If hand stitching Barbie doll clothes counts, I’ve been sewing for almost as long as I can remember. I was about 12 when I learned to crochet. In high school I took all the sewing glasses I could with Mrs. T. I learned much more than sewing. I finished my first quilt in my early 20’s but didn’t get back into it until after my children were grown. I was too busy sewing clothes for everyone.

Creating art out of fabric and yarn connects me to my mother, mother in law, aunts and grandmothers. It reminds me that I am part of a rich history of women from around the planet who, stitch by stitch, make the world a more beautiful place.