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A selection of recent quilts.

• Lighting the Darkness
  11 feet wide by 2 1/2 feet tall. 2007. Work made for Riderwood Retirement Community. Art is meant for display during Chanukah and Advent. Fibers used include commercial cotton fabrics, hand dyed cotton fabrics, cotton woven Guatemalan fabrics, organza, hand painted organza, tulle. Parts of the work have been hand painted with oil sticks or Jacquard Lumiere paints (see a detail image). Couched decorative threads used on some pieces. Hand beading applied with glass and plastic beads. Machine quilted.
• Taste & See: Jacobean Dream
  I have worked on this piece off and on for many years. The pieced background came first. And, on its own it told me it wasn’t done. Then, I added the black border. Still, it said it wasn’t done. Finally, with the addition of the Jacobean floral (and grapes) it said what I wanted. I wanted to fill the “empty” space with quilting, but not just any design. Another Jacobean floral design worked well to fill the space. 35” x 34” wide. This quilt was displayed at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in February 2008.
• Tobu
  I've enjoyed revisiting blue and white quilts but with a different inspiration. This piece features indigo blue fabrics, including a Japanese shibori fabric. The central piece was purchased and I enhanced it with the kanji "Tobu". Tobu means "to fly". Layout based on concepts I learned from Judy Hopkins' Design Your Own Quilts (out of print).  Machine pieced, machine appliqued, machine quilted, 18 inches by 24 inches. Quilt in private collection.
• Essence of Fan
  With my friends, we cut up a photo I took when I lived in Japan and made our own fabric interpretation. Each member of the group was free to use whatever technique they wanted in making their section. 54 inches by 36 inches. Displayed at the Greenbelt Courthouse, February - March 2008. Notecards of this piece are available. Variety of techniques.
• Working for Peace
  I've been exploring African culture. I was inspired by these women (a South African panel) and my assortment of African fabrics to make this piece. My research and exploration led to new appliqué designs in the use of adinkra images. I wanted these women to be working together (the bottom image) for peace (top small image). The layout method was inspired by Judy Hopkins' Design Your Own Quilts (out of print). My prayer is that we may learn to work together to gain peace. Machine pieced, machine appliqued, machine quilted. 25.5" x 34.5" This quilt displayed at  Sacred Threads (Reynoldsburg, OH) in June 2007. Also displayed at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in February 2008. Quilt in private collection.