Barbara Jones

I’ve been sewing since I was just a little girl, starting with doll clothes and then moving up to making a few pieces for myself.  When I was a young woman, I made my very first quilt for my parents’ anniversary with the help of a wonderful neighbor, Donna.  She nurtured my need for near perfection and taught me valuable lessons in basic quilting skills, fabric coordination and, of course, the fine art of unsewing!  That quilt, a “Trip Around the World” in reds and blues, was made with the help of Eleanor Burns’ book of the same title, and had matching pillow shams.

It didn’t take too long for the fabric bug to bite!  My personal stash has been growing steadily since that first quilt and shows little sign of slowing down.  The number of my UFOs (unfinished objects) has also increased dramatically, while the completed pieces are few and far between!  My husband, David, is a bit skeptical that I can ever use all the fabric in my stash – but those of us that love fabric know that using it all up isn’t really the point anyway, right?  Our daughter, Jessica, made her first quilt, a beautiful wall hanging in pinks and purples, when she was nine, so it seems that the family tradition will continue to flourish into the next generation.  Alex, our son, is more interested in fishing than sewing, but he does have a creative mind, so who knows what the future will hold?

Check out my website, www.heavenlyhillsfabrics.com.