Forty-seven years ago, I was born in Belleville, Illinois. I have lived in a large triangle of Massachusetts, Texas, and Alaska, with St. Louis, Missouri in the center. Except for a 16-year stint in Chicago, Illinois, I consider St. Louis home.
Thirty-two years ago, I took up sewing on a dare in high school; I taught myself to sew. I sewed clothes for my parents, my siblings, and myself (nine of us in all). I taught my father to sew.
Twenty-six years ago, I started my first quilt. The quilt was machine-pieced and hand-quilted. It took me years to finish.
Seventeen years ago, I machine-stitched my second quilt.
From sixteen to ten years ago, I continued making quilts; I read books on color theory and design, incorporating what I learned into my quilts.
Nine years ago, I read my first book on symmetry. I grasped the implications of an infinite number of quilt patterns.
Eight years ago, I developed my own design system.
Four years ago, I received my first commission for a quilt.
Three years ago, I gave my first quilt show.
Two years ago, I began dyeing my own fabric.
Today, I launched a website.
I wonder, what will tomorrow hold?
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