Personal Mantra
from the Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
1. Be impeccable with your word
2. Always do your best
3. Don't take anything personally
4. Don't make assumptions

Artist Bio/Background

Born in New York, I started sewing as a child, and quilting as a teen. After several professional moves around the U.S. in adulthood, we finally settled in Maryland. Armed with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design, I worked for many years as an Art Director in the packaging industry. My independent graphic design business, Mixed Media, has operated since 1988. After rediscovering quilting in the late 1990's, I started teaching quilting locally in 2000. I have steadily built up my own pattern line that includes 18 beautiful florals, several baby quilts, and many unique quilted projects and art quilts. I now teach and lecture regionally at guilds and quilt shops in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. I enjoy and have had success entering and showing in National shows, and have had quilts published in calendars and on web sites. My intentions are to continue lecturing and teaching, to evolve into a national quilter/speaker/author and to travel the world through quilting.

• Favorite Fabric: Hand dyes and Batiks
• Favorite Threads: Maderia
• Favorite Batting: Warm and natural cotton
• Favorite Sewing Machine: Bernina 730
• Favorite Quilters: Jane Sassaman, Lonni Rossi, Hollis Chatelain, Susan Shei
• Favorite Artists: DaVinci, Degas,Toulouse-Lautrec, Cassatt
• Favorite color: All of them!
• Favorite TV shows: In Treatment, Friday Night Lights
• Favorite Day of the week: Sunday
• Favorite Season: Late Spring
• Favorite outing: Going to my guild
• Favorite podcast: Annie's Stash
• Favorite Singers/Bands: Nickleback, Chris Tomlin, Beatles, Maroon 5