Welcome to my thrown-together website. When I have more time, I’ll fix it a bit, but for now I just wanted a place to show my quilts.  I’ve been quilting for over 30 years, sometimes following traditional patterns, but mostly doing what I think of as abstract painting with fabric scraps.  I love to play with shapes, colors, and textures.  I’m a graduate of MassArt with a degree in printmaking and art education, but I’m pretty much self-taught as a quiltmaker (except for that mandatory high school Home Ec class, where I learned the fundamentals of sewing!)  I much prefer the designing and piecing of the tops to the process of finishing quilts, which is why you will see so many more quilt tops than finished pieces on this website.  I make lots of tops, then finish off batches of quilts all at once.

  I do most of my sewing on a very old treadle (pre-electric) sewing machine that I found in a barn in Vermont.  The rhythm of pumping the treadle as I maneuver the fabric under the needle is very meditative and helps keep me balanced in this crazy world.  Learning to machine quilt on an electric sewing machine has been a new and interesting challenge and the next step in my growth as a quilt artist.

  Please take a look at my quilts.  I hope you enjoy them.  You can contact me at akorn59@gmail.com