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)