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Most of us have had the experience of becoming “all out excited” over a new hobby or activity only to cool once the “new” has worn off. Usually this leads to an unfinished project, or projects if the excitement was really great, being relegated to a forgotten box on some closet shelf. That was Alice’s story until some 17 years ago when she took a class at the local quilt shop and found herself immersed in a world of infinite possibilities with fabrics. She has never “cooled” or even looked back. In this time, Alice has produced something over 250 quilts, many of them of her own design. Many have won awards in quilt shows and festivals. Her designs and patterns are sold in quilt shops around the country.
In 1987, Alice began instructing, and soon coordinated all teaching at the leading quilt shop in her area. Now she teaches in many shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as well as in other areas of the state, other states and in Canada. She has a full schedule of lectures to quilt guilds around the country as well. It is impossible to know how many people this gifted teacher and designer has taught, but it is safe to say they number in the thousands. Although she designs both traditional pieced and appliquéd quilts, her true love, other than her husband, children and grandchildren, is teaching others the art of appliqué. Through her years of experience she has developed many labor and time saving techniques to aid in the preparation portion of appliqué. These she happily shares! One of her greatest joys is seeing someone develop into a dedicated quilter regardless of the style or method chosen. Alice is married to Bill, has six daughters, a son and six grandchildren and two great-grandsons. She and Bill live in McKinney, Texas, along with their Shih Tzu dog, Molly.   
Texas Our Texas Pattern: How It All Began!In a recent interview about her career as a pattern designer , Alice had this to say:“This is the quilt that started my life as a designer. I was asked by a local quilt shop in McKinney to teach a monthly Texas quilt. This was the design I came up with….I thought that maybe 25 women in McKinney would want to do this class….so I put lots of stuff in the pattern, from Texas folklore to fact….talking Texan lessons and a favorite Texas receipt. The local quilt shop stop cutting fabric kits at 200. WOW!!! Then other quilt shops in Texas started ordering the pattern and my head grew soooooooooo big!!!! These people like what I do. WOW again!!!!! The Texas Our Texas Block of the Month grew to an overwhelming amount of patterns sold each month. We not only sold to people in Texas but across the USA and Overseas. 
“My husband, Bill, told me that he really believed that Texas is not a place where you live, but rather a state of mine. Texas Our Texas, as of today, remains our biggest seller.
Texas Our Texas Pattern: Out of RetirementFinally!!! The Texas Our Texas quilt pattern has come out of retirement! The Texas Our Texas quilt, size 68” x 78”, is designed as a Block of the Month. There are twelve blocks employing several different techniques with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions provided. Each pattern is printed in color, and has Texas folklore, recipes and “talkin’ Texan” lessons. I am thrilled that it has been so popular. When my husband was asked why he thought this pattern was so popular, he replied “Texas just isn’t a place you live, it’s a state of mind”. With so many requests, I decided to revise parts of the quilt and add updated techniques. Thanks for making it our #1 seller over the years.. Tell A Friend About Alice's Applique PatternsHome Shopping About Alice Schedule Contact Links Shop For Applique Quilt Patterns Complete List of Applique Patterns Website designed by QuiltProfessionals, web design for quilt teachers and quilt shops Applique Patterns, Quilt Teacher, Original Applique Quilt Patterns |