Katahdin Quilts Beginnings

A funny thing happened on the way to the oncologists office 15 years ago. I took up quilting to help cope with the many side effects of chemo becoming hooked on creating colorful quilts for family and friends. From that moment quilting has become my passion. So many quilts have been made in the past 15 years I have lost count but I could estimate the number to be over 200. My quilting career has given me so many gifts including taking many classes on technique from very talented teachers, becoming a quilt teacher, creating patterns, working for fabric companies, being published in magazines and working in a quilt shop.

While working at one of the Top Ten Quilt Shops as selected by Better Homes and Garden, my quilting techniques were shared with hundreds of students as one of the top teachers at the store. My quilting classes soon spilled over to teaching at weekend retreats and at local guilds. During my employment I played with fabric daily defining my color palette and giving me confidence in selecting colors for quilts. I love to play with color and texture in my quilts. My personal color palette is earth tones but I love to work with all colors.

All of my quilts are machine pieced with 100% cotton fabric with cotton or polyester batting. I work in a smoke free, pet free art studio situated in the Maine Woods. At times a fabric will inspire a design or a design will call for certain fabrics. Each quilt is unique in pattern and color palette. My specialty is to work in a color palette with numerous fabrics giving the quilt a scrappy quilt but with a planned colorway. Quilt sizes range from small wall hangings to king size quilts depending on the need of the recipient of the quilt.

Katahdin Quilts is a creation of a quilter who loves to play with fabrics, cut up perfectly good fabric to be put back together again, and watch the smiles of those who receive the quilts. Katahdin Quilt is one of my favorite things (actually two - hiking Katahdin is also a favorite).

Happy Stitchin