I made my first quilt out of Marimekko fabric as an impoverished chemistry graduate student at M.I.T. It took another 17 years for me to make my second one – after a corporate career and some child rearing.

When we moved to Pennsylvania, my sons were both in school and I started taking some basic quilting classes to occupy my time. It didn’t take long before I fell in love with quilting and started to design my own quilts. I then started teaching at a local quilt shop. At the request of my students, I developed my own line of Judaic quilt patterns.


Fascinated by the color and texture of fabric, I discovered that I could create art and folk art without knowing how to paint with a brush. The challenge became how to turn my ideas into a quilt.

I find that I “build” my quilts one section at a time. Putting together the pieces of the puzzle is both challenging and energizing. This process sometimes necessitates the development of a new technique or use of a non-traditional fabric.

My inspiration for my quilts comes from the emotions I feel for my family as well as my love of nature and cycling. I have many creative moments while riding my bicycle through the scenic byways of our country.

Then I can’t wait to return to my studio to translate those ideas into fabric.

RECOGNITION

2007

• “Wheels” - Fiberplay 2007, Michigan
• “Cycling Haiku” included in Elemental: Contemporary Quilted Art – Fiber Art Center, Amherst, MA
• "Embellishing the Family History" featured in Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, July/August issue, No. 394
• “Hooray It’s Hanukkah!” accepted for publication in McCall’s Quick Quilts, Jan 2008

2006

• Quilter’s Heritage Celebration - Lancaster, PA “Family Musings In Blue” - 2nd Place Wallhanging Category
• “ARTQUILTSimages” - PAQA South - Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC - “Joyous Gates”
• Denver National Quilt Festival - Denver, CO “Family Musings In Blue” - Best Use of Embellishment, Wallhanging Category
• Nashville Quilt Exposition - Nashville, TN “Family Musings In Blue” - Semi-Finalist
• Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative - “Leaving Us”
• QuiltArt 2006 Grab Bag Challenge - “Growth”

2005

• “Quilting Arts” - Fall Issue - “In The Spotlight - Cheryl Lynch” - “Motherhood”
• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Spring - “Aleph-Bet Sampler”

2004

• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Autumn - “Aleph-Bet Sampler”
• McCall’s - “A Season of Quilts” - “Shalom!”

2001

• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Summer Newsletter - “Shalom!”
• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Summer - “Aleph-Bet Sampler”
• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Spring - “Aleph-Bet Sampler”

2000

• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Autumn - “Aleph-Bet Sampler”
• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Summer - “Create -A-Kippah”
• Keepsake Quilting Catalog - Spring - “Create-A-Kippah”

1996

• Quilter’s Heritage Celebration - Lancaster, PA - “Gardenscape”

1995

• Moscow Country Fair - Moscow, PA “Grow Old Along With Me” - 2nd Place
• Peddler’s Village Quilt Competition - Lahaska, PA “Grow Old Along With Me” - Best Use of Fabric

1994

• Undercover Quilters Quilt Show - Aston, PA “Whitney Lake” - Honorable Mention

COMMISSIONS

2005 - Class Quilt for The Baldwin School - Bryn Mawr, PA
2005 - Torah Covers for Temple Shalom - Broomall, PA
2004 - Class Quilt for The Benchmark School - Media, PA
2002 - Class Quilt for The Haverford School - Haverford, PA
2000 to present - Commissions for private clients

LECTURES

"Handwork: Coming Full Circle", Friendship Quilters, Oxford, PA, November 2007