A lifelong crafter and seamstress, I have shown and sold my textile art since the 1970s, when I was a mere child. I have a BA degree in English from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and love to write, especially about fiber art.
After several years of other work and raising two children, I joined Symbol of Excellence Publishers in Birmingham, Alabama as a cross-stitch designer, writer, and staff sewing expert for Just CrossStitch, Sampler and Antique Needlework, and Country Stitch magazines. I moved to McCall's Needlework, where I was Special Projects Designer, and to McCall's Quilting as Staff Designer and finally Managing Editor. I designed and wrote instructions for numerous projects published by these magazines until mid 1995, when my family moved to the Atlanta area.
From 1995 to 2000, I worked as a writer and editor for FC&A, a publishing company in Peachtree City, Georgia. I am the author of a self-published quilting book, Fabric Fantasies and Textile Treasures, three "Poem Quilt" patterns, and a 2006-2007 "Block of the Month" series for Heritage Quilts and Fabrics in Newnan. I now work as a freelance designer and quiltmaker, and I lecture and teach using my own designs, patterns and instructions in my home studio in Senoia, Georgia and in the Atlanta metro area.
I had a quilt juried into the "I Remember Mama" exhibit (and the book by the same name) at the 2005 International Quilt Festival in Houston. The exhibit traveled internationally until June 2007. I was a featured artist in the November/December 2007 issue of Newnan-Coweta Magazine.
My personal style of quilting alternates between whimsical folk art and funky abstract art with an emphasis on recycled materials. I love teaching innovative and easy techniques that help students to be creative, have fun, and put their own personalities into whatever they make.
