Welcome to my website

 You'll learn a bit about me on this and the other pages you can reach by clicking in the column on the left side of this page.  You can view a quick tutorial of my "Fold and Sew" technique by clicking on "Random Thoughts". 

My block is in another 100 Blocks issue!

I'm sooo excited to have my block included in the 4th volume of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks.  I designed this block on the long road trip from our winter home in Arizona to our summer home in Nebraska.

I used the challenge fabrics received from my Arizona quilt group and the fabrics are from the Kansas Troubles line; hence the name Kansas Challenge. The block would be rather boring without an interesting sash so I just went ahead and added the sash to the block.  Check out my Random Thoughts page to see how I solved a pesky backing problem on the quilt.

 Click here to see my completed quilt.

 I LOVE TO QUILT! and I’m blessed to be able to do what I love in my home, in the country, near a small town in the heart of Nebraska. My husband and I raise corn, soybeans, and alfalfa on our farm. We have one son, one daughter and 3 grandsons (I LOVE BEING A GRANDMA).  Check out the baby blanket I made for my 3rd grandson, Judah Matthew.  

My niece just had twin boys and I wanted to show you the quilts I made for them.  They are pieced using precut 5" and 10" squares that are then folded to make the triangle shapes.  It's an extremely quick and easy technique which I offer as a class.  

I started my quilting career 20 years ago. My sister (who was the creative artist for Quiltmaker magazine), asked me to help quilt baby quilts that she’d designed for a book published by Quiltmaker. I’ve been quilting for the magazine, and their sister publication Quilter’s Newsletter, ever since.  For quilting tips from recent projects I've sewn for the magazines, click here.  I couldn’t ask for a better job or nicer people to work with. I also quilt for the public. I can design a custom quilt, or quilt the tops you have, for a very competitive price and with great skill. Please feel free to contact me at any time for more information.

I squeeze time in between paying projects to work on my personal quilts. I specialize in traditional heirloom machine quilting, and my real love is colorful shadow applique. I also take classes at least once a year from a major star in the quilting world to garner fresh ideas and sharpen my skills. This miniature quilt was from a class given by George Sicilliano. It is 18” x 18” and contains over 1000 pieces.  Right now, I'm quilting a top I started last winter that's made from the challenge fabric from my quilt group in Arizona.  I used preprinted foundation panels to make the New York Beauty blocks and found that to be an easy way to piece a fussy block.  Just make sure your printed foundation panels are squared up so that seams match when sewn together.

I believe quilters are some of the most generous people in the world, and we prove that by using our skills to benefit those less fortunate than us.  I just finished a baby quilt to be collected at our state quilt convention for Project Linus.

My other quilting love is teaching others what I’ve learned about quilts in my career.  I promised my quilt group in Arizona a primer on tuck quilts, and I wanted to work up a class on border/binding treatments.  The result is Window Pane Tucks.  I was surprised, pleased, and very excited when this quilt won best wall hanging at the 2010 Nebraska State Fair in a field of close to 100 quilts.  It was a surprise because I'd entered the same quilt in the fair in 2009 and only placed 3rd in it's division.  What a difference a judge makes!  

        You can find a list of my classes and contact information in the menu to the left.

Last Updated: Jan 29th, 2012 - 3:32 PM