Hello!  I'm Liz.  I'm excited you're here and I look forward to getting to know you.  I want you to get to know me, too:

 

I am a longarm quilter.  I began my quilting journey in 2010.  I started with piecing and asked others to do the quilting.  In 2019, I made time to rent a longarm machine at a local quilt shop.  Although it was a few years before I started quilting in earnest, a dream was born!  

 

With the generous support and unconditional encouragement of my family, I'm hanging up my shingle!

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• I view quilting as an essential artistic element in a completed quilt.  I love the texture it adds to beautiful fabrics and piecing.  It amplifies the beauty while also adding the cozy feel that a work of love deserves.

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• I am committed to continuous learning and experimenting, even while I want to honor the traditions in this art form.

 

• I have a passion for art and history, but convinced myself neither would be practical pursuits. I ended up pursuing a career in international relations, which afforded me the opportunity to explore some of the world's cultures, history, and art. Every encounter brought new ideas and inspiration.

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• Even so, I often found myself wishing there was "more whimsy" in my life.  ​With Imagination Quiltworks, I aim to create imaginative, whimsical, and innovative quilt designs.

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I am a learner, dreamer, optimist, creative.  I strive to be conscientious and compassionate.  I value integrity, creative expression, innovation, tradition, faith, and family. I am an avid reader, with a strong bias toward fantasy, science fiction, romance, and history; I play cello; I'm a world traveller, interested in seeing art and ideas from different cultures and histories.