Quiltmaker, 1988 - present.
SIMPLY QUILTS
Episode 827, featuring Dresden Plates of Distinction, aired January 2003
TEACHING
Various quilt shops since 1992.
Various guilds and shops in the United State and Canada since 1995.
American Quilter's Society Show, Paducah, Kentucky. April 2002.
Adirondack/North Country Quilt Camp, Paul Smiths, NY. July 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005.
Empire Quilt Fest, Albany, New York. October 2005.
New England Images, Lowell, Massachusetts. August 2004.
Quilt Odyssey, Hershey, Pennsylvania. July 2004.
Vermont Quilt Festival, Northfield, Vermont. June 2005, 2014.
Co-Director, Quilters' Retreat, Wiawaka Holiday House, Lake George, NY. August 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Co-Director, An Adirondack Quilter's Retreat, North Country Community College, August 2007.
Director, Wiawaka Quilt Retreat, Wiawaka Holiday House, Lake George, NY. August 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
Courtepointe Quebec Quilts, Quebec, Canada. May 2012, May 2016.
JUDGING
Judge: Common Threads Quilters Show, Endicott, NY. May 5, 2017.
Judge: Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Show, Essex Junction, VT. October 6, 2014. With Sandra Palmer and Dianne Shullenberger.
Judge: Vermont Quilt Festival, Essex Junction, VT. June 24, 25, 2014. With Gerald Roy, Kimberly Einmo, Charlotte Angotti.
Judge: Candlelight Quilters Guild, Baldwinsville, NY. September 21, 2013.
Judge: Champlain Valley Quilters Guild, Shelburne, VT. October 18, 2012.
Judge: Mohawk Valley Quilt Guild, Utica, NY. September 14, 2011.
Judge: Champlain Valley Quilters Guild, Shelburne, VT. October 28, 2010. With Kris Driessen and Robert Shaw.
Judge: Brazieres For a Cure, Johnson City, NY, August 25, 2009. With Lorry Chwazik and Gina Chapman.
Judge: Common Threads Quilt Guild, Binghamton, New York, May 2007.
Judge: North Carolina Quilt Symposium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 2006. With Scott Murkin.
Judge: Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. Show, Delmar, New York, April 2005. With Beverly Fine.
Judge: East Meets West Block Challenge, Berkshire Quilt Festival, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, October 2004.
Judge: Autumn Inspirations 2004, Schenectady, New York, October 1, 2004. Quilters United in Learning Together, Schenectady (Q.U.I.L.T.S.). With Kathie Greenwold.
Judge: Quilt Odyssey, Hershey, PA, July 2004. With Julie Powell.
Judge: Empire Quiltfest, Colonie, New York, October 2003.
Judge: Dresden Plates Block Challenge, Berkshire Quilt Festival, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, October 2003.
Judge: Beaver Valley Piecemakers Quilt Show, Monaca, PA, October 2002 (alone), 2003 (with Judi Gunter).
Judge: Autumn Inspirations 2002, Schenectady, New York, October 4, 2002. Quilters United In Learning Together, Schenectady (Q.U.I.L.T.S.). With Kathie Greenwold.
Judge: Field of Quilts IV, Tiffin, Ohio, August 2002. Heritage Quilt Guild. With Anita Shackelford.
Judge: Quilt Challenge 2002, Quilters Corner, Ithaca, New York, with Liese Bronfenbrenner and Carol Soderlund. April 2002.
Judge: "Calico Callie" Doll Contest, Calico Gals Quilt Shop, Fayetteville, New York, with Sue Ellen Romanowski and Valerie Schadt. April 2002.
Juror: 2001 Quilts=Art=Quilts 20th Annual National Juried Quilt Show, sponsored by Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York; traditional panel with Judy Doenias and Valerie Schadt.
Juror: 1998 Quilts=Art=Quilts 17th Annual National Juried Quilt Show, sponsored by Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York; traditional and innovative panels with Carol Boyer and Carolyn Maruggi.
Judge: Autumn Inspirations, 2006, Schenectady, New York. September 29, 2006. Quilters United in Learning Together, Schenectady (Q.U.I.L.T.S.). With Kathie Greenwold.
Participant: Two-day judging seminar, National Quilting Association Show, Reno, Nevada, June, 2000, and Charlotte, North Carolina, June 2002.
Co-Executive Consultant: 1999 Quilts=Art=Quilts 18th Annual National Juried Quilt Show, sponsored by Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York; with Eugenia Barnes.
PUBLICATIONS
Hand piecing section in "When Bad Things Happen to Good Quilters" by Joan Ford 2015.
TAS cutwork pattern and instructions published in The Applique Society Newsletter, July 2012.
AQS Presents United We Quilt & Anchor Project. My wall quilt, "Our Light Shines On", is in the book (page 36) and is part of the traveling exhibit. Book published by The American Quilter's Society, spring 2002.
Dresden Plates of Distinction. Book published by The American Quilter's Society, October 2001.
"Noel", Miniature Quilts, Issue 56, pages 32-33. With Anita Shackelford.
"Christmas Wall Quilts", Traditional Quiltworks, Issue 76, pages 5-7. Co-authored with Anita Shackelford.
"Hand Applique Basics and Beyond", Traditional Quiltworks, Issue 69, pages 34-37.
"Easy Paper-Cut Designs", Traditional Quiltworks, Issue 62, pages 52-53.
"Hand Quilting: More Than Meets the Eye!", Traditional Quiltworks, Issue 58, pages 20-21.
"Creative Labels for Your Quilts", Traditional Quiltworks, Issue 57, pages 44-46.
"Fine China--Dresden Plates with a Difference", Traditional Quiltworks, Issue 55, pages 30-31.
"Noel Sampler", Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Issues July/August 2005, September/October 2005 and November/December 2005. With Anita Shackelford.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010 40th Annual Quilt Show of the National Quilting Association, Inc., Columbus, OH
2006 37th Annual Quilt Show of the National Quilting Association, Inc., Columbus, OH (with Anita Shackelford)
2006 American Quilter's Society Show, Paducah, KY
2005 Vermont Quilt Festival (teacher's exhibit)
2004 Berkshire Quilt Festival
2003 Berkshire Quilt Festival
2002 33rd Annual Quilt Show of the National Quilting Association, Inc., Charlotte, NC
2002 American Quilter's Society Show, Paducah, KY
2001 One Woman Show at the Lamont Free Library, McGraw (December)
2001 32nd Annual Quilt Show of the National Quilting Association, Inc., Tulsa, OK
2000 Quilts=Art=Quilts Juried Show, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
Annually since 1998 - One Woman Show at the Groton Public Library
1997 Quilts=Art=Quilts Juried Show, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
1997 28th Annual Quilt Show of the National Quilting Association, Inc., Syracuse, NY
ORGANIZATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
American Quilter's Society
International Association of Creative Arts Professionals
NOMINATIONS
Quilt Teacher of the Year, The Professional Quilter, 1995-98, 2001
