My interest for quilts was born out of my love for early and colonial American history. Being from Southeast Asia, I had not had much exposure to quilts due to the fact that quilts are mainly a Western “thing”. Through reading, I became aware of and loved the look of the Baltimore quilts, but still I didn’t catch the quilting bug mainly because I didn’t know how to sew. Of course, now that I have quilted for about three years, I have also developed an intense passion for wholecloth quilts.
I decided to give quilting a try years later after being repeatedly encouraged by a friend (Thanks, Barbara!), just so that I can say that I have somewhat “shared” an experience in quilting with the women I read about in history. It all began in October 2005. Little did I know how much I would enjoy making my first quilt, and before I knew it, I was making my second, third, fourth, and fifth quilts!!
When I am not quilting, you would most probably find me reading a biography or something historical in nature, browsing through catalogs, smocking or doing heirloom needlework, cleaning my house, or attempting to garden.
Currently, I have been published in:
1. The Quilter Magazine
2. Quilter’s World
3. Bernina’s Through the Needle
4. Quiltmaker
5. Quilting & Embroidery
6. Creative Machine Embroidery
I just bought the magazine with your beautiful quilt! I thought to myself, I have that blog bookmarked – I’ve seen that quilt before! It is lovely. You have done an outstanding job and not knowing awhile back what fabric you used, I matched the best I could so that if I ever saw the pattern, I’d be ready to go! So, let the cutting begin!
Love your blog and your work. You inspire me so much!
Gale,
a Kentucky handquilter
Dear Wendy,
I brewed a pot of fresh coffee, plonked myself at the computer and thought, ‘Righto I’ll visit Ivory Spring and have a proper visit today’. I was so delighted to learn more about you through your bio and to view your work in the gallery. Wendy, your work is beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing you love of sewing, quilting and craft!
Hugs,
Kalianne