First blog entry

Hi, I am new at this, so forgive any glitches in the set up, I will work on it. Appreciate any helpful recommendations. I am a fiber artist living in western NY. I am in business with my sister , Ruth. We have a long arm gammill machine and two studios. The machine takes one whole room at Ruth's home and I have the art/fabric studio at my home. I recently moved here from NC to work with Ruth. Before that I lived In NM for 10 years and Wyoming for two. I am originally from Batavia, NY, though.

Presently,I am working on getting my art work out to the world and have been lucky enough to have gotten a piece in Up in Stitches, a SAQA gallery show at the Yeiser Gallery in Paducah.
The piece is Gentle Giants, a commission work of two Great Danes, the owner was kind enough to let me display it.


Fabric collage and quilting are my main activities . I am also addicted to painting, stamping , embossing , dyeing, and discharging fabric. I love trying anything new. My sister. Ruth is very adept on the long arm and is a long time quilter. Her passion in the summer also includes dyeing fabric

We volunteer teach fabric collage at the local schools. We recently finished a donation quilt for a school trip fundraiser.

My guild in Durham NC was a great source of friends and inspiration. The internet has recently become a new source of fabric art compatriots and this is a blessing. I am looking forward to their challenges and continued inspiration by seeing their ideas and work.

Pat