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Following graduation from college, I was employed for the summer as a home service advisor for a public utility company. During that time, I was invited to judge a sewing contest. Since that time, I have been intrigued with the judging process. I derive a great sense of personal satisfaction from the judging experience when artistic talent and excellence in workmanship are recognized and rewarded.

I was certified by The Embroiderers' Guild of America as a Certified Needlework Judge in 1990. I became an EGA Master Needlework Judge in 1995. In 2002, I completed the National Quilting Association's three-year Judge's Certification Program.

My judging experience includes:

Trinity Valley Quilter's Guild, Ft. Worth, TX, 2007
Roswell Quilt Show, Roswell, NM, 2006
Piecemakers by the Bay Quilt Guild Show, Rockport, TX, 2006
Golden Triangle Quilt Guild Show, Beaumont, TX, 2006
Brazos Bluebonnet Quilt Guild Show, College Station, TX, 2005, 2007
Desert Quilters of Nevada Quilt Show, Las Vegas, NV, 2005
Quilt Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 2004
18th National Exhibit, Embroiderers' Guild of America, Los Alamos, NM, 2003
Wildflower Quilt Show, Temple, TX, 2003
Austin Area Quilt Guild Biennial Show, Austin, TX, 2002
Quilter's Guild of Arlington, Arlington, TX, 2002, 2004
15th National Exhibit of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Louisville, KY, 1998
Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild Show, San Antonio, TX, 2001
South Central Region EGA Judged Exhibits, Dallas, TX, 1990 and 1996
EGA Chapter shows:
Austin, TX, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Houston, TX, 1992, 2005
San Antonio, TX, 1991
Arizona State Quilt Show, Phoenix, AZ, 1997
Quilt Plano, Plano, TX, 1997, 2005
New Braunfels Area Quilt Show, New Braunfels, TX, 2000
Ogallala Quilt Festival, Dimmitt, TX, 1998, 2007
San Angelo Quilt Show, San Angelo, TX, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2007
Permian Basin Fair and Exposition, Odessa, TX, 1983 - 2003, 2006, 2007

Today, I judge all types of needlework exhibits, including quilt shows and fairs. For more information about judging and availability please contact me.

 

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Last modified: November 17, 2007.