Detail from “Sproing,” in Quilt National ’23, at The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio, through Sept. 11, and on tour through 2025.
Exhibitions & Awards
CONVERGENCE
"Coalesce 2024," an exhibition through the Orange County Arts Commission, Jan. 5-29, 2024.
"Coalesce 2024," an exhibition through the Orange County Arts Commission, Jan. 5-29, 2024.
GLOW
"Quilts=Art=Quilts," Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct. 28, 2023 - Jan. 7, 2024.
"Quilts=Art=Quilts," Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY, Oct. 28, 2023 - Jan. 7, 2024.
SOLO EXHIBITION: "FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH"
Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist, May-June 2023.
Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist, May-June 2023.
SPROING
Juried into Quilt National ’23, exhibited at The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, May 27 through Sept. 11, 2023, and on tour through 2025.
Juried into Quilt National ’23, exhibited at The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, May 27 through Sept. 11, 2023, and on tour through 2025.
MARBLED SALAMANDERS
Juried into “30x30: Art, Nature, and Science” to be exhibited at the Museum of Life + Science, Durham, NC, March 25 through July 16, 2023.
Juried into “30x30: Art, Nature, and Science” to be exhibited at the Museum of Life + Science, Durham, NC, March 25 through July 16, 2023.
SOLO EXHIBITION: "Native beauties in fabric and thread"
DeBerry Gallery, North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, March 1 - April 24, 2022.
DeBerry Gallery, North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, March 1 - April 24, 2022.
PINK COLEUS
“Sacred Threads 2022,” Floris United Methodist Church, Herndon, Va. , July 14-24, 2022 and through 2024 with the traveling exhibition.
“Sacred Threads 2022,” Floris United Methodist Church, Herndon, Va. , July 14-24, 2022 and through 2024 with the traveling exhibition.
URCHINS
“Resolutions,” Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC, Jan. 5-22, 2022
“Resolutions,” Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC, Jan. 5-22, 2022
I’ll Fly Away
“We Are the Story,” Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 10, 2020 - June 12, 2021
“We Are the Story,” Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 10, 2020 - June 12, 2021
Bald Head Island Marsh: After the Storm
“For the Love of Gaia,” International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Aug. 4 - Nov. 25, 2020
“For the Love of Gaia,” International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Aug. 4 - Nov. 25, 2020
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, Jan. 28-April 9, 2022
Net of Wonder
“A Better World: Heroes Working for the Greater Good”
“A Better World: Heroes Working for the Greater Good”
International Quilt Market & Festival – Houston TX, Oct. 26 - Nov. 3, 2019
Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton VA, Feb. 27 - March 1, 2020
Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, Jan. 15 - April 3, 2022
Used on the poster for the 2022 Blue Water Film Festival
Drawn to the Light
“Best of Dinner@Eight Artists,” International Quilt Festival – Houston 2018; International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2019
The Female Kicker
“The Power of Women,” International Quilt Festival - Houston 2018
Purple Girl
“Personal Iconography: Graffiti on Cloth,” Dinner at Eight Artists, International Quilt Festival - Houston 2017; International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2018
“Beyond the Mirror” SAQA exhibition, International Quilt Festival - Houston 2020
Virtual Quilt Festival (online) - December 3 - 5, 2020
Loveland Museum, Loveland, Colorado: January 23, 2021 - May 9, 2021
Australasian Quilt Convention, May 26 - 29, 2022
Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair, June 29 -July 3, 2022
Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair, July 21 - 24, 2022
Canberra Craft & Quilt Fair, September 22 - 25, 2022
Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair, October 12 - 16, 2022
Poisonous Words
“Threads of Resistance,” Artist Circle Alliance
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, July 11 - Sept. 9, 2017
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA, October 12-15, 2017
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Minneapolis, MN, November 9-11, 2017
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, December 9, 2017 - February 18, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Atlanta, GA, March 8-10, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Cleveland, OH, April 5-7, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Arlington, TX, June 4-9, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Raleigh, NC, July 18-20, 2018
Experience Fiber Art, Rochester, NY, August 3-24, 2018
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza – Oaks, PA, September 2018
The Charlton Sewing Center, Charlton, MA, Oct. 15-Nov. 4, 2018
HARLEQUIN INK
“Gilding the Lily: Embroidery in Quilts Past and Present," New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; Aug. 31-Dec. 30, 2017
Purple Anemone
“Gilding the Lily: Embroidery in Quilts Past and Present," New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; Aug. 31-Dec. 30, 2017
Crystalline
“Gilding the Lily: Embroidery in Quilts Past and Present," New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; Aug. 31-Dec. 30, 2017
“Patterns,” Dinner at Eight Artists, International Quilt Festival - Houston 2016;
International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2017
International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2017
Old Red Door
“Gilding the Lily: Embroidery in Quilts Past and Present," New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; Aug. 31-Dec. 30, 2017
“Affinity,” Dinner at Eight Artists, International Quilt Festival - Houston 2015;
International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2016
“Affinity,” Dinner at Eight Artists, International Quilt Festival - Houston 2015;
International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2016
The Gift
“The Art of Native Plants,” Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, April 9 - July 24, 2016
Fancy Goldfish
“Animals We Love,” American Quilt Alliance, Honorable Mention
International Quilt Festival - Houston 2015
International Quilt Festival - Houston 2015
Suffolk Sheep
“From Insects to Elephants,” Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, Oct. 2015-Jan. 2016
NZ Chook
“From Insects to Elephants,” Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, Oct. 2015-Jan. 2016
Beetles
“From Insects to Elephants,” Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, Oct. 2015-Jan. 2016
Parrot Peek-a-Boo
“From Insects to Elephants,” Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, Oct. 2015-Jan. 2016
Look, See
“My Personal App,” Road to California, Ontario, CA, January 2015; HMQS/Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2015; Reno Quilt Sew Expo, Reno, NV, June 2015; Oklahoma Winter Quilt Show, Oklahoma City, OK, January 2016; World Quilt Show, Manchester, NH, August 2016; The Bohin Museum, Normandy, France, February-March 2017
Fall Color
MQX - Pacific Northwest 2013, First Place, Small Wallhanging
International Quilt Festival - Houston 2015, Finalist
“The Art of Native Plants,” Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, April 9 - July 24, 2016
International Quilt Festival - Houston 2015, Finalist
“The Art of Native Plants,” Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, April 9 - July 24, 2016
Up and Away
“An Invitational Flutter of Butterfly Art Quilts,” Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX, April 3-June 29, 2014
Hope is the Thing
“Flying High: For the Love of Birds,” Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX, Sept. 24-Dec. 20, 2020
Lake Norman Quilters 2011 Show, Best of Show and First Place, Medium Art Quilt
“Flying High: For the Love of Birds,” International Quilt Festival – Houston 2021
Maximum Cat Nap
International Quit Festival – Houston 2011, Third Place, Art Quilt – Miniature
“From Insects to Elephants,” Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, Oct. 2015-Jan. 2016
Freckles
International Quit Festival – Houston 2011, Finalist
Psychedelic Peacock
International Quit Market – Houston 2011
Blueberry Jam
Lake Norman Quilters 2011 Show, First Place, Medium Appliqué Quilt
Trouble in the Pumpkin Patch
Selected for the Quilting Arts 2012 Calendar
International Quilt Market – Houston 2011
Purple Phalaenopsis
Selected for the cover of “The Art of Quilts Postcard Collection–Nature” by C&T Publishing, December 2010.
First Place, Orchid Art Show, Piedmont Orchid Society Show, 2010
Pink Petal Party
North Carolina Quilt Symposium 2010, Second Place, Large Bed Quilt/Other
2010 AQS – Paducah Semi-finalist
Lake Norman (NC) Quilters 2009 Show, Best of Show, and First Place, Small Bed, Quilted by Maker (Appliqué)
Candy Corn
Selected for the Quilting Arts 2011 Calendar
Coleus
“SAQA Frontiers: Art Meets Science” exhibition, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, August 19-22, 2010; Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, Sept. 16, 2010 - March 16, 2011; Visions Gallery, San Diego, Calif., January 1 - April 1, 2012; Global Health Odyssey Museum of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. June 1 - Sept. 1, 2012.
Lepidoptera
“SAQA Frontiers: Art Meets Science” exhibition
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, August 19-22, 2010; Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, Sept. 16, 2010 - March 16, 2011; Visions Gallery, San Diego, Calif., January 1 - April 1, 2012; Global Health Odyssey Museum of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. June 1 - Sept. 1, 2012.
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, August 19-22, 2010; Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, Sept. 16, 2010 - March 16, 2011; Visions Gallery, San Diego, Calif., January 1 - April 1, 2012; Global Health Odyssey Museum of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. June 1 - Sept. 1, 2012.
Asheville (NC) Quilt Guild 2009 Show, Merit Award for Outstanding Use of Color
Lake Norman (NC) Quilters 2009 Show, Best Machine Quilting, and Second Place, Art/Pictoral
Autumn’s Bounty
Selected for the Quilting Arts 2010 Calendar
Quilt Market, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2009
International Quilt Festival, 2009, Chicago, Ill.
International Quilt Festival, 2009, Houston, Texas
Citrus Slices
Selected for the cover of the Quilting Arts 2010 Calendar
Quilt Market, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2009
International Quilt Festival, 2009, Chicago, Ill.
International Quilt Festival, 2009, Houston, Texas
Bohemian Bouquet
Lake Norman (NC) Quilters 2009 Show, First Place, Large Wall Art (Appliqué)
Running Deep
Journal Quilt Project II: Elements – Earth, Water, Air and Fire; International Quilt Market and Festival, Oct. 25-Nov. 2, 2008
International Quilt Festival in Chicago April 17-19, 2009
International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, California, July 24-26, 2009
Home Planet
Selected for the Quilting Arts 2009 Calendar
Quilt Market, Portland, OR, 2008
International Quilt Festival, 2008, Houston, Texas
Teach Me to Hear Mermaids Singing
International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, California, July 24-26, 2009
Vendsyssel Historiske Museum, Hjörring, Denmark, 2008
VSM Australia, Australia, 2008
Craft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2007
International Quilt Festival/Chicago, 2007
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, Great Britain, 2007
Huskvarna Fabriksmuseum, Huskvarna, Sweden, 2007
Husqvarna Viking Gallery of Quilt Art “Imagine That!”,
International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, 2006
Harbinger’s Hope
International Quilt Festival, “Quilts: A World of Beauty,” 2008, Houston, Texas
Denver (CO) National Quilt Festival, 2008
Quilt Market, Portland, OR, 2008
Charlotte (NC) Quilters Guild 2008 Show, Best of Show, Best Use of Color
Lake Norman (NC) Quilters 2007 Show, Best of Show, Best Machine Quilting
Barnful of Quilts, Waxhaw, NC, 2007
Asheville (NC) Quilt Guild 2007 Show, Third Place – Other Techniques
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza 2007, Honorable Mention – Innovative
Gossamer
American Sewing Expo 2006, Detroit, MI, “Art of the Quilt,” Third Place
Barnful of Quilts, Waxhaw, NC 2007
The Bluest Eye
Barack Obama’s Columbus, OH headquarters, Feb. - Nov. 2008
Quilting Arts 2008 Calendar Competition, Finalist and Judges’ Choice Award
Sunrise, Sunset
Charlotte Quilters (NC) Guild Show, 2006, Best of Show
Heart’s Desire
Mooresville (NC) Centerpiece Quilters Guild Show 2004, Best of Show
GROUP Exhibitions
For the Love of Gaia
curated by Luana Rubin
International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE – June 26 - Nov. 25, 2020
International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE – June 26 - Nov. 25, 2020
Flying High: For the Love of Birds
curated by Sandra Sider
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX – Sept. 24 - Dec. 20, 2020
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX – Sept. 24 - Dec. 20, 2020
Beyond the Mirror
SAQA exhibition, International Quilt Festival - Houston 2020
A Better World: Heroes Working for the Greater Good
curated by Susan Brubaker Knapp and Lyric Kinard
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2019
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2019
Best of Dinner@Eight Artists
curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2018; International Quilt Festival– Chicago 2019
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2018; International Quilt Festival– Chicago 2019
The Power of Women
International Quilt Festival - Houston 2018
Gilding the Lily: Embroidery in Quilts Past and Present
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; Aug. 31-Dec. 30, 2017
Threads of Resistance
curated by The Artist Circle
“Threads of Resistance,” Artist Circle Alliance
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, July 11 - Sept. 9, 2017
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA, October 12-15, 2017
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Minneapolis, MN, November 9-11, 2017
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, December 9, 2017 - February 18, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Atlanta, GA, March 8-10, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Lakeland, FL, March 15-17, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Cleveland, OH, April 5-7, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Arlington, TX, June 4-9, 2018
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Raleigh, NC, July 18-20, 2018
Experience Fiber Art, Rochester, NY, August 3-24, 2018
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza – Oaks, PA, September 2018
Personal Iconography: Graffiti on Cloth
curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists
International Quilt Festival - Houston 2017
International Quilt Festival - Houston 2017
Patterns
curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2016; International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2017
The Art of Native Plants
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
April 9 - July 24, 2016
April 9 - July 24, 2016
From Insects to Elephants
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Oct. 21, 2015- Jan. 10, 2016
Oct. 21, 2015- Jan. 10, 2016
Affinity
curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2015; International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2016
Animals We Love
The Alliance for American Quilts
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2015
My Personal App
currated by Stevii Graves and Matt Reese
Road to California – January 2015
Reflections
currated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2014
Contemporary Fiber Art
Burke Arts Council, Morganton, NC
Aug. 11 – Sept. 9, 2014
An Invitational Flutter of Butterfly Art Quilts
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX
April 3 – June 29, 2014
An Exquisite Moment
currated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists
International Quilt Festival – Long Beach 2013
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2013
ARTQUILTSfreezeframe
PAQA-South, Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC
Sept. 26-Oct. 20, 2013
Rituals
currated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists
International Quilt Festival – Long Beach 2012
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2012
Open European Quilt Championship 2013
Animal House
Cabarrus Arts Council Galleries, Concord, NC
June 4-July 26, 2012.
The Space Between
curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison for Dinner at Eight Artists.
International Quilt Festival – Long Beach 2011
International Quilt Festival – Houston 2011
Meadowood Stitched
with members of Fiber Art Options
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont, NC
Oct. 1, 2011 – Nov. 14, 2011
SAQA Frontiers: Art Meets Science
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, August 19-22, 2010
Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, Sept. 16, 2010 - March 16, 2011
Visions Gallery, San Diego, Calif., January 1 - April 1, 2012
Global Health Odyssey Museum of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. June 1 - Sept. 1, 2012
Orchids: Sensuality Stitched
with members of Fiber Art Options
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont, NC
Feb. 6, 2010 – March 14, 2010
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Quilting Arts (Fall 2023) ""Artist Profile: Beverly Y. Smith" and "Quilt National 2023: A glimpse inside the opening"
Art Quilt Quarterly (Issue No. 32, 2023)
Quilt National 2023 catalog
Stitched Journeys with Birds: Inspiration to Let Your Creativity Take Flight (Martha Sielman, 2023) "Raven in Green"
Exploring Art Quilts with Studio Art Quilt Associates (Volume 3, 2023) "Bald Head Island Marsh"
Photo Memory Quilts (by Lesley Riley, 2023) "The Graduate"
Quilting Arts (Fall 2022) "Minding Your Business: Show Your Work"
Sacred Threads (Exhibition 2022 catalog) "Pink Coleus"
Quilt Folk #23: North Carolina
Quilting Arts (Summer 2022) "Coloring Book Quilts" and "Minding Your Business"
Carolina Alumni Review (May/June 2022)
Quilting Arts (Spring 2022) "Bald Head Island Marsh"
Exploring Art Quilts with Studio Art Quilt Associates (Volume 2, 2022)
Quilting Arts Holiday (2021) “Merry and Bright Wallhanging”
Art Quilting Quarterly #25 (October 2021) “I'll Fly Away”
Quilting Arts (Spring 2021) “Embellish Your Own: Silk Sari Balls”
Art Quilting Studio (Autumn 2021)
Art Quilting Studio (Winter 2021)
“We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism” (2021) by Carolyn Mazloomi
“Genetics in Medicine” (February 2021) “Sea Glass” on the cover
“Beyond the Mirror” SAQA exhibition catalog (2020)
Art Quilting Quarterly #20 (June 2020) “Bald Head Island Marsh”
Art Quilting Quarterly #25 (January 2020) “Drawn to the Light”
Quilting Arts (October/November 2019) “Beauty Revisited”
Quilting Arts (August/September 2019) “Raw-Edge Collage”
Quilting Arts (June/July 2019) “Talismans, Charms & Amulets”
“Art Quilts Unfolding” by by Nancy Bavor and Lisa Ellis (2018)
Quilting Arts (Dec 2018/Jan2019) “Succulent Pincushion”
“The Best of Dinner at Eight Artists” (2018) exhibition catalog
Art Quilting Quarterly #13 (October 2018) “Purple Girl”
“The Quilting Arts Idea Book” (2018) edited by Vivika Hansen DeNegre
“Visual Guide to Art Quilting” (2018) compiled by Lindsay Conner
Quilting Arts (Aug/Sept 2018) “Simplified Soy Wax Batik”
Quilting Arts (April May 2018) “From Trash to Treasure”
Textile Fibre Forum (March 2018) “Threads of Resistance”
“Personal Iconography: Graffiti on Cloth” (2017) exhibition catalog
“Creative Machine Quilting: Finding Inspiration for Free-Motion Designs” (2017)
Quilting Arts (December 2017/January 2018) “Graffiti on Cloth”
American Craft (Aug/Sept 2017) “Poisonous Words” photo in article about the Pussyhat exhibition that mentions Threads of Resistance
“Threads of Resistance” exhibition catalog (June 2017)
Quilting Arts April (June/July 2017) “Painting the Eye”
Quilting Arts (April May 2017) “A Feather in Your Cap”
Quilting Arts (Dec 2016/Jan 2017) “Crystalline” inside and on the cover, “Creative Machine Quilting”
Quilting Arts (Oct/Nov 2016) “Creative Machine Quilting”
Patchwork Professional (fall 2016) “I See the Moon” in article about Dinner at Eight Artists
“Patterns” exhibition catalog (June 2016)
Quilting Arts (June/July 2016) “Creative Machine Quilting”
Quilting Arts (April/May 2016) “Creative Machine Quilting”
Quilting Arts (Feb/March 2016) “Creative Machine Quilting”
Quilting Arts Holiday 2015 “Merry & Bright Wallhanging”
“Affinity” catalog (October 2015)
“Thread Stories: A Visual Guide to Creating Stunning Stitched Portrait Quilts” (2015) by Jennifer Day
Quilting Arts (Oct/Nov 2015) “Fancy Goldfish” inside and on the cover
Quilting Arts (June/July 2015) “Acrylic Inks”
Machine Quilting Unlimited (March 2015) “Childhood Moments”
Quilting Arts (Dec. 2014-Jan. 2015) “Stitching the Sketchbook”
Quilting Arts (Oct/Nov 2014) “Light and Shadow”
Women Who Come to the Table (October 2015)
Quilting Arts Holiday (2014-2015) “Quick Cuff”
Butterflies and Their Beautiful Kin (spring 2014)
Machine Quilting Unlimited (July 2014) “From Photo to Quilt”
Quilting Arts (Aug/Sept 2014) “Thread Sketching for Beginners: Your Top 10 Questions Answered”
Quilting Arts (June/July 2014) “Stitching on Painted Textiles”
Quilting Arts (April/May 2014) “Yes, You Can! Learn Thread Sketching from a Pro”
8 Spooky & Sweet Halloween Sewing Projects (fall 2013) “What’s For Dinner Table Runner”
American Quilter (September 2013) “How did you do that? The Making of Fall Color”
Quilting Arts Gifts (2013/2014) Halloween Table Runner
International Quilt Festival/Quilt Scene (2013/2014) Passport Cover
Machine Quilting Unlimited (November/December 2013) “Quilt Shows Down Under”
Machine Quilting Unlimited (May/June, 2013) “In the Studio”
Patchwork Professional (March 2013) “Interview with Step-by-Step Project”
Genetics in Medicine (January 2013) featured “Uncle Albert’s Reverie” on the cover
Notebook Covers (Craft Tree, March 2013)
Evening Bags (Craft Tree, March 2013)
Fun Home Accessories (Craft Tree, March 2013)
The Sketchbook Challenge by Sue Bleiweiss (Potter Craft, 2012)
Quilting Arts Gifts 2011
Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art (C&T, 2011)
Modern Blocks (C&T, 2011)
The Art of Quilts Postcard Collection: Architecture (C&T, 2011)
2012 Quilting Arts Calendar
Quilt Art Engagement Calendar 2012
The Charlotte Observer, Lake Norman News July 6, 2011 “She’s threading together a full life in quilting”
101 Patchwork Projects + Quilts (Quilting Arts/Interweave, 2011)
The Art of Quilts Postcard Collection: Nature (C&T, 2010)
Quilters Newsletter, December 2010/January 2011
2011 Quilting Arts Calendar
Quilting Arts Gifts 2010
Easy Quilts Fall 2010
In Stitches eMagazine 2010
2010 Quilting Arts Calendar
SAQA Portfolio 17
Quilting Arts magazine, Feb/March 2010, April/May 2010, June/July 2010, August/September 2010, October/November 2010, December 2010/January 2011
SAQA: Art Meets Science (exhibition catalog) 2010
Machine Quilting Unlimited (article by Sarah Ann Smith) January 2010
Appliqué Petal Party (C&T Publishing) October 2009
2010 Quilting Arts Calendar
Quilt Scene magazine, October 2009
Cloth Paper Scissors Studios magazine, Fall 2009
Quilt magazine, February/March 2009
Quilting Arts Gifts 2008
2009 Quilting Arts Calendar
SAQA Portfolio 16
Quilting Arts, August/September 2007
MasterPieces: Imagine That! (2006)
Lake Norman Magazine, “Sew appealing: Quilter’s workmanship is pure artistry” (2005); “Nearly Famous” (2006)
The Charlotte Observer, 2007, 2006
The Mooresville Tribune, 2007, 2006, 2004
Lake Norman Navigator, 2007
TELEVISION, VIDEO, PODCASTS & DVDS
Quilting Arts TV Series 1400–2900 (2014-2022) — host
Quilting Arts Podcast (2020-2022) – co-host
“Quilt Stories with Lisa Walton,” August 2021
The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims (www.thequiltshow.com) Episode 2710 –
Quilting Arts Workshop DVD “52 Free-Motion Quilting Motifs and Fillers” (2015)
The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims (www.thequiltshow.com) Episode 1709 – debuted Oct. 26, 2015
Charlotte Today, WNBC-Charlotte – guest
Guest on Pat Sloan’s Radio Show, Aug. 25, 2014
Quilting Arts Workshop DVD “Fabulous Finishes: Seven Techniques for Binding, Facing, Framing & Hanging a Quilt” (2014)
Quilting Arts TV Series 1300, Episodes 1301, 1304, 1311 and 1313 (2014) – guest
Quilting Arts Workshop DVD “Dynamic Quilt Design: Paint Meets Stitch” (2011)
Quilting Arts TV Series 900, Episodes 901, 904 and 907 (2011 - 2012) – guest
Guest on “American Patchwork & Quilting Radio” hosted by Pat Sloan, on Aug. 15, 2011
The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims (www.thequiltshow.com) Episode 2710 (2020) Episode 1709 (2015), Episode 901 (2011)
Guest on Mark Lipinski’s “Creative Mojo” June 8, 2011
Quilting Arts Workshop DVD “Master Machine Quilting: Free-motion Stitching and Thread Sketching” (2010)
Quilting Arts TV Series 700, Episodes 703, 707 and 712 (2010 - 2011)
Quilting Arts TV Series 500, Episodes 501 and 513 (2009 - 2010)
Quilting Arts Workshop DVD “Master Machine Stitching: Thread Sketching Beyond the Basics” (2009)
Interviewed by Bonnie McCaffery Vidcast 42
Guest on Pat Sloan’s Creative Talk Radio March 8, 2010
SELECTED TEACHING
Since 2006, I’ve taught at numerous guilds in 28 U.S. States,
at major quilt conventions and festivals, and internationally:
at major quilt conventions and festivals, and internationally:
International Quilt Convention, South Africa – 2011
Groningen and Harkstede, The Netherlands – 2012
New Zealand Quilt Symposium, Taupo – 2013
Australasian Quilt Convention, Melborne, Australia – 2013
Palmerston North, Whangarei and Auckland, NZ – 2016
New Zealand Quilt Symposium, Christchurch – 2017
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX – 2011 and 2019
Empty Spools Seminars, Asilomar – 2020, 2019, 2017, and 2015
Vermont Quilt Festival – 2012
Maine Quilts – 2015
Quilt Wyoming – 2017
North Carolina Quilt Symposium – 2011, 2013, and 2015
Hudson River Valley Fiber Art Workshop – 2012 and 2016
A Quilter’s Gathering, Manchester, NH – 2015
Madeline Island School of Art, WI – 2016
Road to California – 2016
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Craft Council
Studio Art Quilt Associates (Juried Artist Member)
Professional Art Quilters Alliance-South (PAQA - South)
Quilt Alliance
International Quilt Association
Orange County Artists Guild
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. in Journalism, May 1994. Concentration in news/editorial, graphic design and management.
Allegheny College, Meadville PA
B.A. in English, June 1985. Graduated cum laude with honors in English. Alden Scholar (Dean’s list) all years.
St. Andrews University, Scotland
Junior year studies. Certificate of Merit in English.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
President, Blue Moon River
2006 to present. Quilt pattern design, teaching, writing, web design.
President, Black Cat Graphics
1988 to 2011. Graphic design, illustration, writing, editing and public relations.
Page Designer, The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte NC, 1996 to 1998. Graphic design, illustration.
Director of Communications, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
Richmond VA, 1994 to 1996. Graphic design, illustration, writing & editing.
Design Desk Editor, Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington KY, 1990 to 1992. Graphic design.
Publications Editor, Atlantic Mutual Companies
Murray Hill NJ, 1987 to 1988. Writing, editing, managing publication production.
Communications Associate, Chase Manhattan Bank
New York NY, 1985 to 1987. Writing, editing, managing publication production.