About Quilter Ann
Sewing has been my life since my teenage years when my mother taught me to sew. Later, these skills proved most beneficial as I was able to contribute to our family of five children, by sewing clothes for them. Since then, my children have left the nest, and I now have 9 grandchildren to enjoy, and of course I forgot to mention our little rascal, Buttons of 15 yrs! My husband and I love to travel and spend time with our children and their families.
In January of 1991, my sewing world took on a wonderful, new dimension when I discovered "quilting". Piecing, quilting and applique offered me an outlet to express my designing creativity. I often share my quilting skills with my local quilt guild in which I have been an active member since 1992.
Thru the years I have found myself teaching at various venues, such as the Utah Quilt Guild Quilt Festival, Bryce Canyon Retreat, The Snow Goose Quilt Show Festival and numerous guilds. I am currently a resource teacher and an area representative with the Utah Quilt Guild.
In 2000 my daughter-in-law and I opened a brick and mortar quilt shop on Main Street. It was a wonderful experience working and meeting quilters from all areas. The shop took an interest in offering classes from the beginner to the seasoned quilter. We also had fun in the shop with our Thimbleberries and Redwork clubs. It was a great time to socialize on a personal level with the ladies.
It was in May of 2000 that we received the shipment of our Gammill quilting machine. When it arrived, I couldn’t believe how heavy and big it was. I just remember when the freight guy arrived, he wasn’t about to unload the machine off the truck; I had to go fetch my own help. Now, that was a surprise to me! But, after all that excitement, we couldn’t wait to start stitching on the long arm machine. It has since brought us many years of enjoyment and personal satisfaction. It is exciting to stretch our creativity with designing new quilting patterns.
When it comes to machine quilting, we are always on the watch for new techniques and quilting patterns. In 2001, we went to Illinois to the Machine Quilters Showcase (MQS) for long arm quilting classes and to see all the new products on the market. Since then, we don’t have to travel so far from home, we now attend quilting classes at the Home Machine Quilters Showcase (HMQS) in Salt Lake City each year. Yearly we take classes from several international long arm instructors. The knowledge we gain from these classes is priceless; and each year our quilting patterns show it.
Besides machine quilting, I also get a lot of enjoyment in designing quilt patterns and projects. You can find a few of my original patterns in our on-line quilt shop.
Sharing the art of quiltmaking is the joy of my life!
Quilt Shows
Schoolhouse at International Quilt Market/Spring
May 17, 2012
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Bartle Hall Convention Center
Kansas City, Missouri
International Quilt Market/Spring
May 18-20, 2012
Bartle Hall Convention Center
Kansas City, Missouri
This trade show for the quilting industry is for shop owners and is not open to the general public.
Heritage Quilt Show
June 16, 2012
10:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Brigham City Court House.
Quilt Hawaii 2012
June 25 - July 1, 2012
Kauai Beach Resort
Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
Oneida Welch Days Quilt Show
June 29-30, 2012
Malad Senior Center, Malad, ID.
Quilt Colorado 2012
July 11-15, 2012
Embassy Suites in Loveland, Colorado.
www.quiltcolorado.com
Steel Days Quilt Show
July 19-21, 2012
American Fork Senior Center.
Bear River Quilt Show
July 21, 2012
Community Center.
International Quilt Festival
July 26-29, 2012
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
Long Beach, California
Wheat and Beet Days Quilt Show
August 3-4, 2012
Garland, UT.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival
August 17-19, 2012
The Ranch, Larimer County Fairgrounds
5280 Arena Circle
Loveland, CO.
www.rockymountainquiltfestival.com
2012 Pacific West Quilt Show
August 24-26, 2012
Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center
1500 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
Utah Quilt Guild's 34rd Annual Quilt Festival 2012
"Catch the Quilting Bug"
September 19-22, 2012
Dixie Center
St. George, UT
www.utahquiltguild.org/