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last updated:
05/04/2010
Thank you to our wonderful instructors that
are the very essence of MAQ. Without them we would be just hanging out
all weekend. Be sure to get to know your instructor better!
You can contact an instructor by email, by
clicking on their name.
Instructors are Listed By Last Name
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Nancy Bills
Fayetteville, PA |
Nancy is a native Pennsylvanian
who has moved many times throughout her married life but is now
living back in my home state. Her mother was an expert seamstress
who instilled in her a love of sewing. For 30 years she have been
interested in quilts, particularly antiques and have been quilting
seriously for about 12 years. Piecing is her first love. That
combined with the fact that she seldom follows a pattern, preferring
instead to experiment trying to find both easier and better ways to
do things, has resulted in her developing a number of new
techniques.
One is her “Perfect Strips” method of piecing
which she has adapted to a number of patterns. It makes some very
difficult looking blocks, including regular size and miniature both
easy and amazingly accurate. Passing along her techniques and
piecing tips to fellow quilters is fun but the most rewarding part
is hearing them say, “Wow, I never thought I could do something like
that!” She teaches at quilt shops and guilds and has written
and self-published a number of patterns and class books. |
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Carol Blevins
Red Lion, PA |
Carol teaches all aspects of
quiltmaking with special emphasis on color, machine quilting,
design, and special details. “A quilt is much more than just a warm
fuzzy. It’s challenge and innovation. It’s taking a mistake and
turning a near disaster into a new and creative possibility. It’s
learning about me, and growing, and being all I can be. And teaching
others about quiltmaking has brought such joy for through it I have
met so many beautiful people. This has been a wonderful journey, and
I can’t wait to see what’s around the bend!”
Carol has a B.S. in Home Economics Extension from
Penn State University. The years following college were devoted to
marriage and a family—two daughters and two sons. She was active in
church teaching, directing choirs, developing banners, and
organizing the York County Holly trail of Churches for 16 years.
Early in the 1980’s Carol had an opportunity to teach quilting in a
local shop. Through a crash course from library books and a good
text, she was on her way. Carol teaches in numerous quilt shops and
travels far and wide presenting workshops and lectures. She uses her
expertise to judge, as well, and takes classes from other experts as
time permits. Her quilts have been honored at many shows and she has
received Best of Show, Judge’s Choices, and Viewer’s Choice awards.
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Carol Clanton
Germantown, MD |
Carol Clanton started quilting in
1980 when she “retired” from the elementary music classroom while
living in Charlotte, N.C. In 1983 Carol and her husband, Lee, moved
to Gaithersburg, Md. And soon after, Carol began teaching basic
quilting classes and embellished quilted clothing classes. Since
then, as Carol has moved around, she has taught various quilting
classes throughout the United States.
Carol enjoys working with original designs and
variations in traditional patterns. She has had both quilts
and quilted clothing juried into local as well as national shows.
Her architectural landscapes have been exhibited in the Tactile
Architectural Show in Washington, DC and at the Houston
International Quilt Show.
Upon moving back to Maryland, Carol taught at
MAQ in 2007 and 2008 and is delighted to be back for the 2009 MAQ
Session. Carol and her husband, Lee, live in Germantown, MD. They
have two young adult children, Sarah and Zach. |
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Diane
Daniels
Harvard, MA |
Diane Daniel’s PASSION is
EVERYTHING WOOL! She is proficient in teaching Traditional Rug
Hooking, Penny Rugs or Wool Appliqué, Pincushions or Make-Do’s,
Needle Felting and Dyeing Wool Fabric. Her greatest achievement as a
teacher is “bringing everything down to a very basic and
approachable level” for her students so it removes any intimidation.
She brings 20 years of experience and her ability to demonstrate
“tips & tricks” so the students really learn how to improve on their
stitching & hooking techniques, etc. Diane was born & raised
in southern California and comes from a long line of Italian
seamstresses who migrated to the US from Sicily.
About 22 years ago she lived in New England
while her husband was finishing his post doctorate studies. After
completion of his studies, they found themselves back in CA but she
dreamed about returning some day. Recently that dream came true and
she now resides in Harvard, MA with her husband of 23 years, 4 cats
& a bird. For the past 13 years, Diane taught a wide variety
of classes in California and now currently here in MA. Some of her
passions are: rug hooking, making pincushions & make-do’s, penny
rugs, and needle felting; pretty much anything involving wool!
She is a passionate wool dyer and has provided
custom dyed wool to shops & students alike. Her passion started back
in college where she learned painting in water color, oils &
acrylics as Fine Arts major. After college she explored basking
weaving, off-loom weaving, and spinning. She began dyeing many of
her own fibers with natural dyes. She was hooked on “textures &
colors”! The colors that change seasonally and the wild life
that abounds serves as a constant inspiration for the hand-dyed
woolens she creates currently. |
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Gyleen X. Fitzgerald
Churchville, MD
www.ColourfulStitches.com |
Fitzgerald was born in
Philadelphia, PA but grew up in Taiwan and Japan and now calls
Maryland her home. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in
Chemical Engineering at Drexel University.
Her quilts blend color, pattern and texture to
provide a contemporary essence to traditional quilting. Her written
works center around Haiku poetry, quilt patterns and magazine
articles and of course the crème de la crème, children’s books. The
Dream: A Magical Journey in Colourful Stitches is her first
children’s book and it brings together the written word with the
visceral comfort of quilts. Her most recent book, Quilts:
Unfinished Stories with New Endings inspires quilters to transform
orphan quilt tops and blocks to contemporary finished quilts of
today. As an artist she has achieved “Best Show” recognition; as a
writer, her journey is just beginning. |
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Susan Grancio
Reisterstown, MD
www.susangrancio.com |
Susan Grancio has been a
Quiltmaker for nearly forty years. Starting with traditional
patterns, materials and techniques in the 1970’s, she has developed
her quilting style and skills through exploration of a wide range of
design possibilities and construction methods. Her current work
emphasizes pieced and appliquéd pictorial quilts, memory quilts for
celebrations and special occasions, and quilts in series which
explore color and texture.Teaching
quiltmaking to youngsters and adults of all skill levels in
individual and group lessons allows her to share her love and
experience of quilting with others.
Susan also accepts commissions. |
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Linda Hahn
Manalapan, NJ |
Linda's classes are fun and
empowering! She has a way of taking what seems complex and breaking
it down into easy, understandable steps.
Linda is the 2009 National Quilting
Association's Teacher of theYear. She is the co-author of the
Insider's Guide to Quilting Careers, as well as the Sew Thrifty
series in Quilt Magazine. Linda has been three times nominated for
Professional Quilter Magazine's Teacher of the Year. Her work has
been published in Quilt Magazine, Quilt Almanac, McCall’s Quilting,
McCall’s Quick Quilts and The Professional Quilter Magazine. Linda
has taught at Quilters Heritage Celebration, Machine Quilter's Expo
and twice at the National Quilting Association's annual show as well
as on three quilting cruises and in Bermuda.
Linda wears many hats in the quilting industry
- teacher, author, pattern designer, long arm quilter, show vendor
and marketing consultant for Elizabeth's Studio fabric company.
When she is not quilting, Linda loves cruising the Caribbean,
reading and watching NCIS. She lives in Manalapan, NJ with her
husband, Allan, daughter, Sarah (both of whom are quilters) and
their golden retriever - Amber Lynn. |
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Patsy E. Hartnett
Gettysburg, PA |
I can’t remember when I learned
how to quilt. I do remember my mother putting a bench under the foot
peddle of the sewing machine so my foot could reach, and then
allowing me to sew anything I could put my hands on. My
first teaching experience was in 1973 with the South Australian
Adult Education program where I taught a Cathedral Window quilt
class, macramé, and sandal making.
As a founding member of the Fabric and Fiber
Guild of Australia, I was able to have quilting included on the
charter list of “Fabric and Fiber Arts”. After a move back to
the United States, I worked as a teacher for Penn State Extension,
the YWCA, and the Gettysburg Elder Hostel. When Needle and Thread, a
fabric store in Gettysburg opened, I became the “in house” teacher
and where I have been teaching and working for 25 years.
I have had the opportunity to teach in
Australia, Ireland, and the United States. I have been
involved with MAQ for many years, as a student, co-president, and
teacher. My classes are often technique-oriented classes
rather then project oriented and I particularly enjoy teaching
drafting, hand quilting, and hand appliqué.
I started the Studio class for MAQ when the
group moved to Mount Saint Mary’s and it has been a lot of fun as
well as challenging to have such a high energy level and so much
creativity in one space. |
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Lona Gayle
Hull
Westminster, MD |
Lona is a certified Home
Economics teacher in Maryland. Her love of all needle work
activities has lead her to teach in children's groups, after-school
activities, adult education programs, quilt and needlework shops,
and guilds. Her classes have included all aspects of quilting,
crochet, knitting, needlepoint, and crewel embroidery.
Quilting for over 30 years, Lona is
enthusiastic about nurturing a love of quilts and their history for
her students. As a NQA Certified Judge she also discusses what
quality quilting techniques should look like for competition. Lona
Gayle and her students are award winning quilters with lots of blue
ribbons, Champion, Viewer's Choice, Judge's Choice, and Best Machine
Quilting in local, state and regional shows. Lona has exhibited at
the NQA Annual Show and the Quilter's Hall of Fame 2008 Baltimore
Album exhibit in Marion, Indiana. Lona worked with a group of
quilters to produce the award winning "Meet Me at the Fair" that has
been featured in the International Association of Fairs and Expos
magazine and the quilt will be housed in the Maryland State Fair
Museum in Timonium, Maryland. Lona Gayle encourages her students to
use a pattern as a guide, feeling it is important to put your own
personality in a quilt. |
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DeLoa Jones
South Haven, MI
www.deloasquiltshop.com |
DeLoa has carried her traditional
quilting background into her machine quilting. In the last 10 years,
she has done 3500 customer quilts. Many of her classes feature free
motion designs that can be quickly done on customer quilts but have
a very traditional look. Her quilts and customer quilts have won at
many national shows. Currently DeLoa lives
in South Haven, Michigan. She is the proud mother of eight children,
Granddaughter, 1 dog, 6 cats, 6 Chickens, and whatever the kids have
dragged in without her knowledge. She enjoys sharing her quilting
knowledge with all who share the same passion. She travels
throughout the country teaching at all the national shows, and holds
many private retreats, and seminars. DeLoa Maintains a full line of
machines which are always ready and able to travel anywhere to fills
the needs of any size group.
DeLoa's classes are informative and fun as well as
affordable, "I like to tailor the costs to help small groups to stay
with-in their budgets, I can modify my classes and presentations to
fill your needs. Give me a call anytime to discuss having me in your
area i can bring the machines or just use yours, the possibilities
are endless". Education breeds success on any level, if you are
serious about starting a business or honing your current skill level
do not miss a chance to spend time with DeLoa. |
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Fran
Kordek
Elkins, WV |
Fran Kordek of Elkins, West
Virginia, has been making and designing quilts since 1974. She
has been teaching quiltmaking since 1983, judging quilts since 1994,
and is both a National Quilting Association Certified Teacher and
Certified Judge. In 2003, she was honored as the first recipient of
the NQA Certified Teacher of the Year Award, and in 2005 was a
nominee for The Professional Quilter magazine’s Teacher of the Year.
Her work has been exhibited and has won awards
on the regional and national levels, and has been published in
Quilter’s Newsletter, Quilting Today, Quilting Quarterly and
Miniature Quilts. She markets her designs under the name Subtle
Endeavors, and has been actively involved with local and state
guilds and the documentation project of West Virginia’s pre-1940
quilts. |
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Leslie Lacika
Milford, PA
http://lacika.org/~leslie/home/ |
Leslie is a self-taught
seamstress, learning to sew on her own as a child. Even in those
younger days, she changed and adapted patterns in her clothing
designs and other projects, and rarely worked straight from a
pattern. She has been quilting for more than thirty years. Her
quilting passions extend from the traditional to contemporary. She
loves to reshape ideas and incorporate new and unusual materials
into her works. She enjoys all types of quilting, including piecing
and appliqué, machine and handwork. In addition to quilting, Leslie
has a wide range of artistic talents (including woodworking, mosaic
tiling, embroidery, knitting and crocheting). She often thinks
out-of-the-box in her design approach and employs unusual methods
and includes unique items in these works as well as in her quilts.
Leslie is an active member of the Milford Valley
Quilters Guild. She has chaired
committees, taught fellow guild members, and participated in
numerous guild activities - including challenges, shows, community
service, and workshops.
She lives with her husband, Mike, in the
lovely Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. Moving on from a
career in education as a school librarian and teacher, she continues
to expand her quilting horizons, teaching others and learning from
those she teaches. She presents several educational and entertaining
lectures, offers a variety of in-person workshops, and teaches
classes online at QuiltUniversity.com. |
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Merry May
Tuckahoe, NJ
http://www.merrymayhem.com/ |
Teacher, lecturer, designer,
writer, fabric hoarder; quiltmaker since 1978; teaching since 1988.
Merry writes instructions for Merry Mayhem’s Mystery Quilts, which
are made by quilters everywhere. She does Quilt N Cruises and
organizes BBQ* (*Bed, Breakfast & Quilt) Weekends in Wildwood Crest,
NJ with her quilting buddy, Linda Hahn. She taught classes on four
separate occasions at Vermont Quilt Festival; and was nominated
for Professional Quilter magazine’s Teacher of the Year award in
2003 and 2008.
Her work is in public and private collections
worldwide. She manages a local cemetery and owns two tons of buttons
(no, really!). |
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Maria O’Haver
Ellicott City, MD
www.mariaohaver.com |
Maria, who grew up on the
Washington DC area, has always loved drawing and various crafts. Her
mother taught her how to sew clothes early on, but needlepoint and
cross stitch were later favorites. Most crafts took a back seat for
many years while finishing a BA degree in Biology and later an MBA,
working full time in the Biotechnology industry for 25 years and
raising two boys.
Maria's interest in quilting started about 10
years ago, after a chance visit to a local quilt shop. The wonderful
variety in fabrics and quilting styles was fascinating. Quilting
changed from a hobby to a full time business 6 years ago. Pangor
Quilt Design Studio has grown to be a thriving long arm quilting
business. Maria also shares her love of quilting by teaching classes
at various area quilt shops. |
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Linda M Poole
Milford, PA
www.lindampoole.com |
Linda is an enthusiastic appliqué
artist whose laughter and humor are contagious in both the classroom
and lecture hall. She mentors those she teaches with patience
and a firm belief that "they can do it." She has authored
three books thus far: "Turkish Delights to Appliqué, " Bended
Bias Appliqué," and "Quilted Fairie Tales." She is also a
fabric designer for Avlyn Fabrics. Linda
has always felt privileged to have been born into a talented, loving
and generous European family who always put their family first when
it came to teaching freedom of artistic expression. As a first
generation, she has inherited the good fortune of generations of
artists, silversmiths, sculptors, poets, weavers, stained-glass
artisans and writers, leading to never ending curiosity of different
cultures. This has fueled Linda's passion for travel, teaching
and sharing her experiences with people around the world.
Linda is the International Outreach Coordinator for the Appliqué
Society. She has taught internationally as well as in our
wonderful country, the USA. Linda believes language is never a
barrier in the translation of quilts! |
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Jackie Paton
Merrimack, NH |
I am a self taught quiltmaker.
Quilting began for me because of a need and want of a baby quilt for
my newborn daughter. Only one book was available to me on the
subject. The year was 1979. I’ve been quilting for 30 years.
Since that first quilt, I’ve been a quilting
teacher, a shop owner, and a pattern designer. In between all
that I made competition quilts and blocks (there use to be block
competitions), which led me to develop by “stencilscape” technique.
Painting has been a great teacher of color. Color confidence led to
designing two thread lines, (Vintage Hues Sampler and Muddy Monet)
for Valdani Threads. The marketing of these threads led Red Rooster
Fabrics to me. As I write this bio, I’m working on my seventh fabric
line. I’m a late bloomer. |
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Patricia
Prodonovich
Hagerstown, MD |
Patty is a professional quilter who began her
quilting journey in 1986. She was inspired to explore this craft
after viewing some of the many quilting programs broadcasted on
Maryland Public Television. In 1998, Patty decided to try her hand
at teaching and discovered that she truly enjoyed sharing her
quilting knowledge with other quilters of all levels. She finds
great joy in introducing the quilting tradition to beginners and
watching their skill level increase over time. Patty has taught
quilting classes at numerous quilting retreats and quilt shops in
Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Her quilts have won
various awards in quilt shows in the Tri-State region.
Quilting in the traditional style is most
appealing to Patty. She enjoys and appreciates the dedication and
skill required to sew quilts entirely by hand from piecing to
quilting, while on the other hand recognizes that machine piecing
and quilting can produce beautiful works of art as well. In fact,
Patty believes that some of the best quilts can be crafted using
fabric scraps.
Patty has lived in Hagerstown, Maryland with
her husband Paul for the past 34 years. |
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Donna Ruppert
Monrovia, MD
www.piecingthepast.com |
Donna Ruppert from Monrovia,
Maryland began quilting in 1997. Her first project was a king-sized
sampler quilt. She began working in a busy local quilt shop in the
fall of 1997 and began teaching quilt classes in the spring of 1998.
.Since 1997 Donna has made over 100 quilts, taught at quilt shops
and regional quilt guilds and quilt shows. Donna has also served as
a quilt judge for the Quilt Judge, Montgomery County (Maryland) Fair
from 2002-2006, and the Maryland State Fair in 2007.
She and her husband, Brian began collecting and
studying antique quilts in 1998. Together, they have collected
over two hundred antique quilts and textiles and have lectured
throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to various guilds and the Adams
County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society. Brian and Donna
participated in the Franklin County quilt documentation project in
2006 and 2007, and the ongoing York County quilt documentation from
2001 to the present, as well as several private documentation
projects in the region.
In 2004, Donna began her business, Piecing The
Past which specializes in reproduction fabric and patterns, antique
textiles, and quilt history books. She participates in
approximately 18 local and national shows yearly. Donna is currently
developing a line of reproduction quilt patterns based on antique
quilts from her personal collection. |
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Didi Salvatierra
Bel Air, MD
www.DidiQuilts.com |
Didi Salvatierra is an award-winning professional
fiber artist/quiltmaker residing in Maryland. She received her
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in jewelry design from the University
of Colorado at Boulder. After working in metals and being a member
of a cooperative artists’ gallery for eight years, she found fiber
arts to be a new direction for her creative energies. She has been
stitching professionally since 1990. Some of her more noteworthy
clients include The Mountain Mist Company, authors Mimi Dietrich and
Barbara Brackman, quilt artist Carole A. Liebzeit, and AQS quilt
appraiser Mary W. Kerr. Didi’s quilts
reflect a love of color, spontaneity and often humor. Her attention
to detail and embellishments infuse each piece with vibrant visual
impact. Recent works include one-of-a-kind commissions, art quilts
and unique fiber jewelry. She uses various techniques such as
photo-transfer, repurposing, stamping, foiling, painting and digital
imaging to bring her quilts to life. An interest in historical and
antique quilts has inspired her to start a vintage quilt collection
of her own. Her fine quality hand quilting keeps her stitching for
others. |
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Kathy Schwabeland
Baltimore, MD |
Kathy has spent the last 14 years
playing around with fabric and increasing her stash. She is a firm
believer in "more fabric is better" when it comes to making quilts
and insists that lime green is a neutral color. When Kathy is not
stitching up a storm, she can be found reading mysteries, camping,
and fooling around in the kitchen. Kathy lives with her husband,
three sons, three dogs, four cats, and a snake named Marty. She
promises not to bring the snake to class. |
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Deb Tucker
Cogan
Station, PA
http://www.studio180design.net |
Deb has been an avid quilt maker since 1981 and
describes herself as a “Machine Piecing Efficiency Expert”. She has
developed numerous streamlined construction techniques and tools to
ensure high quality success with all levels of quilters. Her
patented tools (Rapid Fire Hunter’s Star, Tucker Trimmer, and Wing
Clipper to name a few) and original patterns are distributed
internationally and she travels worldwide lecturing and teaching her
techniques.
Nominated for “Teacher of the Year” by
Professional Quilter Magazine in 2008, she currently resides in
Central Pennsylvania with her husband, two college students and her
four “helpers” (cats). |
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Karen Witt
Winchester, KY
http://www.reproductionquilts.com/ |
Karen has been sewing all of her life and has
been actively quilting for over twenty-five years. She has taught
quilting classes for individual guilds and quilt shops across the
country and in France for Quiltmania. Her quilts have been exhibited
and have received numerous awards at national shows, including
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, American Quilter's Society (AQS) and
National Quilting Association NQA. In addition, she has received
recognition in several design competitions. For the past several
years, she has chosen to specialize in the history of quilting, the
use of reproduction fabrics and the creation of quilts with historic
significance.
She currently dates and appraises quilts,
lectures, teaches and designs reproduction patterns. Her original
designs and quilts are frequently featured as Free Projects on the
Windham/Baum website and in The Quilter, Quiltmania, Fabric Trends,
Easy Quilts (a Fon's and Porter publication) and Love of Quilting.
Look for her teaching at your local guild or quilt shop soon -- and
be sure to call her when planning your programs and retreats! |
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Mary M.
Zesiger
Mt. Gretna, PA |
Born and raised in Ridley Park,
PA - a small suburb of Philadelphia, she is a registered nurse by
education and a graduate of Ohio Valley General Hospital School of
Nursing in Wheeling, WV. She is currently retired.
She and her husband, Rick, have
been married for 40 years and reside in Mt. Gretna, PA, a small
mountain community 12 miles East of Hershey, PA. They have three
grown sons and two grandchildren.
She attributes her needlework
ability, at a very young age, to her Mothers’ influence.
She has been quilting seriously since 1980. She has been a member of
the National Quilting Association since 1987, became an NQA
Certified Teacher in 1991 and served as the NQA Certified Teacher
Coordinator for 2 years. She began judging in 1996, judging local
and regional quilt shows; completed NQA Judging Certification in
2006 and Masters Judging Certification in 2009.
For three years she and a partner
successfully owned and operated a quilt and crossstitch shop in
Wheeling, WV prior to her husband being transferred to West Palm
Beach, FL.
She enjoys the challenge of
competing in quilting on a regional, national and
international level. Her work has traveled the country with the
Hoffman Challenge, been exhibited in many quilt shows and seen in
Quilters Newsletter Magazine and Quilting Today. She prides herself
on attention to detail and in addition to winning first place
ribbons has won an award for best workmanship and the
obsessive-compulsive prize.
She teaches, judges and lectures
regularly for quilt shops and guilds. Her lectures, classes and
workshops reflect this professional edge. |
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