Seeing Stripes came from a lot of different places, including my 80s teenage years mixed in with some childhood storybook illustration references. When I sketched this design out initially, my mind went to the outside art of the "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland designed by Marc Davis. I'm not a huge Disney fan but I've always loved the shapes of the facade and its quilt-like aspects. Of course, there are also the stripes. I can't seem to get enough of these lately. In my fabrics, in my clothes, in my work... everything stripes. Thus the title. This quilt was designed for the MQG Block of the Month. You can find this pattern available for free in the member section of the MQG website.

This quilt is created by making improv chopped log cabin blocks. I chose my favorite fabric designs and paired them with a pop of solid. The play on color and pattern really showcased the movement of the block.

I took the On the Plus Side pattern and created a variation by adding scraps of fabrics to the overall design.

A quilt I designed for the Improv issue of Curated Quilts. Created by taking the art of improv and creating random plus blocks and building them into a fun organic design.

This quilt gets its name from the materials it’s made from. I created this design based on a challenge we had from our guild to take a traditional block quilt and design a modern quilt. I chose a courthouse block quilt design. The materials to create this quilt are taken from an army blanket and scraps from Pendleton Wool blankets. The backing is a paint canvas from Home Depot.

This quilt was part of a challenge I did with Amy Ellis with the 100 days of Improv that Sherri Lynn Wood instigated. It was such a fun learning process for me. I went through so many stages of design. Each day it changed depending on my color choice and mood. I only made it through 50 of the days but I'm so glad I did. It helped me to explore more freely my use of pattern and texture and color and hone in on my design aesthetics. I have another quilt using the remaining pieces I didn't use here that I will hopefully finish soon to complement this one.

Mid-Century shapes with an 80's pop of color. Funky Medina is a fun foundation paper piecing quilt.

Half square triangles that add dimension. This Quadra quilt plays tricks on your eyes but really it's just using HSTs to create dimension with various subtle colors.