Create & Decorate Magazine April 2009

I’m proud to have been published in the latest issue of Create & Decorate magazine! My project, Wool Appliqué Jar Lids is featured on page 30. A huge surprise for me was that Create & Decorate also published 2 of my photos in Country Still Life on page 71. The April 2009 issue will be available in shops by February 17th. Please pick up a copy of this magazine, you’ll find plenty of projects to enjoy!

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Winter Snow Storm

These images are taken out the front door. It's snowing like crazy and the wild turkeys are feeding out of the bird feeder again! The second shot is looking down the driveway. Yes, we have wild turkeys, they come for cracked corn when I call turkey...turkey...turkey. They come right up to me almost within reach and wait for a hand out. Last winter we had more than 60 staying in our woods the entire winter. If I yell at them to get out of the bird feeder they just sass back with a gobble gobble gobble! A lot of fun to watch but it does smell a bit like a barnyard in the spring!

Boot Scoot

This pattern was in a Quilter's Newsletter magazine approx. 1995. I machine pieced this and it was machine quilted by Bonnie Bosma.

Bonnie quilted all kinds of interesting shapes in the white areas to add more interest that don't show up in this photo.

This is still one of my favorite quilts.

Two quilt tops still waiting to be quilted. I made both so long ago that I can't even remember.....maybe 15 years ago? Or more! It's about time they get quilted!

My first all batik quilt. I was afraid to use a lot of bright colors in a quilt but after this one....I'm addicted! Machine pieced. Machine quilted by Bonnie Bosma.

Pattern from the book Succesful Scrap Quilts.

Lucky Stars

This is the most recent quilt I have made (2007). Machine pieced. Machine quilted by Bonnie Bosma. 75" x 90" I love the colors....it is colorful!

Pattern is Atkinson Designs.

Warm and Cozy

This is a pattern purchased from Barb Carroll of The Woolly Fox. A design by Carol Endres. I hooked this rug at a workshop in Arrow Rock MO with Barb Carroll October 2001. I love this rug. It's actually of 3 of my cats that are no longer here. Smokey is on the left and Luke is on the right. 2 male cats that couldn't behave while outside, looking out the window. I added the small cat to the left of Smokey. That's Gizmo, their mother. She was a very good cat and was allowed outside to play! The pattern is available at http://www.woolleyfox.com/