Exhibition Year Archives

Painted fabric embellished with embroidery, beads, shells and sand. This started as a piece of white fabric that was painted in a class. The embellishment was inspired by the printed images.

Machine paper pieced and quilted on home sewing machine. Each cat is made of two fabrics and each one is different. The quilting pattern is paw prints to echo the pieced paw print border.

Hand embroidered and fused applique, machine pieced and quilted. The panel of doll dresses called me to add tiny embellishments and get back to hand embroidery. It won Best of Show at a regional fair.

Machine pieced, embellished with yoyos and Kanzashi flowers. Machine quilted on home sewing machine. The “twister” technique fascinated me so I made a huge version and embellished it with Kanzushi flowers and yoyos.

Machine pieced, fused applique, crayon enhancements, machine quilted. The prayer rang a bell having had cats all of my life. The fabric choices made the piece.

Machine pieced, quilt as you go. This is a sweatshirt embellished with strip pieced segments.

Clothesline wrapped with fabric zigzagged together and shaped into purse. This is fabric wrapped around clothesline that us stitched together.

Embellish piece of fabric with yarn, embroidery and beading. Machine quilted. This was an orphan block from a friend. The fish were printed on the fabric. It is embellished with hand stitching and beading.

Machine quilted. The design is a batik panel purchased in Senegal. The machine quilting enhances the design.