I have always loved the Castle de Chillon on Lake Geneva in Switzerland.  This raw edge applique is a representation of a portion of the castle.  The frame came from a vintage mirror that I found at a used furniture store in a nearby town.

This quilted mosaic shows a row of homes in
Rothenburg, Germany.  I love the colors of the homes in various parts of Europe.  This vintage vanity stool was also found at the second hand furniture store.

This third piece of vintage furniture - a piano bench - inspired this "Summer Serenade".  The flower that is appliqued and painted is the fireweed that lives naturally in Alaska, a place I visited with Steve and two friends, Bill and Kathy Howard, celebrating our 40th anniversaries.  The flower blooms all summer and when it is done, summer is over.  Because it was a piano bench, I felt the title needed to be a musical term.

This third "home" quilted mosaic piece depicts a cliff dwelling near Cottonwood, Arizona.  It is from
a photo that I took when visiting the site.  It is a beautiful secluded area off of I-17 North of Phoenix.  So you can see the inspiration for the piece I have included the actual photo.

This cup of coffee was one that I had in Windsor, Great Britain this summer.  I used the image to create three pieces for the show.  Two are parody pieces, with the titles associated with familiar phrases.  The pillow pattern was associated with a quilt pattern I am using in my quilt guild.

This pillow is entitled "Latte with a Twist".  I am creating a quilt using the pattern "9-patch with a Twist" so thought it would be fun to do something associated with that theme.

This is a quilted distortion - using three prints of the same design.  If you look carefully you can see how I used three of each strip.  The title of this piece is "Tall Latte" - something I love to drink.

The slideshow that follows shows something new for me, coiled quilted pots.  I really had a lot of fun making them and coming up with appropriate titles.  One of them also contains a pair of hand knit wool socks - something you might wear on a cold winter's night to relax at home - at least that's what I like to do.

This quilt is the first traditional pieced quilt I have included in a show.  It will be displayed on a vintage quilt rack - such fun I had shopping at CaSh Creek in Grant, Nebraska.  This quilt is called Mirrored Jewels - because of the name of the quilting pattern and the shape and colors used in the quilt.