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Martin's Keys I



quilt
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My husband was looking at his house key
one day and drew a rough sketch of it,
asking if it would make a nice block. After
working on it, I came up with a workable
block. After rotating the blocks, I discovered
they made a flower and "Martin's Keys" was
created.

Martin's Keys II   NFS
quilt

This pattern was also done up in turkey
red changing the appearance of the quilt.
Both quilts appeared in McCall's Quilting Magazine.

quilt

A Close-Up View of the Original Block
where you can see the "key"


A Christmas Star


quilt
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I always wanted a Christmas quilt for the
bed. I call this one my 11 day wonder because 11 days
prior to the Christmas of 1993, I started machine piecing it
using Eleanor Burns' method of making of a Radiant Star.
The binding was put on Christmas Eve. It has machine
quilted feathers in the border and is heavily stippled.


Floral Fantasy


quilt
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This quilt is appliqued and quilted by hand.
It is an original design.


Ohio Rose   NFS


quilt
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My first machine made bed quilt.


Ohio Rose   NFS


quilt
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After many years, the quilt pictured on the bed in above picture began to fray so I made a new one. Same pattern, same colors, yet it looked different. It was then that I discovered the color scheme was put together differently. When I checked the pattern, the one made years ago was made wrong!! Speak about Amish mistakes!

Christmas Quilt   NFS
quilt
This is a quilt I designed for a quilting quild .
The pattern is called Balkan Puzzle.


Modern Quilt   NFS
quilt
Son and daughter in law,
Ellis and Jeanne, have a modern bedroom
where a traditional quilt would look out of place so
used flying geese pattern for its simplicity.
King size, machine pieced and hand quilted.


Weathervane


quilt
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Another of my bed quilts. It is hand pieced
and hand quilted. The pattern is called
Weathervane. Finished off with prairie points.


Sampler


quilt
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The dimensions do not include a 6" ruffle.
Machine pieced and hand quilted.


Oh Susanna   NFS


quilt
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Pattern is "Oh Susanna" and used
to make quilt for daughter and son in law,
Susan and James. Machine pieced
and hand quilted. Queen sized.


Grandmother's Fan   NFS


quilt
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Grandmother's Fan pattern is used
to make quilt for daughter and son in law,
Rita and Mike. Machine pieced
and hand quilted. Queen sized.


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