Skills

National Quilting Association Certified Quilt Judge, 2008

Award winning Long Arm Quilter; Longarming since 1999, quilting since 1985, sewing since 1963.

Undergraduate (1973) and graduate degrees (1977) in Home Economics Education with Textile concentration from The University of Rhode Island.

Graduate (1990) degree in Library and Information Science from The University of Rhode Island

Seventeen years as a Home Economics Teacher of Textiles, International Foods, and Consumer Education to students of Grade 2 through adult in the Narragansett School System, Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Twelve years as an Elementary School Library Media Specialist, Preschool - Grade 4 in the Narragansett School System, Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Teacher of quilting at Rhode Island and Connecticut area quilt quilds, Quilting and Sewing shops.

Creator and Presenter of a PowerPoint Presentation, "Longarm Quilting aka Quilting by Check" ©2006. Presented to quilt guilds in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.

 

Judging Experience

9/15/10   

         The Big “E”, W. Springfield, MA

8/5/10 

            Images, Lowell Quilt Festival

4/22-23/10

Judging Chair, Narragansett Bay Quilters, RI 

3/23-3/35/10

   Quilters’ Guild of East Texas, Tyler, TX

3/16/10

Connecticut Piecemakers Guild,
Trumbull, CT

9/14/09

          The Big "E", W. Springfield, MA

8/4/09

Washington County Fair,
Richmond, RI

4/16/09

           DAR Contest, New England Region 

8/12/08

         Washington County Fair, Richmond, RI

8/12/08

Judged at Washington County Fair, Richmond, RI.

62 quilts

6/15 – 6/17/08  

CJ Candidate Assignments, NQA 2008, Columbus, OH, (NQACJ Lovell Symons, Scott Murkin, Fran Kordek).

365 quilts

4/17 – 4/18/08

Scribed at Narragansett Bay Quilters' judging days, North Kingstown, RI for NQACJ Holice Turnbow.

126 quilts

4/1/08  

Scribed at Connecticut Piecemakers judging day, Trumbull, CT for (NQACJ Beverly Fine, Holice Turnbow.

88 quilts

10/6-10/7/07 

Scribed at A Quilter’s Gathering, Nashua, NH for NQACJ Beverly Fine, Molly Waddell.

132 quilts

9/10/07   

Judged at “Big E”, Springfield, MA.

25 quilts

9/10/07   

Scribed at “Big E”, Springfield, MA. for NQACJ Beverly Fine.

4 quilts

8/23/07

Judged at Terryville Country Fair, Terryville, CT.

48 quilts

8/14/07 

Judged at Washington County Fair, Richmond, RI.

35 quilts

8/3/07 

Judged at 4-H Fair, Durham, CT.

17 quilts, knitted and crocheted items

7/27/07   

Judged at 4-H Fair, Brooklyn, CT.

12 categories, 3 Best of Show

7/24-7/25/07  

Scribed at “Images 2007” judging days, Lowell, MA for NQACJ Beverly Fine and Holice Turnbow.

121 quilts

6/3-6/5/07  

CJ Candidate job assignments, NQA 2007, Columbus, OH (NQACJ Lynne Erbach, Diane LeClair, Suzanne Swenson).

364 quilts

10/31-11/1/06 

Scribed at “A Quilter's Gathering“ judging days, Nashua, NH for NQACJ Anita Shackelford,  Klaudeen. Hanson.

185 quilts

9/8/06

Judged at Sterling Fair, Sterling, MA.

18 quilts

4/20-4/21/06  

Scribed at Narragansett Bay Quilters Judging Days, North Kingstown, RI for NQACJ Beverly Fine.

104 quilts

3/27/06  

Scribed at Connecticut Peacemakers Judging Day, Bridgeport, CT for NQACJ Beverly Fine and Lorry Chawzik.

117 quilts

1990-2002
Judged numerous school fairs - Toshiba Imagivision, Mini Communities, Recycled Toys - Narragansett Elementary School, Narragansett, RI.

1985 - 86 
Science Fair Judge - Narragansett Jr-Sr High School, Narragansett, RI.

1986 - 88    
Ecology Fair Judge - Narragansett Elementary School, Narragansett, RI.

1980
Washington County Fair, Richmond, RI - judged jams and pies.

1973-2002
Evaluated and critiqued student work in Grades 1 through 12 and Adult Education. Developed and utilized performance based curriculum and evaluative instruments.


Guild and Related Positions Held

Program Co-Chair – Narragansett Bay Quilters, 2008-09,
Warwick, RI
President – Narragansett Bay Quilters, 2007-2008, Warwick, RI
Program Co-Chair - Narragansett Bay Quilters, 2006-7, East Greenwich, RI
President - Narragansett Bay Quilters, 2004-2006,
East Greenwich, RI
Multimedia Setup - Narragansett Bay Quilters, 1998 - present,
East Greenwich/Warwick, RI
Vendor and Show Program Ad Chair - Ninigret Quilters, 2002-2007, Pawcatuck, CT
President, Rhode Island Home Economics Association, 1988-1990.


Quilt Organization Memberships

American Quilter’s Society, Paducah, KY
International Machine Quilters Association, Minoma, WI
Narragansett Bay Quilters Association, East Greenwich, RI
National Quilting Association, Columbus, OH
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA
Ninigret Quilters, Pawcatuck, CT


Additional Activities

Guild Demonstrator – Machine Appliqué
Creator and Presenter of a PowerPoint Guild lecture titled "Longarm Quilting aka Quilting by Check".
Guild and Quilt Shop Workshops: Scrappy Star (an original pattern), Wholecloth Trapunto Mini-Quilt, Piped Bindings, Feather Quilting Design

Publications

"Improving Your Everyday Quilting" in 2 installments in the Fall and Winter 2009 editions of "On Track!," the official publication of the International Machine Quilters Association.

"What judges look for in Longarm Quilting" will appear in the Spring 2010 On Track! magazine.

 

Quilt Designs

"Island Friends" - An easy juvenille quilt design for Quilting Treasures

"The Golden Book Saggy, Baggy Elephant" - An easy juvenille quilt design for Quilting Treasures