About
I am the Wilderness Quilter, so named because I work from my home which is located in the Trinity Alps Wilderness in far Northern California. It’s ideal here – quiet and peaceful. We have absolutely no street noise because we have no street. To see our beautiful location, visit the about page on my husband’s family business website http://www.hornsjewelry.com/htdoc/about.htm
I’ve been sewing all my life – I can’t even remember a time when I didn’t know how to sew. I dabbled with quilting in my teens and then again as a young mom. Toward the end of 2002, thanks to Alex Anderson and Simply Quilts, my journey into serious quilt-making began. Since then, I’ve made dozens of quilts, many of my own design.
As I’m dedicated to passing my love of quilting (and the skill of sewing) on to my grandchildren and great-neices (Grandpa calls it corrupting another generation) I began developing a line of patterns called Granny&Me for adults and children to share. Then last year, my daughter-in-law requested that I make keepsakes from her father’s clothing which prompted development of several patterns for various keepsake items. All these patterns are available (or soon will be) as PDF downloads on the pattern page of my website http://www.wildernessquilter.com. In addtion, I’ve included helpful tips on the site for working with clothing to create your own keepsakes. See my creating with clothing page for more info.