I GREW UP in the mountains of Southwest Virginia where I was exposed to delicious country cooking and lived in a coal mining community. My father was a coal miner and my mother was a hairdresser. She was also an amazing seamstress. She taught me to sew.
MY JOURNEY into quilting began when my mother became disabled with breast cancer and I was home with her. She had just purchased a new sewing machine, a Bernina 1630. She was starting to make more quilts, and while I was struggling with her pending death, I made a traditional quilt: Bow Ties. That’s probably why I like y-seams! Years later I donated the quilt to charity.
I took a break from quilting for many years (went to law school, started a legal career).
When I moved to the Central Virginia region, I found a wonderful quilt shop, Jo Jo’s Quilt Shop, and took classes which improved my quilting expertise. (They’re closed now)
In 2014 I discovered modern and liberated quilting through another local quilt shop, Quilting Adventures. I also joined a liberated quilting group at yet another local quilt shop, Blue Crab Quilt Co. (they’re closed now too). I have written about this transition ever since, and I am fully engaged in the modern quilt movement.
DESIGNING MY OWN QUILTS soon became my passion. The more I design them the better I get. I have had nine quilts exhibited at QuiltCon. Two of them, Mod Drunk, and The Unmentionables Series: Double D were part of the QuiltCon Traveling Exhibits.
QUILT BLOGGING started in late 2013. I like interacting with the online community. I love creating my blog posts: the photographs, the text, all of it. I designed the logo for this blog using InDesign. I made modern looking dogwood flowers — a prevalent tree in the mountains.
I’m also Mama Bear to Nora who has flown the nest and is married and living in another state. I share the empty nest with David, a high school teacher and football coach. We’re longtime sweethearts, and he’s the best companion and chauffeur.
I’m so glad you found me.
Let’s Sew Together,
Wanda
Wanda's Life Sampler 
hi wanda, just popped over to say hello
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My mom’s name was Wanda. Not a common name, at least not in the US
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I know several people with the name where I grew up.
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