SEWING EXPERIENCE: Hand and machine over 50 years. Made clothing and home furnishings for family. Designed and made ladies formal wear and men's suits. Worked in garment industry, men's and women's alterations.
QUILTING: Began in 1983. Self taught.
Instructor, Demos and Lectures
Addresses upon request.
TOPICS: Hand and machine piecing (Beg. and Adv.), Hand and machine applique (Beg. and Adv.), Trapunto, Seminole, Bargello, Counterpane, Broderie Perse, Stain Glass, Celtic Reverse Applique, Hand and Machine Quilting, Quilted Garments.
AWARDS:
South Florida Fair FL
Palm Beach Post Newspaper FL
Harris Publications NYC
Great American Quilt Festival NYC
American Quilter's Society Paducah KY
Palm Beach County Quilter's Guild FL
Silver Dollar City Branson MO
Armory Art Center FL
American Quilt Showcase Dollywood TN
Asheville Quilt Show NC
Quilter's Heritage Lancaster, PA
Good Housekeeping Land's End Dodgeville WI
PUBLICATIONS:
Country Quilts Magazine
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
Old Fashioned Patchwork Magazine
National Quilting Association Quarterly Magazine
Quilt Almanac
American Quilter's Magazine
Quilt Magazine
Great American Quilts 1993
Award-winning Quilts & Their Makers Vol III
Florida Quilts
McCall's Quilting
If Quilt Could Talk
Childhood Memories
EXHIBITS:
South Florida Fair West Palm Beach FL
Palm Beach County Quilter's Guild West Palm Beach FL
American Quilter's Society Paducah KY
Great American Quilt Festival New York City NY
Minnestra Cultural Center Muncie IN
Arizona Hall of Fame Museum Phoenix AZ
Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown OH
American Museum of Quilts & Textiles San Jose CA
Nara, Japan
Obihiro, Japan
Funabashi, Japan
Silver Dollar City Branson MO
Anderson County Art Center Anderson SC
Jackson County Historical Museum Maquoketa IA
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach FL
Midland County Historical Society Midland MI
Boyton Beach Quilt Gathering Boyton Beach FL
Quilter's Heritage Lancaster PA
National Quilt Festival Dollywood TN
Ashville Quilt Show Ashville NC
Armory Art Center West Palm Beach FL
Mueum of African American Art Tampa Fl
Octagon Art Center Clearwater Fl
RADIO & TELEVISION:
WPSD TV Paducah, Ky.
WOR TV NYC, NY.
WPTV West Palm Beach, Fl.
WPEC TV West Palm Beach, Fl.
WXEL Public Radio Boyton Beach, FL.