A Russian folktale illustration by Ivan Bilibin (1905) inspired me to make "Long Ago and Far Away."
It seemed the perfect opportunity to design some of my favorite animals and flowers that I so love to applique.

Honors:

• First prize in innovative applique, International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX 1998.
• Best of Show, University City, MO, The Quintessential Quilt exhibit, 1999.
• First place innovative full quilt, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA, 2000.
• Invitational exhibit - Quilts: A World of Beauty (organized by IQA), Strasbourg, France, 2000.
• 2nd Proze, wall quilts, Rockome Gardens, Arcola, IL, 2000.