I have, at various times, sewn, knitted, embroidered, needlepointed and crocheted.  I love the feel of fiber in my hands.  Since 1995, quilting has been a growing passion.  It has been my focus since my retirement from the University of Washington at the end of 2005.

My mathematics background may have instructed my intrigue with geometrics.  In my quilts, I prefer symmetry, mandalas and spirals.  Sometimes I begin my designs with a traditional pattern; other times I may look to Islamic art forms for inspiration. 

My latest work makes quilts out of non-traditional materials, but in traditional patterns. 

 

Click here to read my interview in Create Whimsy.


See my latest project.  I have been working with Assistant Professor Daniela Rosner of the University of Washington on a "quilt" which has on it core memory blocks from 1960's computers.  Don't know what that I am talking about?  Click here to learn about the quilt and early computers. And there is more. Click here to see the Textile Talk I gave with Samantha Shorey on the project.

 

In September 2021 I gave a quilt talk for the University of Washington Retirement Association. See my quilt talk here.

 

A retrospective of my work is in the October 2021 issue of Patchwork Professional, a German magazine on quilting and textile crafts.
 

 

Spinning Out Spinning In: Rose of Sharon has been accepted into the permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah.

 

Click here to request a free copy of the pattern for Fantastic.