There’s still a wide mixture here, partly because I began finishing some of the quilt tops I assembled eight to ten years ago, and because I was experimenting with different color palettes and creating new quilts, some of which were designed with the idea of marketing them as patterns.
This isn’t everything, so we may update these galleries periodically, and there are still (literally) hundreds of unquilted tops for me to work on, plus new quilts to design. We didn’t photograph many of those, so it may be a while, but galleries for the second decade of the century will follow.
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2006, Buttercream, included in the book, Lone Stars III: A Legacy of Texas Quilts
2006, a detail from Buttercream
2006, Paris Pinwheels
2006, a detail from Paris Pinwheels
2007, Bamboo Mountains
2007, a detail from Bamboo Mountains
2007, Coral Trees
2007, a detail from Coral Trees
2007, Heirloom Rose Trellis
2007, Parakeetvile
2007, White Blossoms Drifting Into Night
2007, Wild Goose Chase
2007, a detail from Wild Goose Chase
2008, Big Bang
2008, a detail from Big Bang
2008, Four-Patch Posy Star
2008, a detail from Four-Patch Posy Star
2008, Lavender Fields
2008, 1st detail from Lavender Fields (front)
2008, 2nd detail from Lavender Fields (back)
2009, Big Bang 2 (Black Cat pattern, debuted at Fall Market 2009, Houston)
2009, Big Block Times Edition (Black Cat pattern, debuted at Spring Market 2010, Minneapolis)
2009, Golden Paradise
2009, Harlequin Rose (two-sided quilt, Side A)
2009, a detail from Harlequin Rose (two-sided quilt, Side A)
2009, Harlequin Rose (two-sided quilt, Side B)
2009, a detail from Harlequin Rose (two-sided quilt, Side B)
2009, Leaf Me Alone (Black Cat pattern)
2009, a detail from Leaf Me Alone
2009, Samurai and Geisha
2009, a detail from Samurai and Geisha
2009, Spencer Museum Stars and Strips
2009, Streaking in Beijing (Black Cat pattern, marketed as Streakers, debuted at Fall Market 2009, Houston)
2010, Baby Bang (Black Cat pattern, debuted at Fall Market 2010, Houston)
2010, Baby Bang’s Buddy (included in the Baby Bang pattern)
2010, a detail from Baby Bang’s Buddy
2010, Cascades (Black Cat pattern, debuted at Fall Market 2010, Houston)
2010, Dreamweaving for Baby
2010, a detail from Dreamweaving for Baby
2010, Feeling Chintzy
2010, In the Manor
2010, a detail from In the Manor
2010, Midnight Garden (Black Cat pattern, debuted at Spring Market 2010, Minneapolis)
This period was very productive for me. I finally felt like I was beginning to hit my stride as a quilter. I’m still experimenting, though, so there’s a wide range of styles. Almost everything from this period is original.
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2000, A Tisket A Tasket
2000, a detail from A Tisket A Tasket
2000, Bleeding Heart Vine
2000, a detail from Bleeding Heart Vine
2000, Blue Turkey Tracks
2000, a detail from Blue Turkey Tracks
2000, Christmas Turkey Tracks
2000, a detail from Christmas Turkey Tracks
2000, Connecting With the Past
2000, a detail from Connecting With the Past
2000, French Baskets
2000, a detail from French Baskets
2000, Green and Cheddar
2000, a detail from Green and Cheddar
2000, Just a Little Nut
2000, a detail from Just a Little Nut
2001, Amish Hummingbird
2001, a detail from Amish Hummingbird
2001, Jaime le Poulet (When asked what he thought of the quilt, Michael replied, “Well, I like the chicken.” Hence the title.)
2001, a detail from Jaime le Poulet
2001, Mid-March Near Brenham
2001, a detail from Mid-March Near Brenham
2001, Set Among the Stars
2001, back folded over on Set Among the Stars
2001, Susan O’Keefe
2001, a detail from Susan O’Keefe
2001, Sweet Peas
2001, a detail from Sweet Peas
2002, Nosegay
2002, a detail from Nosegay
2002, The Gadabout
2002, a detail from The Gadabout
2002, Yoshimi’s Leaves
2002, a detail from Yoshimi’s Leaves
2003, A View of Flowers
2003, a detail from A View of Flowers
2003, Chinese Mountains
2003, a detail from Chinese Mountains
2003, Cross and Crown
2003, a detail from Cross and Crown
2003, Minay’s Garden
2003, a detail from Minay’s Garden
2003, Reaching Out
2003, a detail from Reaching Out
2003, Starcrossed
2003, a detail from Starcrossed
2003, Sweet Pea Fassett
2003, a detail from Sweet Pea Fassett
2003, Vineyard Gables
2003, a detail from Vineyard Gables
2004, Bluebirds
2004, back of Bluebirds folded over
2004, Curved Pinwheels
2004, a detail from Curved Pinwheels
2004, Folk Art Dove
2004, a detail from Folk Art Dove
2004, Where Liberty Dwells (two-sided quilt — Side A)
2004, a detail from Where Liberty Dwells (Side A)
2004, Where Liberty Dwells (two-sided quilt — Side B)
I continued experimenting, trying to create some things that were unique, but still sticking to the feel I had for the traditional. I started experimenting with three-dimensional quilts about this time too. Most of the quilts in this section are original designs, but a few (like Cowboy Dan) were taken from patterns. Many of the quilts in this section were the result of scrap trades at a quilt guild I belonged to then. I still have many unquilted tops left from the block trades that I will hopefully finish someday. When pigs fly, maybe!
The pictures here were all taken with better cameras. They were still saved in low resolutions (72 dpi) to load faster on the web, so they probably aren’t suitable for printing, but fine for computer monitors and phone screens.
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1994, Amish 4-Patch in 9-Patch (in traditional colors and pattern, machine pieced and hand quilted, as were most of Minay’s quilts until 2016 or so)
1994, a detail from Amish 4-Patch in 9-Patch
1994, Cabins in the Candlelight (a variation on the log cabin block)
1994, a detail from Cabins in the Candlelight
1994, Cardinals in the Snow (applique within pieced borders)
1994, a detail from Cardinals in the Snow
1994, Cowboy Dan (alternating pieced boot blocks, the cowboy and rope are appliqued)
1994, a detail from Cowboy Dan
1994, Edgartown Windowbox (inspired by some of the windowboxes on Martha’s Vineyard, the 3-D flowers are velcroed and are interchangeable with other blossoms)
1994, a detail from Edgartown Windowbox
1994, Mona Fuji (a mixture of applique and theorem painting. This toured with the Hoffman Challenge for a year)
1994, a detail from Mona Fuji
1994, Northwoods (pieced blocks plus applique)
1994, a detail from Northwoods
1994, Sealed With a Kiss (pieced hearts and Valentine letters)
1994, a detail from Sealed With a Kiss (Tootsela is Michael, Katie was our dog)
1995, Briar Rose (applique on stencil painted whole cloth w/3-D roses). Note: The stones are *not* 3-D.
1995, a detail from Briar Rose
1995, Doggone Crazy Cats (Only the mouse is appliqued).
1995, a detail from Doggone Crazy Cats
1996, Louisiana Rose
1996, a detail from Louisiana Rose
1996, Sunbonnet Sue
1996, a detail from Sunbonnet Sue
1996, Tea Time China Cupboard
1996, a detail from Tea Time China Cupboard
1997, Cardinals in the Holly
1997, a detail from Cardinals in the Holly
1997, Dawning of the Age of Aquarium
1997, a detail (the catfish) from Dawning of the Age of Aquarium
1997, Hours to Spare
1997, a detail from Hours to Spare
1997, Oh My Stars and Ribbons
1997, a detail from Oh My Stars and Ribbons
1997, Sky Puzzle
1997, a detail from Sky Puzzle
1998, Oak Leaf and Reel
1998, a detail from Oak Leaf and Reel
1998, Picket Star
1998, a detail from Picket Star
1998, Wow, I Think I Had Too Much Caffeine (the top bar on this website’s main header image is a slice from this quilt)
1999, Early Morning on South Beach (on Martha’s Vineyard, MA, not Miami Beach, FL)
1999, a detail from Early Morning on South Beach
1999, Friendship’s Treasure
1999, first detail from Friendship’s Treasure
1999, second detail from Friendship’s Treasure
1999, Hill Country Sunset (inspired by the Hill Country of Central Texas)
1999, a detail from Hill Country Sunset
1999, Kimono
1999, a detail from Kimono
1999, Kimonos for Joy (Michael’s mom, Joy, collected kimonos, so Minay made this quilt for her. Joy hung it alongside some of them)
1999, a detail from Kimonos for Joy
1999, Vineyard Shingles (Minay loved the variety of shingle shapes she saw on the island. This was the result.)
These were the very first quilts I did. Some were based on existing patterns, but I also started creating my own designs before too long. I experimented with a stencil technique called theorem painting, and several of the examples in this gallery reflect that. Many of the pictures of the early quilts were scanned from very small pre-digital photographs, so forgive the poor quality of a few of the pictures in the first gallery. Sorry.
Most (but not all) of the shots in these galleries (there are several more after this one) show a full view of a quilt followed by a detailed view. What’s a quilt without a good look at the stitching, right? All of these quilts at this point were machine pieced (except for any applique, of course), and were hand quilted. I didn’t start machine quilting until a decade or more into the 21st Century.
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1988, My First Quilt
1988, a detail from My First Quilt
1989, a detail from Basket of Roses
1989, closer detail from Basket of Roses
1989, Grapes for Dianne
1989, Grapes for Dianne (plus Minay)
1989, Poppies for Jennie (our neighbor)
1989, a detail from Poppies for Jennie
1989, The Elephant Quilt (the elephants inside the squares are theorem stenciled)
1989, a detail from The Elephant Quilt
1990, Grape Circle
1990, Grape Lattice (quilted)
1990, a detail from Grape Lattice (unquilted)
1990, Grape Panel
1990, a detail from Grape Panel
1990, Grapes and Squares
1990, a detail from Grapes and Squares
1991, Blueberry Pillow
1991, Everything Old is Nouveau Again
1991, a detail from Everything Old is Nouveau Again (back)
1991, a detail from Everything Old is Nouveau Again (front)
1991, Grape Pillow
1991, a detail from Grape Pillow
1991, an original stencil painting, On Dogwood Lane
1991, Peace Worth Preserving
1991, a detail from Peace Worth Preserving
1991, Violets
1991, a detail from Violets
1991, Christmas Table Runner for Minay’s sister, Lyndy
1992, a detail from Lily O’Keefe
1992, Stars of Joy (for Michael’s mom, Joy)
1992, a detail from Stars of Joy
1992, Christmas Mice Table Runner
1992, a detail from Christmas Mice Table Runner
1993, Arbor Grapes
1993, a detail from Arbor Grapes
1993, Theorem Basket of Fruit
1993, a detail from Theorem Basket of Fruit (front)
1993, a detail from Theorem Basket of Fruit (back)
1993, Town and Country Tree Skirt
1993, a detail from the Town and Country Tree Skirt