I started quilting in 1972 when my Mother suggested we cut up the Ball gowns she had acquired through years of attending the AkSarBen Ball in Omaha, Nebraska; and make them into something else.  I decided to make a practice quilt first.

I chose red and brown fabric that I collected for a year and made my first Log Cabin Quilt.
It was as if I were telling a story in pure color.


Triumph of the Spirit
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November 2003 - 98” x 98”

Peace is not the opposite of War, but rather the natural condition of Truth.  In one’s life it is necessary to personally search for the light
that is always present.


Guadalupe with Large Flowers
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November 2003 - 74” x 80”
Collection of Gail Haggerty

The Virgin of Guadalupe is a beloved representation of the Virgin Mary
dating back to the 1500’s upon whose head is a crown of twelve stars.


Send in the Clowns
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November 2003
Collection of Robert and Ardis James

Because the lure of joining the Circus has always appealed to me,
I love using the clown imagery in my quilts.




Rose Quilt with Red Tulips
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53” x 53” - June 2004
Purchased by the Museum of New Mexico

I love being around the color red, and I have made numerous
different rose quilts. I found by working in a monochromatic color palette the quilt looks different throughout the day in different lights.




Heaven Help Us
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76” x 75” - 2004

The black and gold gird lines are woven together on the top of the quilt.

Meditations on a Koi Pond
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86" x 86" - 2004



Garden Series 1: 9 x 9 Vegetable 9 Patch
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95” x 95” - 2005

I began this series with vegetables and found they needed to be organized.




Garden Series 2: Sun Garden
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96” x 96” - 2005

As the vegetables were taking root, along came large orange and yellow flowers with squares and circles of vegetables and black and white flowers.


Garden Series 3: Moon Garden
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95” x 96” - 2005

As I was finding orange and yellow flowers, large circles found their way to square bases, and a garden on the moon was created.



Map of A Quilter’s Mind Seen as Wallpaper
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168” x 84” - 2005

These small squares were saved from years of previous quilts and on closer inspection contain many secrets and surprises.

 

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