Mom taught me to use her 1950’s tan Singer straight stitch machine, in lieu of the crappy toy machine that I had. I can’t remember what I made, but I used that machine for a lot of years to make clothes for myself and our dolls. I once made a pillow for my dad that depicted a pizza, his favorite food.

I purchased my own machine, a Pfaff, in 1975 and put a lot of miles on it making garments for myself and my family before I eventually bought a used Bernina 1230 in the 1980s.

I wanted to make a gift for friends who had hosted our wedding, so I designed and sewed a quilt based on a tin ceiling design. Above is the receipt for my first sewing machine of my own.

A group of friends had taken a class from Carma Beus, and decided we needed to have a guild. I ran that first meeting at the Flagstaff Adult Center.

Bari had the idea of using a tagging gun to baste quilts and approached me about a partnership. We launched our product in January 1993 and I sold my share of the business to her a few years later.

My first trip to Columbus, Ohio, where I finally met other artists using fabric to create what was then known as “art quilts” .

My quilt, Machinery/Cogs, was selected for Art/Quilt in Rochester, NY by juror, Elizabeth Busch.

My piece, Windmill, was juried into Quilt National, hosted by the Dairy Barn Art Center in Athens, Ohio. Windmill toured with that exhibit for two years around the U.S. and was eventually purchased by the Hyatt Hill Country Resort for their Windflower Spa.

My piece, Chair, from the Divine Vessels series, was juried into Quilt National. It was one of the smallest pieces ever shown in that exhibit. Chair was purchased by a private collector.

Started Tallulah ArtHead, initially as an Etsy shop, but quickly grew out of that platform. Oilcloth market bags and zipper pouches were my first items. Our product line has grown since then to include wallets, tea towels, Fortune Bookmarks, and all our cork accessories.