“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.” – Henry Ward Beecher

“I discovered me in the library. I went to find me in the library.” – Ray Bradbury

she loves libraries (12” x 18”)

“I think the genetics of being Irish are that you sort of prefer when it’s rainy and cloudy. It’s just genetic.” – Kate Flannery

She likes rainy days (8” x 10”)

“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” – Doug Larson

Fishing is her idea of adventure (9” x 12”)

“Anyone who works on a quilt, who devotes her time, energy, creativity, and passion to that art, learns to value the work of her hands. And as any quilter will tell you, a quilter’s quilting friends are some of the dearest, most generous, and most supportive people she knows.” – Jennifer Chiaverini

She stitches magic in her studio

I was gathering quilts for an upcoming trunk show and my husband looks aghast at this quilt. He asks, “Is it a tube top?” To him, the book she is holding looks like boobs with misplaced nipples. Now I can’t decide if I like this quilt after all. Do you see a book or boobs?

She loves getting lost in books (10” x 16”)