Biography

I am a chocolate maker and wedding cake maker by trade. I have experimented with machine sewing for a long time. A few years ago, I discovered "Art Quilts" while visiting the "Quilting in the Country" shop in Bozeman, Montana USA. It completely changed the way I see quilting. I have my own way of viewing murals. I imagine and draw my own patterns. Sometimes I have to build scale models before I start projects, for example when doing a 3-Dimensional quilt. When I teach, I often tell my students that I hand sew with a sewing machine.

I am an outdoor sports and camping enthusiast and I bring my quilting projects with me. In my travels, you will find me sewing by rivers or at the base of mountains with my solar panel and a special iron ingeniously built by my husband. Some of my quilts are inspired by nature itself.