Churn Dash

For me, this quilt was an experiment with color and pattern. I took about 18 different fabrics and alternately mixed ones that really looked nice together with ones that didn't match well. Some of the blocks I just didn't like, but when the whole thing got put together, it ended up looking very lively. It's also a king-size quilt.

Autumn Rectangles

I love making small quilt projects and used to wonder if I actually had the patience to make a bed-sized quilt. This is the first one I ever made, and as you can see, I stuck to a pretty easy pattern. It's king-size and I really like the way the fabrics work together. It looks nice on the bed in fall and winter too.

Stars and Shadows Pattern

Here are a few samples from my original pattern, Stars and Shadows, or in the case of the tree, Pines and Shadows. The pattern was created for a small project at Barb Raisbeck's annual quilt retreat last fall (Quiltsbybarb.com). I've been selling the patterns at a couple of local shops and will teach it as a class for three days at the 2009 Wisconsin Quilt Expo in September.

It's been fun seeing how many different looks everyone has given to the finished piece, and a great learning experience for me too.

Lewis's Quilt

The pattern for this quilt is called "Stone Cottage", from Judy Martin's "Log Cabin Quilt Book". I started it at a quilt retreat last fall (see quiltsbybarb.com for more information), and finished it in time for Christmas. The blocks were super simple...only 3 pieces... and I used batik or batik-like fabrics. It turned out very masculine looking, which is what I was going for. Barb Raisbeck (of quiltsbybarb.com) quilted it in a pebble pattern, much like one of the fabrics, and it turned out beautifully. I gave it to my father-in-law, Lewis Hyatt, who is pictured here.

Ali and Jerod's Book

This accordion-fold book was an engagement keepsake for our niece Ali and her now-husband Jerod. It has several of their engagement photos and small cards and tags with sayings about love and marriage.

Luke's Book

This is a small book I made for our nephew Luke. The pages have images, short phrases and quotes. I gave it to him to encourage him with his own art.

Jace's Quilt

Jace's Quilt
2007


This is a quilt I made for our grand-nephew, Jace. And yes, that's him driving a matching red firetruck.

The center section is a really cute cheater panel, so the quilt went together in a flash. Little did I know he had a matching fire truck!