Traditional Quilts These quilts are usually traditional blocks sewn together and machine quilted. You, the customer chooses the fabric and design. Prices vary according to size of quilt complexity of design, type and cost of fabric involved and thickness of batting. Quilts of this type are usually purchased for birthdays, weddings, and other celebrations.   Prices can range from $600 to $1,000.00*.

Specialty Quilts Quilts of this type bring to mind memories of a special time of your life. The quilt is jointly designed, usually over a cup of tea or delicious sandwich. Prices can range from $700 to $1300 depending on complexity, material used, and amount of time given for the completion of the quilt.

Healing "Tears in the Garden of an Innocent Heart" This is an original block design by me called Paradise. I used it in this design to symbolize that the paradise of a child’s life is sometimes shattered by interruptions of horror by abuse. I wanted people to focus on the beauty of the quilt while at the same time remembering that abuse of children and women is at an all time high all over the world. Innocence is destroyed at the whim of people who use others for their own pleasure. These tears cannot often be expressed and the pain a person experiences is so deep that it forever changes the person’s life, values, and belief in goodness. Maybe when everyone realizes the pain in their own sphere of being they can effect change in their sphere of influence. Each person has his or her own story to tell and healing quilts facilitate the process. Symbols are sewn in the design which gives meaning to the person. It is a way to give voice to one’s grief.

Inspirational "Madonna’s Courage" Wall hanging for a Calendar art presentation for Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska. It now hangs in the Missions Services Office. Each of the plain squares has a quilted Madonna Emblem in it. Size 50 inches by 50 inches.

Kids "Hugs and Kisses It is an original block design. The quilt itself was inspired by children visiting my office. It was their idea to have a tic-tac-toe board of x’s and os. Quilts or wall hangings of this nature can be created by the children themselves. Sometimes a child’s inside sleeping bag can be made from their own design. One child designed a flag motif with corner stars much like the American Flag. Another child designed an open book with a person emerging from it. Prices range from $100 to $250.

Social Statement "Judges Dilemma" It was a statement about Judges who deal with issues of truth every day. The wall hanging is interwoven with imaginative portrayals of the grave decisions they make every day. It portrays a composite of several things a judge may encounter when rendering a verdict, such as: the heart of the issue; tall tales; wandering from the truth; slanted views; frayed nerves; waffling testimony; incomplete evidence; straying from facts; truth is more than black and white. Prices range from $75 to $150. Size 22 inches by 28 inches

Business "Inner Hearts Waiting to be Mended" This wall hanging represents the work that Spiritual Directors or inner healers do. It was inspired by a friend who is a spiritual director and minister. I took the design on her business card and created the quilt based on it. Size 24 by 36 inches

Memory "In Memory of Aelred" Quilts of this kind are made with photographs of family members or pets. This particular one is in memory of a Chocolate Lab therapy dog named Aelred such as a new baby, a special party, or loved one who has passed on. Size 4 ½ ft by 3 ½ ft.

Examples of other types of wall hangings

Every year St. Jude’s Hospital makes a call for quilts. This was my entry for 2003.Each block represents a ride at the fair and is appliqued on the quilt. Each figure is then outlined and filled in with needlework. The Ferris Wheel is all needlework with no applique. Size is 45 by 60 inches.

Full Sized Quilted Wall Hangings "A Ballerina’s Dream" This quilt was made for a ballerina. When I began work on this art quilt, I thought about everything that is necessary for her to be successful. One, would be inspiration from the Muses; another, an ability to tap into the ocean of creativity; an ability to draw from the Tree of genius which, of course, is 99 percent perspiration which results in a blossoming and end result fruit of her labors.

Fun Wall hangings "The many Levels of Inspiration" There are many layers of machine quilting each with its own different shade of gold or yellow. The different colored threads are associated with the different swirl designs. One design has light yellow, another dark gold, etc. This quilt reminds me of the different layers that inspiration has. One thought leads to another and to another until the original idea is ready to be committed to paper or cloth. Size 3 ft by 4 ft

"With a Little Help from my Friends" Have you ever felt like you were taking one step forward and two steps back in life?. Me, too. With a little help from my Friend, though, sometimes I feel I can take two steps forward and one step back. With the gift of consciousness one can see issues from another person’s perspective. It is pretty hard to be judgmental from that point on. If you notice, there is a straight line between the new steps forward and one back. What could this mean? Size 3 ft by 4 ft

"It Dwells Within" What is it? With the symbolism of the red fabric, one could imagine that it represents anger or rage. Yet, the lighter color is on the bottom. What could this mean? The writer of the Gospel of Thomas says that, "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you." We do have whatever power we need. The design of the herringbone pattern is also a clue as to what dwells within. Size 3 ft by 4 ft

"Flames of Life" An original quilt block design to represent the surge of life which embodies everything there is. It is this life which brings forth flowers.

Pounded Flower Quilt Blocks and wall hangings

"Eve - the Mother of all Living" Androcentrism teaches us to believe God is male. It also teaches that Adam was created in God’s image, therefore, male. However, ‘man’kind of Genesis 1 was created male and female. In Genesis 3, Adam was created. God took the rib out of Adam and created Eve as a separate feminine being. Biblical sources state that the original text of rib could also mean side, so ... Adam had his feminine side taken out of him, pun intended. The emergence of Eve was the emergence of a female Adam. One might say that on that day a male Adam as a separate being was born also, since previously both the male and the female attributes were expressed within the one body of Adam.

"Mary - of Magdalene" This Mary was a colorful woman to me. Legend abounds that she was a harlot, a sinful, fallen woman that supposedly had many flaws of character which required specific healing to correct. Still more legends say she was a powerful woman whose reputation was tainted by these accusations specifically because she was a powerful woman. It is speculated that she moved to a region in Gaul, now France, and was the respected founder of a church which is still in existence.

"The Unnamed Woman of Judges 19" In a side thought, I also wish there were a Eucharist, so to speak, a ritual breaking of bread and drinking of wine, in remembrance of evil done to women who are rejected, misunderstood, betrayed and sometimes die as a result. An example is the concubine in Jewish Scripture, Judges 19, who was slain by vicious men when they raped her to death. Quoted from 40 Flowers for Grief: a Journal of 40 weeks to help overcome debilitating Grief and Depression, Week 1, Thursday by Connie Backus-Yoder

"Esther - The Right Woman at the Right Time" Here was a woman who was put in a position of importance at the right time. Her position meant the rescue of all of her people from danger of extinction. She had a relative of importance, also, since her father was the uncle of Mordecai. When her parents died, he raised her as his daughter. She was humble, though, and didn’t go about bragging her status. She was smart, brave, and discreet. She didn’t go about blabbing her intentions and quietly planned her course of action using her own wisdom. Oh that I could be that kind of woman!!

"Naomi - The Bitter Woman"

Commissioned Quilts

"Holly’s Garden" Size 5 ½ ft by 6 ½ ft

 

 

"Dawn in My Garden" Size 6 ½ ft by 7 ½ ft

 

 

"Suzanne’s Meditations" Size 5 ½ ft by 7 ft

 

 

"Sunshine in my Garden" Size 6 ft by 8 ft

 

 

"Romance of a French Country Garden" King Size

 

 

"Girl Scouts Forever" Size 5 ft by 6 ft

 

Miniatures
(no larger than 72 square inches)

"Discerning Diverse Winds"

 

 

"This, That and Everything in Between"

 

 

"Colorful BS"