Home: Beaufort, Missouri, USA
I have been quilting since 1985 and teaching quilting workshops since 1995. I consider myself a traditional quilter who loves working with traditional quilt blocks, but like to add my own special flair. I have won many national awards for my quilts including a blue ribbon for my Celestial Crownsquilt at the AQS show in Paducah, Kentucky and the MQX show in 2005.
I have my own line of patterns and templates under the name of Gateway Quilts & Stuff, Inc. and two books; St. Louis Stars and my newest book Kaleidostars. I also do commissioned work for many of the major fabric companies and have been published in most of the national quilt magazines since 1998. My classes are geared towards teaching techniques that you can use in any quilt patterns and I encourage my students to use their creativity by creating their own “masterpieces” from my patterns. In my classes I enjoy instilling the feeling that quilting should be fun, not difficult and love hearing students say, “I didn’t think I could do that!” I have been told that my background in Special Education makes me an excellent quilt teacher.
I teach a variety of workshops for beginner to more advanced quilters. My trunk shows include 20+ quilts. My teaching specialties include; foundation piecing with freezer paper, curve piecing, eight point stars, miniatures, and precision sewing tips. Please visit my website for more about me and my quilting.
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