Bio
Becky has been sewing since the age of 8. She shares her sewing space with two rescued cats named Cookie and Millie. Having training in color and design Becky has experimented with many art forms, but quilting has become her favorite. Her first year of quilting involved making 14 quilts from patterns and learning the basics of quality construction.
In 2004 Becky finished her first original quilt titled ‘Shadows of Fall’ and entered it in the Dallas Quilt Show where she was awarded 2nd place in the first quilt division. ‘Swim Baby Swim’ was awarded the best use of embellishment award at the Pacific International Quilt Show in the same year. ‘Musical Chairs’, an interactive quilt, got the Past Show Chair’s Choice award at the 2005 Dallas Quilt Show. It is a musical quilt with Xylophone keys attached to the chairs that can be struck to let the viewer play a tune.
Becky returned to Texas after a year of studying Pueblo Pottery at the University of New Mexico, Taos. The class involved collecting clay from the area, cleaning it, and using it to make pottery. The clay in the New Mexico area is a micaceous clay - containing high amounts of mica and this is one of the few places in the world that it is found. The process of collecting and cleaning the clay was hard work, and took time, but the results can not be duplicated with purchased clays. Exploring other media has re-energized her creative process.
Becky’s latest quilt is Matchless Star. This quilt is fun and easy to make due to the fact that there are no seams to match. Using a random width strip method developed by Becky most students have finished their stars in a one day class!
Micaceous Bowl made in Taos by Becky