About Me

Sewing, music, and art introduced themselves to me when I was five years old — and they have remained constant companions throughout my life.

Georgia born, Alabama reared, and Louisiana educated, I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Music as an oboist. When you visit my longarm quilting studio, you will most often hear jazz from various corners of the world playing softly in the background. While I also enjoy painting and drawing, quilting has long held first place in my creative life. In recent years, I have begun incorporating drawing and painting into the art quilts I personally create.

I made my first quilt when our first child was born. Within a year, I discovered that handmade items could be sold on consignment in local shops, and I began developing what would eventually become my own line of quilted designs.

In the 1980s, while living in Dallas, Texas, I founded my first business, The Patchwork Cottage. My personally designed line was represented in the Dallas Market Center and sold to shops and department stores across a five-state region, including Neiman Marcus and even an order shipped to Japan. I loved the creative process of developing new designs and working with the 21 women who helped sew orders from their homes.

Silver Forest Quilts opened a new chapter in my artistic journey and introduced me to the wonderful world of longarm quilting. I enjoy designing and creating art quilts, making commissioned quilts for clients, and quilting more than 100 quilt tops each year created by quilters who entrust their work to me.

One of my favorite parts of quilting is the artistic challenge of transforming a quilter’s vision into reality. When clients ask me to make the design choices, I approach each quilt as though it were my own — drawing inspiration from the piecing, the fabrics, the colors, and even the personality and style of the quilter.

My Innova longarm machine accommodates both edge-to-edge and highly customized quilting, including computerized and free-motion quilting for everything from placemats to California king-size quilts. The creative possibilities are endless.

During my years in Pennsylvania, I enjoyed being actively involved with the Valley Forge Homestead Quilt Guild, serving as Vice President and later President for two years. Working with and learning from fellow quilters has been one of the great joys of this creative journey.

My full-time quilting business was located in southeastern Pennsylvania for 11 years before relocating to Colorado Springs in 2021 and then to Holden, Missouri in 2024, where Silver Forest Quilts now operates by appointment. Many longtime clients continue to ship quilts to me from across the country.

In addition to quilting for others and creating my own art quilts, I enjoy hosting small quilting classes and creative gatherings in my studio.

Creativity, nature, and the many cultures woven throughout my ancestry continue to inspire my work.

Close your eyes… imagine walking into the Silver Forest… look around… be inspired… and let’s create something you will love forever.

Quilts Made by Me