Please check my schedule for where you can see my work.
2011
- "Art of Fiber", Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, Virginia
- "Night Visions IV," Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, Arizona
- "The Vessel Redefined: Contemporary Basketry", Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey.
- "Teapots! Invitational", Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- "The 28th Creative Crafts Council 2011 Exhibition", The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, Maryland
- "National Fiber Directions Exhibition 2011", Wichita, Kansas. Director's Purchase Award.
- NICHE awards finalist
- Solo exhibition, Mason District Governmental Center, Annandale, Virginia
- "The Unspoken Truth About Color" (2010-2011), with Fiber Artists of Hope, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival; Quilt Fest of New Jersey; ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation, Chicago, Illinois; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza; Pacific International Quilt Festival
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"The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef", by the Institute For Figuring and Companions, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
2010
- The Washington Post's Holiday Crafts Contest (finalist), December 23rd edition.
- "7th Biennial Invitational Quilt Show: The Art of the Quilt", Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, Virginia
- "The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama", National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio
- "Quilts from 500 Art Quilts", International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, Texas
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"The Artful Table", The Craft Alliance, St Louis, Missouri
- Facing Race Conference, Chicago, Illinois
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"Greenspiration", Lorton Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, Virginia
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"SAQA 20th Anniversary Trunk Show", archived in the permanent collection of the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
- "Second Skin", New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, Pennsylvania
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"3rd Annual Tribute to Fiber Art Juried Exhibit", BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
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"Cacophony of Fiber", Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, Florida
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Dallas Quilt Celebration (part of an invitational exhibition), Dallas Market Hall, Dallas, TX
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"Transformations '09: Reflections", Alaska Fiber Festival, Anchorage, AK;
Grants Pass Museum, Grants Pass, OR; Visions Gallery, San Diego, CA
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Fiber Art show, Popcorn Gallery, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD
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"The Sky's the Limit", Open European Quilt Championships, the Netherlands
2009
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"Transformations '09: Reflections", Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England,
Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT
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"Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition 2009", National Tainan Living Art Center, Tainan City, Taiwan
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"Quilt Fest 2009: Award Winning Quilts", La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, La Conner, Washington
- "Second Skin", New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, Pennsylvania
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Creative Craft Council's 27th Biennial Exhibition,
The Mansion at Strathmore Hall Arts Center, North Bethesda, Maryland
- "Small Expressions 2009", Handweavers Guild of America (HGA), Mississippi Craft Center, Ridgeland, Mississippi, and Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell, Iowa
- "National Fiber Directions Exhibition 2009", Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
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"Celebration Quilts", Windham Textile & History Museum, Willimantic, Connecticut
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"President Obama: A Celebration in Art Quilts", Cafritz Arts Center, Montgomery College, Takoma Park, Maryland
- "The Skinny Envelope", Gateway Center for the Arts, DeBary, Florida
- "Fiber - It's Good For Your Art", Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, California
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"The Sky's the Limit 2008", International Quilt Festival, Rosemont, Illinois; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2008
- "Creative Force", CK Media Gallery, Golden, Colorado
- "Remnants: 9/11 Memories from the Ashes", Museum TwentseWelle, Enschede, The Netherlands
- "Fabric Extravaganza", WideRiver Gallery, Colonial Beach, VA
- "Icons", Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Maryland
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"A Tear in the Fabric", California Polytechnic State University Art Gallery,
San Luis Obispo, California
- "The Sky's the Limit 2008", International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, TX
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International Quilt Festival, Rosemont, Illinois; and Long Beach, California
"The Sky's the Limit 2007"
"Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project" (invitational)
"SAQA: The Creative Force 2007" (juried)
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Arts Council of Fairfax County, The Pinnacle Building, McLean, Virginia
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Art to Wear and Fiber Art, Headland, Alabama
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"Illuminations", Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Juried Membership Exhibition, Visions Art Quilt Gallery, San Diego, California
2007
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"Architectural Treasures", Cooper Carry, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
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"A Sense of Place 2007", Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia
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Ambassador's Residence, N'Djamena, Chad, Africa, through ART in
Embassies Program (3 years duration)
- International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, TX:
"The Sky's the Limit 2007"
"Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project" (invitational)
"SAQA: The Creative Force 2007"
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"Celebration of Craft 2007", Rossdhu Gallery, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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"View.Points", Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, Maryland
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"New Art from an American Tradition" (SAQA multi-regional exhibition), Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton Convention Center, Hampton, Virginia
and Gallery at Merchant's Square, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
2006
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Quilts of the Old Dominion (Invitational),
Virginia Historical Society Museum,
Richmond, Virginia
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"Celebration of Craft", Rossdhu Gallery, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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Taking a Stand: Voices in Fiber (Invitational),
Translations Gallery,
Denver, Colorado
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Town Hall, Village of Algonquin, IL (public art project)
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"Cutting Loose" (SAQA regional exhibit),
American Quilters Society, Nashville, Tennessee
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"Changing the World One Thread at a Time",
Tubac Center of the Arts,
Tubac, AZ
and International Competition of the European Meeting Patchwork, Val d'Argent, France
CD catalog available through www.thelmasmith.com
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"Fiber's Finest", William Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, Cumberland, Maryland
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"QuiltArt at 10", Patchwork & Quilt Expo, Lyon, France;
International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL;
The Lowell Quilt Festival, Massachusetts
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Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, Virginia (special exhibit with
Q&A Quilt Art)
2005
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"Demise of Democracy", Orange County Center for
Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
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"Quiltart @ 10", International Quilt Festival,
Houston, TX
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"Cartography 101", Johnsonese Gallery,
Chicago, Illinois
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25th Biennial, Creative Crafts Council,
Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, Maryland
- World Quilt & Textile Shows,
Columbus, Ohio and Manchester, New Hampshire
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Side Street Gallery,
Pittsboro, North Carolina (SAQA)
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Riverviews Artspace,
Lynchburg, Virginia
(SAQA)
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Green Spring Gardens
Park, Alexandria,
Virginia (with Q&A Quilt Art)
2004
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Quiet Waters Park,
Annapolis, Maryland (with Q&A Quilt Art)
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Open Exhibition,
Northern Virginia Community College,
Annandale, Virginia
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"It's My Birthday",
Primedia Gallery,
Golden, Colorado
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"Connecting Threads",
Cultural Arts
Center at Glen Allen, Virginia
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Glenview Mansion Art Gallery,
Rockville, Maryland (with Q&A Quilt Art)
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"Expressions 2004",
Gateway Community College,
New Haven, Connecticut;
Surface Design Award
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"Habitat: Spaces for all Species",
Aullwood Audubon Center,
Dayton, Ohio
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BlackRock Center for the Arts,
Germantown, Maryland
(with Q&A Quilt Art)
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Panorama Mesdag Museum in Den Haag
(the Hague), the Netherlands
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"Illuminations",
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center,
Boston, Massachusetts
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"Birds, Bugs and Butterflies",
Green Spring Garden Park,
Alexandria, Virginia
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Blue Ridge Windows,
Warrenton, Virginia
(with Q&A Quilt Art)
2003
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Cox Communications,
Herndon, Virginia (solo show)
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"Wrapped in Cloth",
Tubac Center of the Arts,
Tubac, Arizona
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"Small Works",
Katie Gingrass Gallery,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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"New Directions in Quilting",
The Arts Center,
Orange, Virginia
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First Virginia Bank/BB&T,
Falls Church, Virginia (solo show)
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"Cake Mix",
John Michael Kohler Arts Center,
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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"Tribute to Fiber Artists",
Artists' Museum,
Washington, DC
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"Journal Quilts",
Appalachian Cultural Museum,
Boone, NC
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"Fabrics of Legacies",
Lincoln Center,
Fort Collins, Colorado
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Del Ray Artisans Gallery,
Alexandria, Virginia
(with Q&A Quilt Art)
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"Celebrate Fairfax"
invitational show,
Fairfax, Virginia
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"911:Artistas Reaccionan"
Centro Cutural Norte Americano,
Los Yoses, Costa Rica. Also the U. S. Embassy in Costa Rica.
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"Art + Fiber",
Rendezvous Gallery,
Leesburg, Virginia
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"Vantage Point--South,"
Page-Walker Arts and History Center,
Cary, North Carolina
2002
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"Vanishing Landscapes",
Land Trust of Virginia
Notre Dame Academy, Middleburg, Virginia
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Northeast Quilt Festival,
Farmington, Connecticut
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"A Page from My Book",
International Quilt Festival,
Houston, Texas
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DynCorp,
Reston, Virginia
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"The Night Sky",
Aullwood Audubon Center,
Dayton, Ohio
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"Down by the Sea", Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina
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Gallery-Z,
Ellicott City, Maryland
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"Topophilia: Mapping the Hidden Landscape",
Clayton Street Gallery (Georgia)
2001
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Open Exhibition,
Arts Council of Fairfax County. Juried.
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Four Seasons of Oatlands,
Leesburg, Virginia. Juried.
Previous Millennium
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2000 - Virginia Quilt Museum,
Curated by director.
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1998 - "Capture the Spirit" (Wisconsin).
First place, wall hanging. Juried
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1996 - Solo show, G-Street Fabrics Gallery (Virginia).
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1996 - Annapolis State House
(capitol) Exhibit (Maryland).
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1995 - American Quilter's Society
Quilt Show and Contest (Kentucky). Juried.
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1993 - The Arts Chateau
(Montana). Juried.
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1991 - Quilts=Art=Quilts
(New York). Juried.
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1989 to present -
Quilters Unlimited annual quilt shows (Virginia)
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Swim and Fitness Center, Rockville, Maryland
- William A. Strauss Fellowship 2008, awarded by the Arts Council of Fairfax County
- Margaret M. Conant Grant 2008, awarded by Potomac Craftsmen Guild
- University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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St Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Wagner Farm Park Visitor Center, Glenview, Illinois
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District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities - John Wilson Building
(City Hall)
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Deaf Community Center,
Taylorsville, Utah (Public Art Program)
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White House Christmas Tree ornament collection
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City of Greeley, Colorado
(gifted to city of Moriya, Japan)
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Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Red Cross headquarters
Washington, D.C.
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Numerous private commissions
- "The Art Quilt Collection: Designs & Inspiration from Around the World", Sixth&Spring Books, 2010
- "Journey of Hope: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama", Carolyn L. Mazloomi, Voyageur Press, 2010
- Ornament magazine, October 2010
- "Environmentally-Friendly Quilts", Machine Quilting Unlimited, March 2010
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"500 Art Quilts", Karey Patterson Bresenhan, juror, published by Lark Books, 2010
- "Exposure", Surface Design Journal, Fall 2009, Summer 2005
- "Readers' Quilt Show", Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, June/July 2009, March 2005, July/August 2004
- "Animal Lovin'", Quilter's Home, Sept/Oct 2008
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"Reader's Trunk Show," Machine Quilting Unlimited, Fall 2008
- "Wrapped in a Quilt for a Cause", Quilter's World, April 2007
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"Arte Patchwork" (Spanish quilting magazine), March 2007
- "HeART of DC", John A. Wilson Building: City Hall Art Collection, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 2006
- "What's New in Quilting", Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, July/August 2006
- "Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project", published by Quilting Arts LLC, 2006
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"See a Pattern", Washington Business Journal, March 11, 2005
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"On Top of the World",
Bridal Guide, March/April 2005
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Illuminations 2005 Calendar,
Mass. General Hospital Cancer Center,
Boston, Massachusetts
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élan magazine,
"Alumni Notes", Dec. 2004;
"Painting with Thread", May 2002
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Television Appearance: "Simply Quilts" episode #1026, HGTV,
first aired October 2004
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"BlackRock Unfolds Quilts to Wrap Around Your Eyes",
Gazette newspaper,
July 7, 2004
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Journal of Forestry (cover),
January/February 2004
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Guild Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art 17, and
The Artful Home (Spring 2003)
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Art/Quilt Magazine,
issue #12, 2000
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Cover art, Welcome Home,
July 2000 and December 2003
- "Playing All the Angles with Margaret Miller", The Professional Quilter, Fall 2011
- "Sacred Threads Renaissance", The Professional Quilter, Fall 2011
- "Birds of a Quilted Feather: Daphne Greig and Susan Purney Mark", The Professional Quilter, Summer 2011
- "Religious Symbolism in Quilts", Machine Quilting Unlimited, May 2011
- "A Quilter's Phoenix Story", Quilter's Home, April/May 2011
- "Works of Heart: Projects for the Greater Good", The Professional Quilter, Fall 2010
- "Mary Kerr: Compilation Quilts and Memories", The Professional Quilter, Fall 2010
- "Jane Sassaman: Quilt Artist and Adventurer", The Professional Quilter, Summer 2010
- "Making Giclees Work for You", The Professional Quilter, Summer 2010
- "Celebration Quilts: Remembering Life's Milestone Events", Machine Quilting Unlimited, May 2010
- "Quilting with Physical Challenges", Machine Quilting Unlimited, January 2010
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"Shelley Stokes: Capitalizing on Opportunities", The Professional Quilter, Fall 2009
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"Open For Business: Holding an Open Studio", The Professional Quilter, Fall 2009 and Winter 2010
- "A Quilt for All Reasons" (Creative Group Quilts), Machine Quilting Unlimited, July 2009
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"Quilting Around the World", The Professional Quilter, Spring 2009
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"Art Quilts in Public Art" (lecture), International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas, 2008
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"Looking at the Big Picture: An Inteview with Linda Beach" The Professional Quilter, Summer 2008
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"Fools Rush In: An Interview with June Underwood", The Professional Quilter, Fall 2007
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"Sandra Woock at GRACE," SAQA Journal, Fall 2007
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"Growing Native Environmental Education Guide" (illustrations), Potomac Conservancy, 2007
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"Forming a Critique Group", lecture, SAQA Conference, Athens, Ohio 2007
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"Just Folks: An Interview with Designer Pat Sloan", The Professional Quilter, Summer 2007
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"Visual Diplomacy: The Art in Embassies Program", the Professional Quilter, Spring 2007
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"Growing Native Environmental Education Guide", Potomac Conservancy, 2007
- "Telling Tales with Quilt Appraiser Teddy Pruett", The Professional Quilter, Summer 2006
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"Demystifying the Art Consultant", The Professional Quilter, Spring 2006
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"An Interview with Illustrator Margaret Cusack",
The Professional Quilter,
Fall 2005
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"Quilted Greyhound Pillow",
Celebrating Greyhounds magazine,
Fall 2005
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"Starting a Critique Group",
The Professional Quilter,
Spring 2005
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"An Interview with Quilt Artist Elizabeth Busch",
The Professional Quilter,
Fall 2004
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"The Art of Appraisals",
The Professional Quilter,
Summer 2003
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"The Best of Both Worlds: Motherhood and Art",
The Professional Quilter,
Winter 2002
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"Ohio Star Holiday Runner",
Quick and Easy Patchwork,
Winter 1999 (# 14)
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Line of sixteen patterns of historic lighthouses, and a
lobster pattern; commissioned by Quilt Studio, Ellicott City, MD
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Block of the Month series (Gulf Coast
Lighthouses), commissioned by Quakertown Quilts, Friendswood, TX
I have been quilting since 1986. I started my own business, Doughty
Designs, in 1991 and have been creating commissioned work ever
since. My specialty is pictorial quilting, although I have
created a broad range of work from bed quilts to wall hangings,
postcard size to queen size, traditional to abstract, and wearables.
I teach and lecture on various aspects of quilting.
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Design, Color and Critique for Quilters;
Corcoran College of Art + Design
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Art History,
Northern Virginia Community College
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BS in Cartography, University of Wisconsin, 1981.
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Numerous quilt workshops with nationally known instructors.