| After sewing quilts for three decades I am NOW learning to enjoy all steps of the process. While living in Virginia in 1974, with little knowledge of sewing, I stumbled through my first quilt. Using my grandmother's portable Singer featherweight I followed the directions from a library book to make a bed quilt using a pattern called "Clay's Square". I pieced the cotton/poly fabrics and hand quilted it with no hoop or frame. Since I didn't know how small quilting stitches should be my first quilt looked more like it was basted! Also the quilt was a bit small for the double bed. Don't ask about the patchwork matching at the corners or the fact that some seams just wouldn't lay flat. |
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Geometric designs offered endless possibilities while the tactile nature and practicality drew me into the quilt addiction. For many years I only made bed quilts, all hand quilted. While living on Cape Cod I hung around some quilt friends that made smaller quilts and eventually I shifted to smaller pieces. Now I usually only make wall hangings.
During the mid 1980's to the mid 1990's I exhibited my quilts regionally and nationally. I gave lectures and workshops around New England and my work was shown at a local gallery on Cape Cod until I relocated to California in 1998. I stopped showing my work except on my web site and the very infrequent local guild show.
I am a self-taught artist with no region of the US overly influencing me. I moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2008. I create one of kind art quilts and lecture and teach.
Connecting to my spirit is an important part of creating quilts. I crave a peaceful environment yet at times I love being around other quilters and artists for inspiration. I have learned to embrace all aspects of life. Creating a quilt, just like everything else in life is bringing spirit into matter. The closer you are to your vision, the stronger your spirit shines through transforming...ever changing...always evolving...expanding.
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