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Castor Bean
30 x 30
My husband Mike drew
me this picture of the Castor Bean with colored pencils.
I then scanned his drawing and printed it on fabric in
various sizes. I fused the fabric appliquι and quilted
it. This quilt is donated to the University of Michigan.
Ricin from the Castor Bean plant is used in chemo
therapies. |

Connecting the
Dots
24.25 x x 31.5
This piece has funky
portraits of each of the 10 Brehm Coalition members:
Kevan Herold, Mark Atkinson, Jeff Bluestone, George
Eisenbarth, Matthias Herrath, Max Pietropaolo, Peter
Arvan, Chris Rhodes, Matthias Hebrok and Mimo Accili.
These scientists are working together to find the cure
for Type I Diabetes. Also featured are Bill and Dee
Brehm and Paul Licther. This quilt is donated to the
University of Michigan.

Here are there
actual portraits. Can you
identify who is who? Click the thumbnail to enlarge.
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Canna
30" x 30"
I tried a new technique
using Photoshop to manipulate the photo and then printed
it on fabric. The inspiration photo was taken by Craig
Cramer and was used with his permission. You can check
out his blog at
www.remarc.com/craig/.
During the course
of our discussion, he posted two blog entries about my work. You
can read his entries by clicking
here
and
here.
This quilt was donated to the University of Michigan Hospital
as a part of a collection of healing quilts for cancer
patients. See the full collection by
clicking here.
This project has
been deeply satisfying. I appreciate how the Internet
brought me together with the photographer and how our
work inspires one another. |

Beta
Cell
Donated to the
Brehm Center for Type I Diabetes Research and Analysis
at the University of Michigan as a part of the
collection from the Fiber Artists @ Loose Ends.
Learn More. |

Asian
Morning
The Chinese
Letter that is quilted in the right hand corner means
Faith. There are also cranes and bamboo quilted onto the
surface. Donated to the Brehm Center for Type I Diabetes
at the University of Michigan. |

Mutterkraut
Collage
Made for the
Healing
Quilts in Medicine project. Mutterkraut is used in
chemo drugs. This quilt is in a permanent exhibit in the
cancer wing of Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Primose
Donated to the Vine Arts for
an auction on June 12, 2005 to raise money for the
Culpeper Regional Hospital and is now in a private
collection. |

Rajua
(meaning to give home in Swahili)
The quilt was made
for UNIFEM (United Nations Fund for the Development of
Women).
It was exhibited at the
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, February 2007 and AQS Quilt
Show, April 25-28, 2007. It was auctioned off on June
22, 2007 and is now in the private collection of author
Neale Godfrey. |

Late
Harvest
Inspired by
John 15 when Jesus says," I am the vine and you are
the branches." Made for the Vine Arts auction to
raise money for Culpeper Regional Hospital and is in a
private collection. |

Wild Fires
This piece and
Garden are
9"x12" pieces that brought in over $200 during the
December 2007 auction on Ami Simm's Alzheimer's Art Quilt
Initiative. Check out her website and learn
more about the
ways you can help fight this devastating disease.
www.alzquilts.org
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Garden
These pieces were
dedicated to my Grandma Emma. She passed away in
November 2007 at the age of 100. |
This
is my latest Priority Quilt made for the Alzheimer's Art
Quilt Initiative. It is number 2391 called
Blessed Are the Caregivers. Ami Simms may put it up
in a future auction or take it to a quilt show for sale.
Please check out
www.Alzquilts.org and considering bidding on the
items for auction, or checking out what is for sale. You
can make a difference. |