture and movement with a stacked wavy quilting design. I would love to see this in a bedroom; the design possibilities are endless.

This delightful baby quilt is exciting to look at on both the front and the back! I quilted two jungle animal pantographs and now there are also plenty of animals to look for in the quilting.

Careful placement of light and dark fabrics make an elongated hexagon shape. How cool is that? Add a curl and a wave quilting design and this quilt top is out of the cedar chest and ready to be used.

This project came as a dismantled duvet cover, and I was asked to turn this into a quilt. Deep vibrant colored backing was added and then an amazing array of hummingbirds were chosen to be quilted. From plain duvet to an incredible garden of hummingbirds, this project turned out spectacular.

This is such a great quilt top pattern to feature large scale floral fabrics. This is the fourth variation that I have quilted, and I have been entranced with all of them. This quilt is full of bright red poppies and if you look closely, I have used a poppy design to create a stunning flower garden.

And here we have it, a matching table runner to the red, white and blue quilt. Add a summer picnic and fireworks and we are ready for the Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day!

Red, white and blue fabrics come together to make this patriotic quilt. I added quilted stars and a bright red binding and this is ready for summer. All we need now is a matching tablerunner.

Fussy cut unicorns are at the heart of the shooting star blocks. I added a windy, swirly quilting pattern to add even more movement. Time to make a wish!

Soft and soothing color palette of yellows, greens and lavenders are the basis for this charming pieced and applique quilt. Add quilted dragonflies and you have a beautiful garden.

I am almost sorry that winter is over. This fuzzy quilt looks simply perfect for hot chocolate and reading novels. The fabrics are a combination of flannels and chenille. Oh, and please add marshmallows to my hot chocolate.

This has been in the making since the 70’s. Hand cross stitch in separate panels finally came together as a queen size quilt top. Very thin quilting thread gives texture without taking away from the cross-stitch design. A finished quilt to cherish!

Pretty gold thread to bring out the gold in the sashing was perfect for showing the quilting pattern in the solid black fabrics. Gray silver thread blends on the backing so that the fabric print can shine. One of my favorite things to do is choose threads for a quilt!

Fun quilt designed by a local artist and a dear quilting friend. I just had to do this project. The quilting is dense so that the design shows in the “night sky”, curls and stars. I have just enough leftovers to make a coordinating pillowcase. Now if I can just find the time.

Living in the landing zone of the International Balloon Fiesta, I just had to make this quilt. Bright and vivid colors are just like the October skies in Albuquerque. My next door “daughter” loves everything Balloon Fiesta! This was the perfect gift for her wedding.

Two block wonder layout! Quick and easy for making a baby quilt! The tonal fabrics have subtle dragonflies, so I chose a similar quilting pattern to bring the design to the back of the quilt. Almost ready for gifting.

Bright colored bow tie blocks in a fabulous diagonal setting make this a vibrant quilt. I took my inspiration from the print on the background fabric and quilted this project with a coordinating quilt design.

Quilted ferns dance their way across this brightly colored quilt that is sure to be a summer pleaser! It’s like taking a vacation in your own home.

During the 2021 block of the month, I did an additional block each month: this time with solid batiks from my stash and pastel colored background fabric. I couldn’t wait to quilt it with custom blocks and doodle quilting in the background. Glad this is my quilt and it didn’t have to go back to a customer.

Charming wall hanging made from recycled silk ties! Add snowflakes in a silvery metallic thread and it’s perfect for the holidays.

Spinning windmill blocks inspired me to quilt spirals and bubbles across this quilt. The texture is incredible and it added amazing dimension.

This was a block of the month from a local quilt shoppe. It’s fun for me to get the same quilt made in different color and fabric schemes. Love the browns and the teals in this one.

This piecer was gifted with having her quilt top professionally custom quilted by her husband. He was as excited as she was to see the quilt when it was finished!

This quilt has a wide variety of fabrics from quilting cottons, lightweight upholstery fabric to the mauve bedspread used for the backing. While I knew my Innova could handle the stitching, I was a little worried about the backing. It handled well and surpassed my expectations. Glad I could bring this project to completion.

When I received this scrappy log cabin, I was asked to bring it to life. I added a golden border and a feather curl quilting pattern in bright yellow thread. Quilting CPR in action!

Taking my queue from the backing fabric, I quilted a damask all over pattern. The result is lovely and adds just the right touch of old world charm.

This quilt is not planned for a baby, YET. However, my client wanted it quilted and ready to gift. The backing is a soft white minky, oh, so cuddly.

Almost too pretty to use as a baby quilt. I had a delightful time custom quilting on this project.

Signal flags, sharks and a skull and crossbones set the stage for this Murder Mystery Quilt. Add a pirate themed quilting design and you have a killer quilt.

Sometimes a block of the month is just that, but not this one! Fantastic layout with beautiful blues and grays. Swirls makes it spectacular.

Just amazing what a little variegated thread can do! This quilt went from fine to fabulous!

Holly leaves and berries in a shiny gold thread brings Christmas to the back of the quilt while complimenting the jolly holiday fabrics on the front. This quilt almost gets me in the mood for early Christmas shopping, almost!

Swirling snowflakes blow across this embroidered quilt. This makes me almost sorry that the winter weather is almost over.

The dark brown fabric is the perfect background for the whimsical daisy quilting design Almost as delicious as a box of chocolates.

Everything about this quilt is spectacular; from the pops of turquoise against the orange to the modern quilt design. What a great way to use scrappy blocks!!