What Makes an Award Winner?
Valley Fiber Life, March 2010

“Quilt Guild meeting at Abington library”
Abington Mariner, March 11, 2010

“Blanket Coverage: Thimbles and Friends quilt show held in Bridgewater”
Brockton Enterprise, 10/18/09

“It certainly is no surprise that she won the ribbon for Best Machine Workmanship in the World Quilt Competition.”
Dutchbaby blog, 10/18/09

“Fuller Craft Museum offers up a show about shoes”
Brockton Enterprise, 6/22/09

“Quilts keep them in stitches”
South Coast Today, 6/5/08

“Cherry Fizz”
Quilters Newsletter Magazine

“Work has her in stitches”
Rockland Mariner, 6/20/06

“Charity begins at home
for quilting quild”
Rockland Mariner, 3/16/06

Quilting weekend: Hotel hums with activity; Guild members hold a working retreat at Plymouth Radisson
Patriot Ledger, 2/13/06

“Warm up to winter at
Abington Public Library”
Rockland Mariner, 1/5/06

For more information, contact Pat at: pat@crabtreelane.com

Awards and Achievements

2010

Inspiration Draws from Nature's Art, Best Machine Workmanship—American Quilters Society Quilt Show and Contest, Lancaster, PA

2009

Best Machine Quilting, World Quilt and Textile Show, Manchester, NH

Photographer’s Award and Teacher Award—MQX, Manchester, NH

Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art, Second Place Traditional—Road to California Quilter’s Conference and Showcase, Upland, CA

2008

Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art, Second Place Traditional—Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show, Hampton, VA

Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art, Best of Show, Bernina Award Best Machine Quilting, and Yellow Ribbon for Craftsmanship—The Gathering, Nashua NH, 2008

Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art, Teacher Award—MQX, Manchester, NH 2008

Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art, Best Machine Quilting, Viewer's Award, and Award of Exceptional Merit—Vermont Quilt Festival 2008

2007

The Ancient Mariner at Sunrise, Best of World, World Quilt Show XI—New England World Quilt Competition, Manchester, NH

Chosen as the first "Artist of the Year" for the Town of Abington by the Abington Cultural Council

Static Chaos, Best Use of Color—Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show, Hampton, VA

2006

Cherry Fizz, cover for Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine’s Quilting—Foundation Pieces

Autumn Leaves, included in the AQS Quilt Art 2006 Engagement Calendar

The Ancient Mariner at Sunrise, First Place Traditional, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show, Hampton, VA

The Ancient Mariner at Sunrise, Best Use of Machine Embroidery, Vermont Quilt Festival, Burlington, VT

The Ancient Mariner at Sunrise, Juror’s Award, Images Quilt Show, Lowell, MA

Cosmic Wiggle, Invitational Benefit for New England Quilt Musuem Auction, Lowell, MA

2005

Autumn Leaves, front cover of American Quilter’s Society book catalog for Fall 2005

The Ancient Mariner at Sunrise, Directors Award, A Quilter’s Gathering, Nashua, NH

Luscious Victorian Garden, Best Mixed Technique Blue Ribbon, Vermont Quilt Festival, Northfield, VT, and juried into Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show, Hampton, VA

2004

The Beauty of New York Blooms Again, Teacher’s Choice Award, Images, Lowell, MA

New York Beauty Floral cover for AQS book catalog, Spring 2004

Sweet Potato Garden, juried into Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

2003

Cherry Fizz, Judges Award, The Gathering, Nashua, NH

The Beauty of New York Blooms Again, Judges Award & Blue Ribbon, Vermont Quilt Festival

New York Beauty Floral published in the Quilt Art Calendar

The Beauty of New York Blooms Again featured on front page of The Brockton Enterprise newspaper

Work selected for exhibit in Paducah, KY, Williamsburg, VA, and Lancaster, PA

Quilt Guild Show, numerous awards.

2002

The Beauty of New York Blooms Again Director’s Award, The Gathering, NH

New York Beauty Floral Combination of Techniques Award Blue Ribbon, Vermont Quilt Show, and juried into Images Show, Lowell, MA