I have been horse crazy since
birth and most of the pictures I drew long before I was even
in riding lessons pictured myself and a pony winning 1st
place at a show. I began to take riding lessons at
the age of seven and fulfilled my dream of owning a
horse, showing, and winning ribbons at the age of 11. Over
the years I collected many beautiful ribbons, all of which
were too special and too unique to part with!
Though I was sewing off and on as a child, I really began
to enjoy it in high school when I was sewing my own pants
from the wildest fabrics I could find. After convincing
myself to make the first cuts, it was surprisingly easy for
me to make my precious ribbons into quilts when the time
came to move out of the family farm house and go to college. I
assure you, my roommates thought the insatiable urge I had to sew
my ribbons together was pretty strange (and
probably annoying, too).
Besides earning my bachelor's degree in Environmental Health
Sciences I competed Novice through Open on
the Ohio University Equestrian Team and was also active at
the Last Chance Corral, a nationally recognized, non-profit
horse rescue.