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"Tinagona" 79" square.  An adaptation of Aie Rossmann's pattern, "Water Lilies".  The two outer appliquéd borders are original.  Needleturn hand appliqué. Hand and machine quilted.Won 3rd Place ribbon, Dallas Quilt Celebration, 2014.

 

 

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"Bad To The Bone"  41" square.  Made with Louisa Smith's Strips and Curves Templates. Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidery.


 

 

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FunkyFall21.jpg (198145 bytes)"Funky Fall", is an original design showing leaves from several Texas trees and shrubs. The leaf shapes were appliquéd and free-motion machine embroidered on a pieced ground fabric. The quilt is free-motion machine quilted. “Funky Fall” won the South Central Region Award at the 19th National Exhibit of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and was shown in the EGA National Traveling Exhibit, 2008-2011.

 

 

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"Bobby", 14"x 16" Original design.  Machine appliqué, free motion machine embroidered, free motion machine quilted.

 


"Bobby" Detail.

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SummersOffering.jpg (209477 bytes)"Summer's Offering", 27"x 28" Adapted from a Roseville pattern. Hand appliqué, hand embroidery, hand quilting.

 


SummersOfferingDetail.jpg (205914 bytes)"Summer's Offering" Detail.

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RumRunner.jpg (223896 bytes)"Rum Runner" 37"x 40" Inspired by a class taken from Elizabeth Akana. Triple hand appliqué with trapunto, hand embroidery around motifs, pieced border, hand quilted.

 


RumRunnerDetail.jpg (278309 bytes) "Rum Runner" Detail.

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Aloha.jpg (81757 bytes)"Aloha", 74"x90" This quilt was started in an Odessa Quilter's Guild workshop using the book Spectacular Scraps by Judy Hooworth and Margaret Rolfe, and completed in April, 2002. Machine quilted by Sheila Brockman.

 


Aloha Detail.jpg (55353 bytes)Aloha Edge.jpg (44957 bytes)"Aloha" Details.

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Complement.jpg (62975 bytes)"What A Complement!", 53"x65" Original design using light and dark fabrics and the complements of yellow-green and red-violet. Padded appliqué border with painting, embroidery and beads. Finalist in IQA Judged Show, Houston, Texas, 1999. Honorable Mention, Dallas Quilt Celebration, Art Quilts-Professional, Dallas, Texas, 2001. Juried into the 17th National Exhibit "Through the Needle's Eye," Embroiderers' Guild of America, Newport News, Virginia, 2002. This quilt was included in the EGA traveling exhibit.


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"What A Complement!" Detail.

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Bargello1.jpg (25944 bytes)"Barcelona", 56"x37" Original Bargello design. Blue ribbon Professional, & Yellow Rose Award for Piecing,San Angelo Quilt Show 1996. Judge's invitational piece, Quilt Plano 1997. Machine pieced, machine quilted. Previously exhibited in the Margaret Parshall Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky in a collection of work by EGA certified teachers and judges. "Barcelona" was included in the EGA National Traveling Exhibit of the 18th National Exhibit.

bargello1_detail.jpg (39688 bytes)"Barcelona" Detail.

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Jungle.jpg (59252 bytes)"It's A Jungle Out There", 50"x62" Original design. Constructed entirely of directional fabrics. Machine pieced, machine quilted. Embellished with wooden animal figures.

Jungle_detail.jpg (63719 bytes)"It's A Jungle Out There" Detail.

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Transitions1.jpg (31769 bytes)"Transitions", 68"x69" Original design. Juried into IQA Show, Houston, TX, 1997. Dallas Quilt Celebration, 1998, 3rd Place, Master/Professional. Judges Invitational Piece for the 15th National Judged Exhibit, Embroiderers' Guild of America, and part of the National Traveling Exhibit. Machine pieced, machine quilted.

transitions1_detail.jpg (32634 bytes)"Transitions" Detail.

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Pinwheel.jpg (58620 bytes)"Pinwheel Patterns", 47"x47" Original design. Machine pieced and hand quilted.

Pinwheel_detail.jpg (36095 bytes)"Pinwheel Patterns" Detail.

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Runner.jpg (33311 bytes)"Crazy Obsession", 15"x78" Original crazy quilt design for table runner. Machine pieced and hand embroidered. Embellished with crochet, knitting, painting, tatting, lace, buttons, and ribbon. Blue Ribbon, West Texas Quilt Show, San Angelo, Texas, 1992.

Runner_detail.jpg (63435 bytes)"Crazy Obsession" Detail.

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Oil1.jpg (24407 bytes)"And God Created....Oil" Original design. Oval, 35"x38" Second National Juried Quilt Exhibition, Ingram, Texas. South Central Region EGA Exhibit, San Antonio, Texas, 1992. Hand pieced, hand quilted, hand embroidery.

oil1_detail.jpg (45793 bytes)"And God Created....Oil" Detail.

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Rings.jpg (64326 bytes)"Travelling Companion", 58"x58" double wedding ring interpretation. Machine pieced and hand quilted.

Rings_detail.jpg (41826 bytes)"Travelling Companion" Detail.

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Stars1.jpg (33206 bytes)"Stars of Illusion", 58"x71" Blue ribbon, machine quilting, Marathon Basin Quilt Show, Marathon, Texas, 1996.  Machine pieced and machine quilted.

stars1_detail.jpg (45113 bytes)"Stars of Illusion" Detail.

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Houses.jpg (63543 bytes)"Fun And Funky Houses", 41"x47" Started in "Liberated Houses" workshop taught by Gwen Marston. Machine pieced and machine quilted.

Houses_detail.jpg (45451 bytes)"Fun And Funky Houses" Detail.

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BlueAutumn.jpg (337770 bytes)"Blue Autumn", 29"x 29" A Ruth B. McDowell design. Machine pieced, Machine quilted, hand beading.


BlueAutumnDetail.jpg (334882 bytes)"Blue Autumn" Detail.

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Reflections.jpg (63752 bytes)"Stavanger Reflections", 39"x27" Started in Deanna Powell's "Design Your Own Quilt Block" class. Hand pieced and hand quilted.

Reflections_detail.jpg (52028 bytes)"Stavanger Reflections" Detail.

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GardenBeauties.jpg (180018 bytes)"Garden Beauties", 20"x 20" Designed by Gabrielle Swain from her book, Appliqué in Bloom. Hand applique and hand quilted.


GardenBeautiesDetail.jpg (281392 bytes)"Garden Beauties" Detail.

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Maroon.jpg (56234 bytes)"Maroon Mirage", 35"x35" Started in Deanna Powell's "A Patchwork Story" class. Hand pieced and hand quilted.

Maroon_detail.jpg (50248 bytes)"Maroon Mirage" Detail.

 

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Last modified: September 07, 2014.