Once resistant to using plaids, I now find plaid quilts completely charming. This pattern is based on the star plaid quilt you can see on the quilting frame my father made for me in many of the Simply Quilts episodes. It measures 42 1/2" x 48 1/2". This pattern is also in my appliqué book.

I love my rose garden. With it in mind this quilt came together with little thought. Upon completion I realized it looked like it came straight from Mexico. It hangs in my studio much of the time. It measures 54 1/2"x 54 1/2". I must admit that this quilt is not for beginners, but I loved it so much it needed to be included in my appliqué book.

The great 40's reproduction fabric used for the border dictated the color for this quilt. Several different greens and reds were used to create the look of actual cherries and leaves. The feeling of this quilt reminds me of hot summer days gone by. It measures 45"x45". This pattern is in my appliqué book.

This wall-hanging was inspired by Jennifer Sampous border fabric. The colors were terrific to work with, so many delicious colors to explore. This quilt pattern is in Fabric Shopping with Alex Anderson ...as if we need help fabric shopping.... LOL!

This quilt was designed after the US Postal stamp issued in 1978. Each little 4 1/2" block celebrates my love of FABRIC! The pattern for this basket is available for you on this site in the basket pattern section. Enjoy!

This little heart quilt was a lot of fun to make and really quite easy. The top half of the heart is appliquéd' and the bottom half is pieced. Each little heart only requires 2 squares of 8" fabric. Perfect for any fabric exchange! (The pattern for this quilt is in Fabric Shopping with Alex Anderson)

To think I was once afraid of fall colors! It was so much fun finding the border fabric and then using all the delicious colors represented in it. This too is another easy block that is simply set on point. Notice how the leaves are rotated in all different directions to give the feeling of a blustery autumn day (this pattern is from my first book, Quilts for Fabric Lovers).

This quilt has a variety of basket blocks ranging in all levels of difficulty. It is simply a blue monochromatic color scheme and the blocks are 4 ½" and 9 " finished size. It was a lot of fun to make. If this quilt intrigues you, check out the 'basket of the month' pages and we can make another basket sampler together!

Here is another basket quilt of mine, and you thought I only loved stars! These are the basket blocks that we will specifically be making through the block of the month club. The fabric was based on Jennifer Sampou's Red Sea fabric collection (I love her fabric) and it produced a pretty happy quilt.

I had been collecting fruit fabric for some time and this quilt was created from that collection. When it came time to piece the blocks I narrowed down the fabric to fruit fabric that you could find on my grandpa's farm in Door County, Wisc. The name Tawanda? Remember the lady in Fried Green Tomatoes? This quilt almost went over the edge!

This eagle was started in Charlotte Andersen’s class at Asilomar. Not knowing how to finish the quilt the eagle rested for a while. Then one day the inspiration came…."Made in America" and then quilt was completed. This quilt measures 60"x80". It took 45 days to hand quilt. No kidding!

This quilt was created for a contest held by the California Quilt Project in Calif. After the quilt was completed, I read the entry form, "depicting how you and your family came to California" (Uh oh! better read the instructions next time!).

This quilt was inspired by a poem entitled Mud.

Mud is very nice to feel
All squishy-squash between the toes!
I’d rather wade in wiggly mud
Than smell a yellow rose.

Nobody else but the rose bush knows
How nice mud feels
Between the toes

By Polly Chase Boyden