Quiltista

“I made quilts as fast as I could to keep my family from freezing and as beautiful as I could to keep my heart from breaking.”    

                                                                      ---Nebraska homesteader

Technically, a quilt is a bed cover, a sandwich of three layers: the quilt top, a middle layer of batting, and a backing.   But it is so much more than that.  A quilt is a smile, a memory, a comfort, a hug, a hope, a history.  It is an expression of love.  It softens the hard edges of life.

My name is Sharon, and my mission is to provide my customers with beautiful quilts that I hope will be used not only for physical comfort but also to delight their senses.

I enjoyed a long career as an elementary school librarian, but for years my creative spirit yearned to turn my quiltmaking hobby into a business and make quilts for others.  I was running out of space to keep them all to myself!  After I retired in 2018, I acquired a longarm quilting machine and now I can devote every day to my dream.  

When I’m not sewing and quilting, I am working in my garden. By the way, gardening is a lot like creating a quilt, only with plants instead of fabric.  Color, shape, lines, space, texture, composing a pleasing pattern:  it’s all there!

Here’s a peek of me in my studio, aka my playroom.  And yes, there are Christmas lights hanging over Millie, my longarm.  After all, every day in my studio is like Christmas to me!

My favorite quilt is always the one I’m working on currently.  However, I am partial to scrappy quilts. They are like a happy dance, a color riot where everyone gets along, plays nice, and embraces each other’s differences.

Have a look around my shop and see if something speaks to you.  If you feel inspired and would like to pursue a quilt in your choice of size, colors, and pattern, please reach out.  I would love to design a custom quilt with you and bring your ideas to life. I take pride in being an excellent communicator, and I involve my customers every step of the way until their quilt is in their hands. I think of my customers as family.

I also make t-shirt quilts, a popular graduation gift, and memory quilts made with special pieces of clothing from a loved one. I am deeply honored to commemorate a special life in this way.

Grab a cup of coffee or tea, put your feet up, and enjoy the quilt show!

May the colors of your life be bright and the threads in your life strong.