I love your quilt! I have taken 2 classes from different instructors, but I have come to the conclusion that I am meant to be a traditional piecer. But I still love to look at Art Quilts and dream!
You're right about our name. There aren't too many of us. There was another one in the small town I grew up in and there is one who lives 30 miles away (also a quilter). I have seen the name now and then but it is usually a different spelling.