Although originally gainfully employed, a series of cross-country moves in the last decade convinced her to abandon that Ivy League education and focus on her children. But, alas, with all that free time, Jennifer quickly descended into addiction. Quilting was her gateway drug, and she joyfully hand-quilted several quilts for friends and family. Sadly, though, she discovered that working with just
a few fabrics at a time was just not enough anymore; she needed the “high” of creating with a variety of fabrics on a daily basis. Eventually, she taught herself to make baskets and bowls out of beautifully color-saturated batik fabrics. Jennifer now spends virtually every day creating these pieces: wrapping strips of these rich fabrics around cotton clothesline, which she then coils and sews into circles, ovals, hearts, and even, sadly, triangles. Although Jennifer claims that there is a genetic predisposition to fabric addiction, she can’t blame the generations of quilters that came before her. Jennifer is currently residing in Scottsdale with her ever-patient husband, two scary-smart kids, and a very uncooperative dog.
