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Quilt Life Bio
Susan’s enthusiasm for quilting is said to
be contagious! Students enjoy her upbeat
attitude, well-written instructions, and
one-on-one attention included in every workshop.
Her quilts have been shown in international-level
competitions since 1997 and have received
many awards. Judges comment on her fine workmanship
and appreciate her original style. She bases
her designs on traditional patterns then
adds specialty threads, prairie points, piping,
and great binding techniques. Susan is inventor
of the Groovin’ Piping Trimming Tool which
is used to trim piping seam allowances and
is passionate about sharing quilts and teaching
her techniques!
She lives on 70 acres in southeastern Minnesota
with her husband, son, daughter, 2
dogs,
and several cats.
Awards (IQF = International Quilt Festival, AQS
= American Quilter’s Society, NQA
= National
Quilting Association, MQ = Minnesota
Quilters)
- Hidden Tikis: finalist AQS 2007
- Bouncin': first place IQF 2005, best of show-wall quilt
MQ 2005, third place AQS 2005
- Carnival Star: finalist IQF 2003, second place AQS 2004,
first place MQ 2004, first place Quilting
on the Waterfront 2004, third place NQA 2005
- Kauai Chicken Star: finalist AQS 2004
- Spangled Star Banner: second place IQF 2002, second place MQ 2002,
third place AQS 2003, first place NQA 2004
- Twirling Tassels: first place IQF 2001, Second place MQ 2001,
finalist AQS 2002, first place Quilt America!
2002
- Party of Three: Best of Show Wall Quilt MQ 2000, first place
IQF 2000, first place AQS 2001
- Pretty Flaky: first place IQF 2000, finalist AQS 2000,
third place MQ 1999
- Opposites Complement: third place MQ 1998, finalist IQF 2001
- Celestial Chocolate: first place MQ 1997
- Darin’s Slitherin’ Snakes: Teacher’s Choice Award and Judge’s Choice
Award MQ 1997, finalist AQS 1998
- Erica’s Candy Quilt: finalist AQS 1998
- Star Obsession: second place MQ 1996, Minnesota State Fair
Sweepstakes winner 1996, finalist AQS 1997
Other recognition
- Featured artist in Fall 2007 Journal of the
International Quilt Association
- www.TheQuiltShow.com episode #109, Piping
Hot Curves
- www.NowSewing.net Behind the Seams show "Love
Those Curves"
- Piping Adds Pizzazz aired on HGTV's Simply
Quilts episode #1136 in December 2005.
- Binding Pizzazz, an article on piped bindings,
was published in American Quilter magazine
Winter 2005.
- Carnival Star appears in Judy Mathieson's Mariner's Compass Quilts - Setting a New
Course and in American Quilter magazine Summer
2004.
- Susan demonstrated her mitering technique on HGTV’s
Simply Quilts episode #1012, Easier Attic
Windows.
- Party of Three was used in American Quilters Society advertising
for “The All-American Quilter” (summer 2003)
and to advertise AQS published books (spring
2002).
- Spangled Star Banner and Nine-patch Medallion was used in magazine ads and posters for
Pfaff Sewing Machines.
- Twirling Tassels appeared on the cover of The Journal of the
IQA, Spring 2002.
- Lucy Fazely’s coffee table book, Quilt Style, includes Opposites Complement, Pretty Flaky,
Party of Three, Darin’s Slitherin’ Snakes,
and Twirling Tassels.
- The Groovin’ Piping Trimming Tool, invented by Susan and her husband has a patent
pending.
- Slides of Susan’s quilts have appeared in programs
by Libby Lehman, Maurine Noble, and Elsie
Campbell.
- Party of Three appeared in American Quilter, Fall 2001;
Quilting Today, issue 86; International Quilter
Association Journal, Fall 2001; Lone Star Quilts and Beyond by Jan Krentz.
- Pretty Flaky appeared in The IQA Journal, Spring 2000
and in Quilters Newsletter magazine, December
2001.
- BYOP--Build Your Own Plaid was pictured in an article by Libby Lehman
in Quilting Today magazine (issue 83).
- Rochester Women magazine published a cover story on Susan and her
quilting, winter 2001.
- American Quilter magazine published Susan’s article about the making
of Pretty Flaky in the Winter 2000 issue.
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