Friday, December 26, 2008

Getting Started

The important thing is to start... I have enjoyed sewing all my life. I started out hand sewing then was given, as a Christmas gift, a Singer SEWHANDY Model 20 black toy sewing machine. I made clothes for my dolls. My next sewing memory was when I was in seventh grade, "Home Economics," the required unit on sewing... where I made my first gingham apron. That tells you how old I am. From there I moved into making my own clothes. It seemed I was always attracted to plaids where I learned how to match the plaid pattern at the seam lines...

Over the years I have worked in several small quilt shops because of the love I have for fabric... fresh off the bolt. Today I find myself with fabric stuffed in just about every nook and cranny of my house... it has to help with the R-value in keeping the house warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

One-of-a-kind crib quilts and lap quilts are the focus of my current work.