beginnings

i have loved stitching ever since i can remember

i also love cutting and glueing paper, and drawing

my mother started me on a scrapbook when I was 4 (i still have it) and gave me fabric to make dolls clothes at about the same age

she also helped me make my first dress when i was 12

my dad loved to draw and paint and encouraged his children to do the same

so i guess it’s no surprise that i’ve always enjoyed creating

i started making cushions and quilts when our kids were young (for them and for our home)

later, after experiencing a trauma in my life, i opened a quilt gallery in an old church which we rented

i still make quilts, and i still have a gallery

the difference is …

i now make mixed media and textile art (including quilts), and the gallery is in a building we own

these images of my earlier textile pieces show where my textile art began, my own designs (mostly) but rooted more in more traditional styles

i hope you enjoy them, as i did making them, and learning from them

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