I’ve been making things with my hands for as long as I can remember. I must have been about ten years old when I started embroidering tea towels and little gifts for Christmas. At the time (this was the late 1930's), we never bought anything if we could make it ourselves
So quilting became my way of contributing and being creative: a way to offer comfort, beauty, and to share something that lasts with others. Sewing offers the chance to give someone something they wouldn’t otherwise have, something made just for them.
What keeps me quilting after all these years is the challenge. Every new piece asks a different question: Should it be figures? Letters? Something strange? Each quilt takes as long as it takes (sometimes a week, sometimes longer) but I work at it off and on, here and there, letting it unfold in its own time like a puzzle.
It's important to make things that feel personal, lasting, and full of care in a world where so much is disposable. A handmade thing stays with people and becomes part of their life. Some quilts go on forever, long after I’ve forgotten exactly how many I’ve made. I started keeping track once, but after a hundred or so, I decided I didn’t need to know the number anymore. It sounded like too much work, and the truth is, the joy is in the creating, not the counting.
I enjoy making things. I love knowing that someone is delighted to receive something made especially for them. And once it’s in their hands, I’m ready to start again with another idea, another challenge, another quilt.
So quilting became my way of contributing and being creative: a way to offer comfort, beauty, and to share something that lasts with others. Sewing offers the chance to give someone something they wouldn’t otherwise have, something made just for them.
What keeps me quilting after all these years is the challenge. Every new piece asks a different question: Should it be figures? Letters? Something strange? Each quilt takes as long as it takes (sometimes a week, sometimes longer) but I work at it off and on, here and there, letting it unfold in its own time like a puzzle.
It's important to make things that feel personal, lasting, and full of care in a world where so much is disposable. A handmade thing stays with people and becomes part of their life. Some quilts go on forever, long after I’ve forgotten exactly how many I’ve made. I started keeping track once, but after a hundred or so, I decided I didn’t need to know the number anymore. It sounded like too much work, and the truth is, the joy is in the creating, not the counting.
I enjoy making things. I love knowing that someone is delighted to receive something made especially for them. And once it’s in their hands, I’m ready to start again with another idea, another challenge, another quilt.