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Thanks for visiting me here! I have been quilting since my daughter was born in 1996. I, like many women, was inspired to start because of the prospect of having a baby. My first effort sucked, of course! But it was addictive and of course I continued and took classes to learn more about bindings, proper construction and pressing techniques. I also really enjoyed learning more free form and art quilting skills. I quilted my own king sized quilts on a Juki TL98 quilting machine for a few years (I love that machine!) then had the luck to get into Longarm machines. Soon after I took some excellent starter training and began my business in 2006. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many wonderful quilters over the years and am very thankful and honored to learn about all the various reasons you make quilts for family, friends and yourselves. Seeing the fantastic creativity exhibited in my customers quilts is a really great side benefit for me! Before I became a quilter, I was involved in various forms of textile art since I was about 5 years old. We did needlepoint and crewel embroidery when I was little. Mom and I got a machine when I was in junior high and I started off with making my very own red gingham bikini…. Wish I could still wear one!!! I sewed my own “designer” clothing in high school, made costumes, hats and soft sculpture in college and took screen printing, weaving, knitting, crochet, silk painting, and other classes through the years. I also loved sewing clothes for Marina when she was little, with all the cute quilt fabric out at the time, I dressed her very colorfully! Since I first acquired one in college, I have had a thing about industrial sewing machines. So I currently have my Longarm Quilter, an A-1 brand, now equipped with the robotic/computerized Compuquilter system which does a great job and gives me a break from doing ALL the work! I have a commercial class 16 needle embroidery unit by Melco with which I do the occasional embroidery jobs and quilt labels. See www.nautilusembroidery.com. I also have an industrial straight stitch high speed Juki, and an industrial serger. |
