I was born in Cohoes, New York, and my family relocated to Rochester, New York when I was a young child. When I had children of my own I moved to a small town about 20 minutes East of Rochester, NY. My mother taught me to sew when I was only 10 years old. I made my first quilt with a pattern made out of school paper, when I was only 14 years old. I was hooked! I've been quilting ever since. For five years I worked to build my machine quilting business while balancing a full-time job and my family. As of February 2010 I am now devoting myself full-time to the business of QUILTING! Yeah!