For a long time, I thought about how entitites (people, plants, animals, etc) change as the year progresses. Change of Seasons was started in a class with Judy Sisneros, who is known for her landscapes. I had a firm idea in my mind of what I wanted to do when I arrived in class and could not be persuaded to create a landscape. I had been thinking about the idea of the one tree depicted in different seasons for a long time. It was a challenge to choose the correct fabric to reflect each season. I used Sisneros' 'scrunching' technique to create dimension in the bark. I also used the quilt/appliqué technique to apply the leaves and blossoms. [ Larger Image & More Info ]

Mardi Gras fabric bowl was made in a class with Laurie West Roberts at the July 2004 CQFA meeting using the techniques of Linda Johansen. I was curious about the technique and found it a good way to use large conversational prints. This bowl received Second Place at the San Mateo County Fair in the sewn accessories class. [ Larger Image & More Info ]

Women’s Work 1 is the first in a series of quilts about women’s work and the way it is depicted in American society. Despite women doing work outside the home, the home is still perceived as the domain of women. The work associated with the home mostly reflects on the woman of the house. The motifs in current fabrics are perfect for this series because many of them glorify tasks that most women find tedious. The blocks for this quilt were begun at the 2003 Marin Needle Arts Guild symposium in a session with Gwen Marston. The freedom of her techniques is fun and ‘liberating.’ Colleen Granger did an excellent job quilting this piece. [ Larger Image & More Info ]

I love to explore the interplay of color and pattern. Colorblocks 2 is an adaptation of a pattern by Sandy Bonsib. It is also a follow-up quilt to Colorblocks , which I completed in 1990. Although this is a simple design, the interesting part of this quilt is how the colors react with each other. I saw Bonsib’s version on Simply Quilts and thought it would be interestng to try with a black background and in solid & tone-on-tone fabrics. I plan to follow it up with a version in silks. Colorblocks 2 was magnificently machine quilted with feathers by Colleen Granger. It received an Honorable Mention in the Marin Quilt and Needle Arts show in 2003. [ Larger Image & More Info ]

Seeing Red started out as a round robin block exercise with Julie Zaccone Stiller . and Adrienne Acoba . We sent each other squares of red fabric and proceeded to add circles to them in the bullseye pattern. When the blocks were complete, we cut the squares up and kept some of each block and sent other parts to the others, so the quilts are truly ‘sister’ quilts. The arrangement of the blocks are our own. Colleen Granger did a masterful job quilting this quilt. The project has expanded to the point where we plan to create a bullseye quilt for many colors. Feelin' Blue (http://www.artquiltmaker.com/sub_pages/feelinBlue.htm) is the next in the series. The interesting thing about this pattern is the way one can play with color. It is interesting to see the colors change as additional layers of fabric are added. [ Larger Image & More Info ]