Selected for inclusion into Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi’s book, “Journey of Hope-Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama? Currently on exhibit at the National African American Museum. Chosen as one of three in the collection to go into the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.

This is my homage to my adopted home of Texas. An original design showing a larger-than-life Bluebonnet, the Texas State Flower. This quilt was juried into the Texas Museum of Fiber Arts and into the American Quilt Society. It is embellished with trapunto, gold and silver threads, and my signature, Black Butterfly.

This quilt is an original design commissioned by a hair style publication.  It uses real hair wefts enclosed in tulle, as well as hair strands couched onto the surface of the quilt. The suggestion of movement in each band of hair and fabric gives it a windblown appearance. Lessie Rose is the name of my little sister who passed many years ago. This is my commemoration to her.

Paradiso began with a class I took on the Mariners Compass pattern.  That became the center of this quilt.  Hand appliquéd, Broderie Perse leaves and flowers ring the Compass.  The old German art of papercut patterns were added; most from books by Elly Seinkiewicz, two I designed myself. 2nd Place in the American Quilt Society "Quilters Choice Award" 2009

Another original design commissioned by the Denton County Historical Society to benefit the Denton County African American museum where it now hangs. Each woman symbolizes a wish. The “Three Wishes” refer to the prayers I made while working on this piece. The first is “Humanity”. The dictionary describes this as “the quality of humaneness, kindness and benevolence”. The second is “Peace”, not only in the world, but in our communities and our homes as well. The third is “Tolerance”, which I hope will be the new order of things for our country as we progress into the future.  

This quilt is the result of a class by Robbi Joy Ecklow.  Not sure how successful I was with the quilt, but I sure had fun in the class!

A pieced and hand-appliqued quilt based on the book called “Women of Grace and Charm” by Barbara Adams and Alma Allen. This quilt was donated to AIDS Services of North Texas as a fundraiser and it did very well!

This heart quilt was designed to benefit a fund-raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.  The fabrics chosen give it the look of an old Jacobean tapestry.

Original designed African Flower Girl. In my imagination, there was a time when Africa was populated by a society of beautiful people, rich in culture. Zenobia is a young girl just returning from the flower market. She wears her finest dress and robes, adorned by 3-dimensional, hand beaded jewelry and trapunto headdress.

This quilt is an originally designed piece, depicting an Afro-Cuban dancing goddess superimposed on colorful background. It features 3-dimensional beading and fabric braiding. Crystals arise from her feet, indicating her feverish dancing.

This quilt was designed by Eleanor Burns and Sue Bouchard and this version was made because it represents such a meaningful story to me. Each block is a symbol, the Wagon Wheel, the Crossroads, the Flying Geese, and the North Star, to name a few, which tells the story of Underground Railroad quilts.

This jacket was later added to “The Griots of Fiber?exhibit. I awoke from a dream and just had to make it. It is an original design, machine quilted by myself, and embellished with black suede figures dancing on piano keys.

This jacket was later added to “The Griots of Fiber?exhibit. I awoke from a dream and just had to make it. It is an original design, machine quilted by myself, and embellished with black suede figures dancing on piano keys.

This quilt is a hand-appliqued version of a Maggie Walker pattern. As I completed the 9 perimeter cats, we lost our very special Norweigian Forest cat, Mishka. I took a photo of him and drafted a pattern which was used for the center of the quilt.

This quilt was made from a pattern by Betty Blais to teach our very popular class in paper-piecing. This quilt has been made in blacks and whites and pastels for a little girl’s room.

An original design which shows how curving shapes can depict a sense of movement. This technique used bias strips to cover each seam.

This full-length coat was commissioned by Anita Knox, then curate of the Kansas City African American Museum, for an exhibition called “The Griots of Fiber? or Story Coats. This is a completely original design and machine quilted by myself. The coats were to tell a story about African-American music. I chose gospel music for this piece, reminiscent of my days as a little girl, thrilled to listen to my mother sing in the church choir.

This full-length coat was commissioned by Anita Knox, then curate of the Kansas City African American Museum, for an exhibition called “The Griots of Fiber? or Story Coats. This is a completely original design and machine quilted by myself. The coats were to tell a story about African-American music. I chose gospel music for this piece, reminiscent of my days as a little girl, thrilled to listen to my mother sing in the church choir.

This was a quilt made for a Quilt Country Shop sample. A fun, easy to make quilt for Halloween.

An original design to study fabric landscapes.

An original design based on a class by Carol Morissey which studies positive and negative spaces.

An original design created as a sample to teach one of my hand-applique classes.

Another of my original designs created for a class I taught in hand appliqu?

A fun little quilt using beading and hot-fix crystals on pre-printed African motifs.

This was another shop sample for Quilt Country Quilt Shop. It was done in pastel batiks and every other block is created with strips of fabric in a basket woven design to give it a 3-dimensional look. It was eventually donated to AIDS Services of North Texas to raise funds.

Created from a block exchange of pastel Aunt Grace fabrics. The friendship hearts were fashioned into a circle and hand appliqu?was added. Each block was signed by one of my dear friends at Quilt Country Quilt Shop in Lewisville, Texas.

This is an original design created in response to a challenge to use hospital grade gauze in a quilt. The background behind each Asian lady is torn and painted gold gauze, as well as portions of the tree. The entire quilt was made to resemble a kimono.

This quilt was made using batiks with multi-colored thread spirals in the center of the black blocks. It can be made in any size, in any color way, and gives a very contemporary look.

My son arrived home from college on Christmas Eve one year with a half-filled fish tank on the passenger seat. He introduced us to Oscar, a huge fish that he had raised from a really little fish. That Christmas morning we awoke before daylight to find Kenny in the living room, tears streaming down his cheek. His Oscar didn’t survive the trip. We hadn’t seen him cry since he was a little boy. I designed this quilt for him to resemble a fish tank. It is hand appliquéd and hand quilted with trapunto. I gave it to him upon receiving his Masters Degree.

This is one of my commissioned pieces. It was made for a couple who were having a house built in Arizona. I used a paper-pieced pattern for the Phoenix which is created with 208 pieces of fabric. The rest of the quilt is originally designed. I included symbols and colors to represent features of Southwest design and American Indian influence, such as the tiles, the cactus flower and flying geese. Colors of sand and gold, shades of brilliant to deep oranges, represent weathered mountain ranges, setting sunsets, and the naturalness of the earth; the blues and greens represent water and flora.

One of my original designs which combines traditional patchwork elements with motifs reminiscent of African design. A popular commission quilt, no two of these quilts are ever alike.

This quilt was created after seeing a black butterfly appear in my garden on three consecutive days. To me, it was a sign that my mother, recently deceased, had returned to give me the precious knowledge that she would always be with me. I wanted the butterfly to be larger-than-life and the garden to have a heavenly, mythical quality. Black Butterfly was shown in a local gallery and the subject of a CBS human interest story.

An original quilt designed after the popular Pickle Dish pattern. Due to my background in Medical Technology, I chose to make it seem as though one were looking through a microscope. The bugs are machined embroidered with black and silver threads.

I made this quilt because I love Ginny Beyer patterns and fabric. The different values of blues and purples give the appearance of Stained Glass.

This is a memorial quilt made on behalf of our dear friends, Rick and Teel Sale. It was made from an original piece of art by Teel after losing their youngest son to AIDS. This quilt was inducted in a ceremony in Washington, DC and is now a part of the Names Project.

This pattern was made for a Quilt Country shop sample. It is completely hand appliquéd, and was later donated to AIDS Services of North Texas for a fund-raiser.

This is one of my early quilts. It’s very vibrant and uses fushia moir?fabric for the sashing and borders. Since I didn’t know any better, I double batted the quilt and hand quilted it myself. I walked around wearing finger bandages for days!

This is a much larger version of my original pattern “Little Bird? It was made for my good friend Tom Burnett, who not only created my beautiful website, but is fun, gracious and kind. The quilt shows 3-dimensional feathers, machine appliqu? thread painting and machine quilting. My only inspiration was that Tom really loved my “Little Bird?quilt and his favorite color is blue!

This began as a donation quilt to raise funds for an organization for which I care very deeply. I liked it so much I made two; one to donate and one to keep. It’s a stunning Christmas quilt that shows beautifully on a bed.

This quilt was an original design. A friend gave me the eagle panel in the center and I challenged myself to create a quilt around it. I was very happy with the results. I chose its name because of the use of florals and a softer color palette.

This quilt was nine years in the making and one of the more costly. It was designed so that each ring is made with a different Asian fabric and shows trapunto designs in the center of each of the 49 blocks. This is a queen sized bed quilt with a white, heavily quilted background.

The oldest church in Denton County was located and moved to our historical building park. In an effort to help raise money for its renovation, I made the Last Supper Quilt as a donation to the Denton County Historical Commission. So far, it has raised over $6000.

1st Place in Dallas Quilt Show March 2013

Honorable Mention in Dallas Quilt Show March 2013