Luke's Graduation Quilt

(Luke and lovely girlfriend, Krittika, holding up Luke's Yankees quilt)

Mom created this Yankees themed quilt for her nephew's graduation from Denison University in 2009. The backing is made up of various fabrics with the logo for the Yankees: Luke's favorite team. This quilt was displayed in the Centre Pieces Quilt Guild Quilt Show in 2009 before making its way to Luke (see picture of Mom with the quilt, below).

Blue Lagoon Quilt

(Mom's blooming nine patch quilt on display)

Mom showed this blooming nine patch quilt at the 2009 Centre Pieces Quilt Guild Quilt Show. She made a similar quilt top in green pictured below, which she shows in her closet.

(Part of Mom's closet collection that's never been seen by the public- until now!)

Sophie's Baby Quilt

("TV is so much more relaxing under my quilt!" - Sophie)

Mom made this baby quilt for her newest niece, Sophie, for her first birthday in 2008, just to play on.

Irish Welcome Quilt

(Irish Welcome and Good Luck quilt, at the 2009 show)

This smaller sampler quilt was made by Mom with blue and Irish-green fabrics. It is a bedspread, and currently resides in the Mishiwaka condo. It was shown in the 2009 Centre Pieces Quilt Guild Quilt Show.

Teacup Quilt

(Mom's Teacup Quilt)

If there's one thing that my mom does more than quilt, it's drink tea, which is why this quilt really reflects her personality. Many of the blocks were made by members of the Centre Pieces Quilt Guild. Some of them feature quotes chosen by Mom about friendship. This quilt was displayed at the 2009 Centre Pieces Quilt Guild Quilt Show.

Leigh's Graduation Quilt

(Mom and Leigh show off this pretty in pink graduation gift)

This quilt was made for Mom's niece, Leigh, upon graduating from the University of South Carolina in 2007. As you can tell, Leigh chose pink for her theme color. Mom and Leigh are sorority sisters, as you can see in the dedication, below:

Kristen's Graduation Quilt

(Kristen with her graduation quilt)

Mom quilted this for her niece, Kristen, when she graduated from Monmouth University in 2007. Kristen picked blue/turquoise for her quilt's dominant color.

(This is one of the beds in Mom's house. In case you were wondering about the little girl beads on the wall - mine, not Kristen's)

Isn't it great that Dad and Aaron and I get credit for this gift when Mom did all the work?

Leslie's Quilt Trade

(Leslie with her quilt)

Mom created this quilt for her sister-in-law in exchange for the beautiful needlepoint (see the picture below). Aunt Leslie had this to say about her gift:

"Since I sew, I have a real appreciation for how much work is involved in producing a quilt and although I wanted one, I would never have dreamed of asking for one. When she offered to make one in exchange for a needlework (that I love to do), I jumped at the opportunity and am now the proud owner of a beautiful family heirloom."

(The cost of one quilt: this beautiful needlepoint)