About ten years ago, I attended a guild meeting in Monterey, Ca and the guest speaker showed her quilts which she made of donated silk kimonos. Honest to goodness, silk. I remember only her first name, Kitty and is from San Francisco. The theme of most of her quilts, cats. But here is the part most of us do not know of these well known quilters/designers. They do not make their own quilts!! As Kitty said, "I designed this quilt and "worked with my people" to get it made. What? Can you imagine, a quilter who doesn't touch a rotary cutter, doesn't select her own fabric? She never stated how many people she has working for her. And just like us, or those of us who can afford to send our quilts to LA'r, she does too. It is the practice of these well known quilters to seek out LA'rs throughout the country and send their quilts to them. So no, even though I haven't seen your quilts, I am sure they are beautiful.