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Just the highlights!
I'm as southern as they come; I was born and raised in
Atlanta, Georgia, and still reside in the metropolitan area. I am a wife and a mother of two wonderful young men. Our family
shares the love of a Brittany Spaniel, a pair of Blue & Gold Macaws, an African Grey, a pair of Cockatiels, and a pair
of Parakeets. I have always believed that family comes first, so it was only natural that I have progressed to documenting
family memories with quilts.
I began sewing as a young girl with the assistance of my Aunt Ann and Mama Johnson, who
gave me my first sewing maching. I am still sewing and loving it more than ever. One interesting bit of information is that
I had no heritage in quilting, but have had a love of them all of my life. I bought several books about quilting before I
ever gave it a try. My first quilt was for my son, Jerry, in 1980 and I continue to learn more and more about quilts daily.
For years I was a stay at home mom and volunteer. During this time I quilted for our home and gifts for friends and family.
Over the years I have been asked to make quilts for others. However, I did not start my business until my sons went
away to college and I was faced with an empty nest and college tuition for two.
I hope you will allow me to make your
memories even more special with one of my quilts.
Special Quilts To Brag About
In my quest to share my talents, I am proud to say that
I have donated several quilts to a number of worth-wild causes. These include:
* AIDS Raffle Quilt to raise money
for our local chapter
* Panels for the "AIDS Quilt" Project
* Numerous "ABC
Quilts" for babies with HIV or AIDS
* 1996 Olympic Gift Quilt which went to New Zealand
* 1996 Paralympic Gift Quilt
which was auctioned
* Quilts for Atlanta's Habitat For Humanity
* The TwinTowers Memorial Project commerating the lost
loved ones of September 11th, 2001
* Camp High Five where I work with children with AIDS to
make an annual signature quilt that hangs at the center
I will continue to donate my quilts and my time for the causes closest to my heart and home.
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The TLC Team
Even small cottage businesses need help from time to time
and even though I do all the design and layout myself I do have a support team that helps me when I'm really busy. My
oldest son, Jerry, helps me with the web page, image transfer, and has a decerning eye for balance and layout. My husband,
Jerry, and my youngest son, Victor, help me to close pins once I've layed out my quilt top.
I have the absolute BEST
longarm quilter in the southeast, Sylvia Davis, and lots of quilting friends from my guild who are on call. I have to say
a very special "THANK YOU" to my very best friend Sandy Stites. She is there to lend a helping hand whenever and with whatever
I need. Most of the time she finishes my thoughts & anticipates my needs.
However, none of this would have started
without the T-shirt pattern designer, Sharon Henderson. Her pattern caught my interest and lit a fire within me. I'm just
like the rest of you. I have loads of T-shirts, too. All the designs that I saw before Sharon's never excited me. I really
don't like having things that look just like the next persons and this freedom & flexibility is what I love. It's amazing
that no matter how many T-shirt quilts I do, no two look alike.
I'm proud to present my family,
less the pets, of course.
Jerry, Jerry (not Jr.), Vicki & Victor
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