Finished Quilts

January 2006
Wallhanging gift for a friend, to commemorate a trip to Zion National Park. My own design,
inspired by the Log Cabin instructions in Alex Anderson's book, Start Quilting 2nd Edition.

2008
Frog-themed baby quilt for a friend. My own design,
inspired by Rail Fence patterns in Alex Alenderson's book, Kids Start Quilting.

2009
Peter Rabbit panel baby quilt (my first free-motion quilting) and baby gift sets for a friend.

2009
A wallhanging gift for a friend.
Pattern "Hiding in the Coral" by Castilleja Cotton, for Kilauea Kreations.

2009
A dog-themed quilt for a family reunion fundraiser.
Pattern "Tree Farm Throw" by Lynette Jensen for Thimbleberries, Inc.

2009
A wallhanging gift, for a friend's starfish-related conservation biology thesis defense.
Pattern "Hood Canal Starfish" by Beach Garden Quilts.

2010
Miniature "Birds Rule" quilt for my parrot Aerie. My own design.

2010
Quilt for Dad, started in 2003 and finally finished. Rail Fence pattern from
Alex Anderson's book, Start Quilting 2nd Edition.

2010
A wallhanging gift, for a friend's marine snail-related conservation biology thesis defense.
My own design, using the traditional Snail's Trail block.

2010
Miniature paper-pieced quilt, to use as my name badge.
Pattern from Quilt A Koala, by Margaret Rolfe.

2010
The first set of "Holly Bags" -- made for gifts to friends.
Pattern derived from The Big Bag Theory, by Penny Sturges, in McCall's Quilting April 2009.

2010
The second set of "Holly Bags" -- made for class demos.

2010
How now officially now a "Bag Lady", at the Hawaii Quilt Guild.

2010
"WHOOoo's Watching You?", finally finished,
at Hawaii Quilt Guild Show-And-Tell.
Pattern from Quilt A Koala by Margaret Rolfe; Quilted by Anna MacAllen.

2010
"So Molly", a 35th-birthday gift for a friend.

Inspired by pattern "Walk About" by Ann Lauer of Grizzly Gulch Gallery.
Fabrics by Julie Paschkis; quilted by Susan Haushalter.

2010
"Boogie Birds", a baby quilt gift for a friend. Machine applique.
Pattern by Linda Sullivan for Linderella's Quilt Design Studio. 

2010
"Desert Rocks", a Christmas gift for my parents.
Pattern "Vanity Square", by Cindy Hayes, for Lorraine Torrence Designs.

2011
"Michigan Memories"
From a kit (containing the pattern "Neighborly Welcome" from allpeoplequilt.com) purchased
at Lake Street Mercantile while in Ann Arbor, MI during summer 2010.

"Hawaiian Dichotomy"
Challenge quilt for Hawaii Quilt Guild 2011 show.
My own design; Second-Place Ribbon.

Narrative: The contrast of the assigned challenge fabrics – black with white smoke tendrils, versus a luscious sunlight dappled forest green – reminded me of the contrast between the reality of Honolulu urbanization versus the once verdant & uniquely biodiverse Hawai‘i. As a conservation biologist, this ever-expanding dichotomy and the associated loss of species, is an ironic heartbreak that comes with “building one’s cabin” and living in Hawai‘i.

2011
"Hawaiian Log Cabin", using batiks, a 50th-birthday present for a friend.
My own Barn-Raising Log Cabin design. Quilted by Anna MacAllen.

2012
"Funky Xmas Trees" holiday wallhangings, with Mom Anita.
Pattern by Material Girl Designs.

2012
"Rosy Retirement", a gift for a friend's retirement. Quilted by Anna MacAllen.
Pattern "Maggie's Medallion" from the February/March 2011 issue of McCall's QuickQuilts.

2012
A gift for one of my University of Hawaii at Manoa MS Public Health thesis committee members.
Quilted by B&B Machine Quilting. Rail Fence traditional pattern.

2012
A gift for one of my University of Hawaii at Manoa MS Public Health thesis committee members.
Quilted by B&B Machine Quilting. Rail Fence traditional pattern, placed on point.

2012
A gift for one of my University of Hawaii at Manoa MS Public Health thesis committee members.
Pattern from Strip Therapy book by Brenda Henning. Quilted by B&B Machine Quilting.

2012
A gift for one of my University of Hawaii at Manoa MS Public Health thesis committee members.
Pattern "Perdido Key" from the February/March 2011 issue of McCall's QuickQuilts.

2012
A wallhanging gift for my Aunt & Uncle, to commemorate
our trip (with my parents) to the Big Island, Hawai'i in March 2011.
Kit & pattern purchased from Quilt Passions, Kailua-Kona, HI.

2010
"Hypnotic"
A gift for an academic advisor.
Fabrics 'Green Tea' Bali Pop by Hoffman Fabrics, pattern from Strip Therapy 2 by Brenda Henning.
Quilted by Susan Haushalter.