About Betty

I learned about quilts and fell in love with quilts at a very early age. Always sleeping under hand-made quilts made by either my grandmother or great-grandmother. In 1978, newly married, and snowed in for the winter in upstate New York and pregnant with my first child. Quilting seemed like the deal project to keep busy. I've been piecing and quilting ever since!

I began machine quilting, for myself on my domestic sewing machine, but after years of wrestling quilts through that small opening and fighting tension issues, I decided to to invest in an APQS Ultimate I Longarm machine. I've taken scores of piecing, appliqué, and design classes over the years with renowned quilters such as Phil Beaver, Esterita Austin, Becky Goldsmith, Irma Gail Hatcher, Ricky Timms, Janet Fogg, Pat Speth, Roberta Horton, Jinny Beyer, and many more.

I've taken machine quilting classes with quilting professionals as Jamie Wallen, Nichole Webb, Karen McTavish, Linda Taylor, Sally Terry, Dawn Cavanaugh, Christine Olson, Pam Clarke, Laura Lee Fritz, Cathy Franks and Jodi Robinson.

As a member of several professional organizations I strive to remain current with the latest techniques and designs by attending several instructional courses each year. I pride myself in the high quality of the quilts that I produce.

Her work is done in a smoke-free and cat-free studio.

Memberships Include:

IMQA - International Machine Quilters Association
PLAQG - Professional Long Arm Quilters Guild *
Texas Longarm Quilt Guild
Central Texas Longarm Quilters *
FML Longarm Association * **
WHQG - West Houston Quilt Guild **
QGGH - Quilt Guild of Greater Houston **
Tri County Quilt Guild *
NQA - National Quilting Association

* Charter Member
** Board member