I was born and raised in Oklahoma City. My husband, Steve, and I met at the University of Oklahoma. We married in 1978, at the end of our senior year at OU when we each completed our degrees, mine in interior design and his in zoology. He went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Zoology at Arizona State University. His career has taken us to Tempe, AZ, Tulsa, OK, and most recently to Sherman, TX, where he is Dean of the Sciences at Austin College. Luckily, I can make quilts anywhere!
Our boys, Chris, now 26, and Jeff, 23, were born while Steve was in graduate school. I discovered quilting when Jeff was 1 and the boys needed comforters for their bunk beds. I have not put my needle down since!
I met Linda Jenkins, my partner in Piece O’ Cake Designs, not long after I started quilting at a meeting of the Green Country Quilters’ Guild in Tulsa. We’ve been friends ever since. We started Piece O' Cake in 1994. I could not ask for a better partner.
Making quilts is interesting, fulfilling, and challenging. Running the business with Linda is exhilarating. This is not what I thought I would be doing with my life when I graduated from college. This is so much better!
Our son, Chris, married Lorna Warren in 2001. They presented us with our first grandchild, Elanor Cecelia, November 6, 2002 and John Patrick Kelly "Jack" Goldsmith was born October 24, 2007. Being a "Nana" is truly wonderful!
Both boys earned their undergraduate degrees in May, 2007. Jeff is in the PhD program in Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins. Christopher is now working in the library at Austin College which means that he, Lorna, and our grandchildren are nearby! Steve and I are home alone for the first time in many years and we are enjoying the mostly empty nest.
Piece O' Cake books currently in print, published by C&T Publishing:
Aunt Millie's Garden - a block of the month.
Piecing the Piece O' Cake Way - A guide to quilting basics.
Covered With Love - Cute, happy quilts and projects for children.
Amish-Inspired Quilts - Bold and lyrical designs made in solid fabrics.
The New Appliqué Sampler Book - Our instructional text book teaching appliqué the Piece O’ Cake way.
Learn to Applique the Piece O' Cake Way - a DVD
Quilts with a Spin - Quilts with circular designs combine piecing and appliqué.
Stars In The Garden Pattern - Twelve floral applique blocks that are grounded in traditional designs but have a contemporary twist.
Curl Up Quilts - Flannel Appliqué quilts and much more.
Appliqué Delights - 100 whimsical appliqué blocks. 50 all new designs join to Pin Pal classics.
Lucky Stars Pattern -The 2002 International Quilt Association Donation Quilt.
Welcome to the North Pole Book - Published by Martingale - The North Pole as we imagine it to be.