BIOGRAPHY

What does a quilt magazine editor of 20 years do after she "retires"? Makes quilts, of course!

I studied textiles and fine arts in college when it was considered an "odd" combination. The art department wanted me to quit all that "home ec stuff" and the textiles design department wanted me to concentrate all my efforts on textile design. Quilting has allowed me to do both.

In the past year I have had a fantastic time designing and sewing quilts. It is always what I intended to do and now that those plans have given me a rewarding new direction. My art training provides the background to design quilts in any style from sweetly romantic to bold and contemporary. Like most quilters, the fabric always tells me what to do. If you let the fabric speak, the design ideas will flow.

I thoroughly enjoy creating virtual quilts using Adobe Photoshop and scanned fabrics from the newest collections available. I design for a dozen fabric companies at present and always welcome new commissions. Creating virtual quilts is one way I can "make" all the quilts I have stuffed up in my head. I am especially excited when I actually get to sew some of them. Life is good.

Here is a gallery of my virtual quilts and my real, in the fabric, quilts. Can you tell the difference?

Blank Quilting

Best West Sky Quilt	Holiday Splendor	Dogwood Bliss	Desert Dwellers
Moondance	Mary's Chocolates	Duquesa II	Daisy

Marcus Quilts

Alfresco Triangle	American Patriot	American West	Aubergine
IPH	Far East	Fresh Paint	Gallery In Red
Metro Green	Metro Naturel	Cotillion Braid	Mocha Meringue
Natural Effects	Porcelain Boxes	RIO- Square Dance	Simply Chic

Northcott

Blossoms	Bonsai	Cambridge	Chapel Hill
A Day At the Park	Eat Your Veggies	Floral Melody	Garden Gate
Hip Hop Hearts	Madame Butterfly	Moonlit Poppies	Rock 'n' Roll
Rose Garden	Sea Etchings	Secret Garden	Victorian Courtship

Windham Quilts

Riley	Millicent	Fiona	Aurora
Flora	Darcy	Blythe Christmas	Rhumba