Greeting from Minnesota, USA. 

I live in the northern metro of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I grew up and spend a great deal of time ‘up north’. I love trees and snow. They make me happy. Any quilts with the combination of white and trees gives me joy. I find so much inspiration from the landscape of Minnesota, along with the colors of the seasons. We are fortunate to have many state forests and parks to visit. We also have over 10,000 lakes, plus we border the amazing Lake Superior.

I have been sewing for nearly fifty years. Both my grandmother and mom were known for their quilting. I made my first full-size quilt over 35 years ago, which was a scrappy tied quilt that is still in service today. After that quilt I made two full-size quilts which I attempted to hand quilt. (Not for me!) About ten years ago I discovered the mighty rotary cutter and the machine quilting technique of stitching in the ditch. It was at that time I truly began to get excited about making quilts. Because cotton batts were not readily available when I first began quilting, my first quilts were filled with poly batting and were more like comforters. For the past twelve years I’ve used wonderful cotton (and now wool) battings and seek out as much opportunity to free-motion machine quilt as possible. The fabrics, shows, books, magazines, techniques and classes available now are incredible. Not to mention quilting retreats!! And ‘crafting’ weekends. The time has never been better to be a quilter.

With paper-piecing I became interested in designing my own blocks. This led to learning an autoCAD program, which then allowed me to explore designing quilting motifs. I also use EQ5 for designing quilts. All of the quilts and wallhangings that you will see on the site were created using that software.

As my collection of designs grew I became interested in sharing them with others, which then challenged me to learn how to publish them on the Internet. All this learning has been a blast!

Now that my website is redesigned (and easier to update) and I am recently retired, I will try to add or update one or two free patterns each month. Some of the free designs I have used myself, but many I have not. I hope you enjoy my designs and find other helpful information at my web site.

Contact me at patadams@forestquilting.com