Originally Posted by Monroe
I met her in Lancaster at the AQS show. She is incredibly gracious- nearly to the point of exhaustion. I have to admit the first time I saw her TV show many years ago I found her manner a bit grating. It reminded me of a Kindergarden teacher I'd had who oversimplified everything. Got past that and found she was excellent at simplifying the math and patterns for quilters of all abilities. I'm sure she started a lot of quilters on their paths with her well photographed step by step books and rulers. Her son Ryan is also very personable. Glad you met her!
Her manner of speaking used to annoy me too until I heard her say she was a special ed teacher. I bet the kids loved her. She has a book/pattern I saw at Joanns named after her son, Orions Star.