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I am fascinated with mandala designs and have enjoyed incorporating them into my quilts via piecing, applique and wholecloth quilting.
20” x 20”
2021
Workshop sample for my Mark Making & Mandala Magic workshop (March 5-10, 2023) at Empty Spools Seminar.
40” in diameter
36” x 37”
Designed as part of the Michael Miller Brand Ambassador program featuring the Sew Fruity Fabric Collection.
22” x 22”
Wintry Mod Mandala made using Michael Miller’s Fairy Frost Fabric Collection. Quilting motifs inspired by snowflakes.
23” x 23”
Christmas Tree Skirt made using Michael Miller’s Fairy Frost Fabric Collection. Christmas messages incorporated into the quilting.
22” x 22”
Made using Michael Miller’s Fairy Frost Fabric Collection. Quilting motifs inspired by Hanukkah.
20” x 20”
Hand Dyed Mandala transformed with free motion quilted mandala designs.
21” x 21”
Hand Dyed Mandala transformed with free-motion quilted mandala designs
21” x 21”
Hand Dyed and Quilted Mandala
22” x 22”
Each measures 4” x 6”
Made for Pokey Bolton’s Stay Pawsitive! Fundraiser to benefit the Wags & Whisker’s Rescue serving families impacted by the Camp Fire.
Raw Edge fused mandala made for the 2018 Hoffman Fabric Challenge using 377 gem stones from the challenge fabric.
Awarded Hoffman’s Curator Choice for the Applique category and juried into the traveling exhibit.
32” x 33”
17" x 18"
Wholecloth Mandala Quilt with Mod Mola Cutwork
12" x 12"
12" x 12"
27" x 24"
Mod Mandala made for the 2017 Hoffman Challenge
22" x 22"
Hand dyed Wholecloth Mandala quilt.
22" x 22"
Hand Dyed Wholecloth Mandala Quilt
22" x 22"
Mod Mandala made for Project Quilting's Off Season challenge theme: Summer Sizzle.
10" x 10"
FiberShot made for San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles 2018 Champagne Gala
22" x 22"
Patriotic Inspired Mod Mandala
21" x 21"
Sample for Mod Mandalas Workshop
22" x 22"
Hand Dyed and quilted Mandala
31" x 31"
Juried into the Michael Miller Fabric Challenge for QuiltCon 2017
22" x 22"
Made for Project Quilting Season 8, Challenge #1: 8 is Great!
29" x 29"
Modern Mandala
Crayon Etched Mandala
Finishes 18"x19"
"Mystical Mandala", 21"x21" wholecloth quilt designed as part of Project Quilting Season 7 "All About That Thread" challenge.
10"x10"
Companion piece to another Mini Mandala made for San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.
Finished 10"x10"
Donated to the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles for their annual FiberShots fundraiser.
20" x 20"
Made for Cherrywood Lion King Challenge.
These are improv pieced spirangle designs that I teach during my Free Styling & Spiraling workshops.
29” per side, 57” x 49”
February 2020
40” x 40”
March 2020
21” x 21”
March 2020
21” x 21”
March 2020
28” x 28”
April 2020
47” x 52”
November 2017
37” x 37”
March 2018
31” x 31”
April 2018
19” x 19”
March 2019
24” x 27”
October 2017
Improvisational piecing using the Slice and Insert technique can be very freeing, forgiving and FUN! And look at all the design possibilities for this one basic technique!!
71” x 71”
December 2020
23” x 23”
62” x 80”
June 2020
51” x 51”
May 2020
35"x35"
33” x 33”
Selected as a Finalist for the MQG/Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge 2018, Awarded Judges Choice in 2018 San Mateo County Fair.
37" x 37"
Made for the 2018 Michael Miller Our Yard Fabric Challenge
34” x 34”
10"x10"
Made for Machine Quilting Unlimited's 10x10 challenge.
Sampler Quilt Made for my "Slice of Improv" workshop
20"x36"
Made for Project Quilting Season 7 Challenge theme: Confetti
31” x 31”
31” x 31”
50" x 60" Community Quilt made with blocks that were improv-pieced and donated by Q101 attendees at my May "Slice of Improv" demos.
30” x 30”
May 2016
12” x 12”
Made for Project Quilting 10.2: Red, White and Blue Challenge theme
Interleave quilts are the brainchild of Lorrie Cranor. With her blessing, I have had a lot of fun using different fabric combinations to create Intriguing Interleave quilts of my own.
19” x 16”
17" x 17"
19” x 16”
19” x 16”
17" x 21"
17" x 18"
31"x15"
16"x16"
44" x 44"
17” x 19”
Made for Project Quilting 10.1 Hope Springs Eternal
12" x 12"
Inspired by and made for The Quilt Show starring Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.
18" x 20"
16" x 20"
18" x 20"
18" x 22"
27" x 21"
10" x 10"
FiberShot Donation for The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles Champagne Gala/Fundraiser
18" x 19"
Made for Project Quilting Season 7 "Through a Child's Eye" Challenge
18" x 18"
Walking Foot WOW! designs with the Mod Mola cut outs.
These quilts were designed and made as part of Project Quilting quilt challenges. Each challenge has a unique theme and participants have just 1 week to start and finish a quilted project inspired by the challenge theme! This is such a fun challenge series and while the challenge weeks are intense, they have inspired me to try new designs, techniques, and have fun!!
23” x 23”
Challenge Theme: Irish Chain
Adult Sized
Challenge Theme: Wearables
6” x 8”
Challenge Theme: Hourglass
25” x 22”
Challenge Theme: Inside Out
19” x 19”
Challenge Theme: Sky Color
21” x 27”
Challenge Theme: Bird House
6” x 12.5”
Challenge Theme: Conquer a Fear
4.5” Diameter
Challenge Theme: Sew Not a Square
6” x 8”
Challenge Theme: A Novel Project
Blog Post
19” x 12” open
Challenge Theme: Pink Tint
26” tall x 11” diameter
Challenge Theme: 54-40 or Fight
40” Long x 10” Diameter
Challenge Theme: The First One
8” x 6”
Challenge Theme: Rhythm & Repetition
9” in diameter
Challenge Theme: Mining for Diamonds
24” x 16”
Challenge Theme: Kitchen Influence
17” x 18”
Challenge Theme: In Silhouette
21” x 22”
Challenge Theme: All the Colors
18” x 18”
Challenge Theme: You’re Crazy
21” x 18”
Challenge Theme: Ab Intra (from within)
17” x 17”
Challenge Theme: Snail’s Trail
10” x 7” (open)
Challenge Theme: Virtual Vacation
11” x 11”
Challenge Theme: Fussy Cut
27” x 27”
Challenge Theme: Illuminating + Ultimate Gray
18” x 21”
Challenge Theme: Vibrant and Vivacious
7” x 6”
Challenge Theme: Give It Away
11” per side, 22” x 19”
Challenge Theme: Birds in the Air
20” x 17”
Challenge Theme: Put a Heart on It
16” x 16”
Challenge Theme: Team Colors
15” x 15”
Challenge Theme: Notably Numeric
26” x 27”
Challenge Theme: Craving Chocolate
12” x 12”
Challenge Theme: Abecedarius
19.5" W, 11" H and 10" D
Challenge Theme: Bigger Than a Breadbox
19” x 16”
Challenge Theme: Pixel Play
12” x 12”
Challenge Theme: Red, White and Blue
17” x 19”
Challenge Theme: Hope Springs Eternal
30" x 51"
Challenge Theme: SCRAPtastic
Unconventional Materials: Recycled Plastic Items (plastic bags, bubble wrap, bottle caps, bottle base, snack packaging, bath poof, potato bag netting, bread bag tags, 6-pack rings, collar tab, guest visitor clip)
16" x 16"
Challenge Theme: A Stitch In Time...
Unconventional Materials: Post It Notes/Page Markers, CD Envelopes, Self-Adhesive Plastic Tabs, Paperclips & Staples.
20" x 20"
Challenge Theme: Mellow Yellow
Unconventional Materials: UNO cards regular and party size
21" x 24"
Challenge Theme: Brave and Bold
Unconventional Materials: Nylon paracord, carabiner and pulley
38" x 44"
Challenge Theme: Triangulation
Unconventional Material: Holographic Film
22" x 34"
Challenge Theme: Hometown Proud
Unconventional Material: 2 Outdated HP Laptops
20" x 18"
Challenge Theme: Time is Up
Inspiration: Deconstructed Clock
34" x 34"
Challenge Theme: Well-Dressed Man
Inspiration: Pocket Squares
March 2017
36" x 18"
Challenge Theme: Brighter is Better
Inspiration: Bright butterfly print and lamé fabric
February 2017
22" x 22"
Challenge Theme: Tune into Texture
Inspiration: Textures of citrus fruit grown in the Silicon Valley area.
February 2017
33" x 29"
Challenge Theme: Carolina Lily
Inspiration: Stargazer Lily
January 2017
22" x 22"
Challenge Theme: 8 is Great!
Inspiration: Mandala
January 2017
18"x19"
Challenge Theme: Through the Eyes of a Child
Inspiration: Crayon Scratched Art
March 2016
21"x21"
Challenge Theme: "A Goose in the Monkey Wrench" challenge
Inspiration: Flying Geese and Monkey Wrench blocks
March 2016
16"x22"
Challenge Theme: I Need a Vacation
Inspiration: Southwest and Gardening
February 2016
21"x21"
Challenge Theme: All About That Thread
Inspiration: Wholecloth Quilted Mandala
February 2016
41"x20"
Challenge Theme: Seasons
Inspiration: Changing Leaves throughout the 4 Seasons
January 2016
20"x36"
Challenge Theme: Confetti
Inspiration: Confetti using Slice and Insert technique
January 2016
20” x 20”
November 2015
Made as part of Project Quilting’s Focus Through the Prism Series
Inspiration Block: Snowball
Inspiration Color: Red
20” x 20”
October 2015
Made as part of Project Quilting’s Focus Through the Prism Series
Inspiration Block: 9 Patch
Inspiration Color: Yellow
20” x 20”
September 2015
Made as part of Project Quilting’s Focus Through the Prism Series
Inspiration Block: Flying Geese
Inspiration Color: Blue
20” x 20”
June 2015
Made as part of Project Quilting’s Focus Through the Prism Series
Inspiration Block: Friendship Star
Inspiration Color: Indigo
20” x 20”
August 2015
Made as part of Project Quilting’s Focus Through the Prism Series
Inspiration Block: Pinwheel Block
Inspiration Color: Green
Blog Post
20” x 20”
May 2015
Made as part of Project Quilting’s Focus Through the Prism Series
Inspiration Block: Monkey Wrench
Inspiration Color: Orange
20” x 20”
July 2015
Made as part of Project Quilting’s Focus Through the Prism Series
Inspiration Block: Log Cabin
Inspiration Color: Violet
I love participating in Quilt Challenges, especially fabric challenges. These are some of my innovative (and some award winning) entries to recent fabric quilt challenges.
42” x 38”
Made for Modern Quilt Guild Fabric Challenge featuring Hoffman Me+You Indah Batiks
Juried into Art Quilts 2, featuring the best of contemporary Art Quilts created by members of Studio Art Quilt Associates throughout Northern and Southern California and Nevada regions.
25” x 25”
Made for the 2019 Riley Blake Fabric Challenge
Passion & Play
20” x 26”
Made for the Anna Maria Horner Showcase with Aurifil Threads
20" x 20"
Made for the 2017 Cherrywood van Gogh Challenge, uses Karen Eckmeier's Layered Waves technique.
27" x 24"
Mod Mandala Made for the 2018 Hoffman Challenge
31” x 31”
Made for the MQG/Riley Blake Designs Fabric Challenge 2018
20" x 20"
Made for the 2016 Cherrywood Lion King Challenge
Blog Posts:
Part 3: The Finish
Part 2: The Mandala Design
Part 1: The Fabric
24" x 24"
Selected as one of ten Finalists for the 2017 MQG/Riley Blake Creative Rockstar Fabric Challenge.
72” x 72”
November 2016
Made as part of the “Everything Old is New Again” challenge series hosted by Modern Quilts Unlimited and Michael Miller Fabrics. Juried into Houston International Quilt Association’s Judged Show 2018, Awarded Best Modern Quilt Special Award and 1st Place Large/XL Modern Quilt at San Mateo County Fair, 3rd Place in 2017 Pacific International Quilt Festival/Mid-Century Mod Modern Quilt Competition, Best Modern Quilt and 1st Place in the Large/XL Modern Quilts Category at the 2018 San Mateo County Fair.
56"x70"
Finalist for the Be Creative! quilt challenge
15"x15"
Made for American Made Brand Tiny Quilt Challenge
25"x36"
Accepted into the Hoffman Challenge Travelling Exhibit
70"x70"
Made for the 2015 MQG Riley Blake Fabric Challenge.
54" x 71"
Finalist for American Made Brand's "Celebrating Farm to Fabric" Challenge.
33" x 26"
Accepted into the 2014 Hoffman Challenge Travelling Exhibit.
20"x20"
Finalist for the 2014 Wicked Cherrywood Challenge.
Wicked Cherrywood Challenge website
Here are more of my quilts that celebrate bright colors and beautiful quilted textures.
15” x 45”
February 2022
Juried into SAQA NorCal/NV’s Prism Play Regional Exhibit
Top Row: Flower Power, BeLEAF, Flow
Bottom Row: Moonlight, Sunlight, Let’s Sew
2022
Started and inspired by Deborah Boschert’s Personal Symbols workshop. Each finishes 5” x 7”
6” x 8”
Made for the 2021 SAQA Spotlight Auction
57” x 65”
August 2020
50” x 50”
October 2019
25” x 32”
Started in Jane Sassaman’s Abstraction from Nature Workshop
17” x 18”
Inspired by traditional Kawandi quilts made by Siddis quiltmakers
21” x 26”
Hummingbirds made using Kathy McNeil Feathers are Flying workshop pattern.
13.5" x 13.5"
Made for Curated Quilts Triangle Mini Challenge. Awarded 2nd Place Ribbon for Small Pieced Quilted Wall Hanging in the 2018 San Mateo County Fair and 8th Place in Quilt Expo’s 2018 Modern Mini Quilt Challenge.
27" x 41"
Made in Consideration of SAQA's Guns: Loaded Conversations Exhibit
39" x 34"
Juried into the Threads of Resistance Traveling Exhibit.
12" x 18"
Made as part of Katie Pasquini Mosopust's Color & Composition online course.
53" x 53"
Made in response to the 2016 United States Presidential Election.
Featured in KQED's First 100 Days: Art in the Age of Trump
Juried into Houston International Quilt Association’s Judged Show 2018 and the SCVQA Jazz Impressions Exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.
Awarded an Honorable Mention ribbon in the Wall Quilts category at Pacific International Quilt Festival, October 2016.
Finishes 40"x 24"
Blog Post
Fused flowers and background.
29" x 23"
Made and published in RaNae Merrill's book: "Sideways Spiral Quilts"
Finishes 36"x36"
Blog Post
40"x40"
Made for the 2015 MQG EZ Quilting Triangle Challenge
12"x14
Viewer's Choice for Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association's "Blast from the Past" Quilt Challenge celebrating 40th Anniversary