Meet Kristin

Kristin has been in love with fabric, journaling
and creativity since she was a tiny girl. Her
passion for this self-expression led her to the
quilt world where she's created, designed,
taught and written about quilts nationally for
30 years. In her books, A Southern Album and
most recently, At Piece with Time: a Woman's
Journey Stitched in Cloth, Kristin encourages
other women to celebrate their unique story by
documenting it in cloth.

For the last 6 years, Kristin has been absorbed
in the “altered” world. She finds visual journal-
ing exactly what she's been looking for, allowing
her to use her beloved fabric in both book and
journal formats. Her work is featured in The Art
of Fabric Books and in Altered Board Books and Beyond, both by Jan Smiley, and has been featured in several issues of Sew Somerset and Haute Handbags magazines. Her art graced the cover of the Spring 2006 issue of Cloth Paper and Scissors magazine. She has taught at Artfest, Artfiberfest, the John C. Campbell School and Oxford Summer School in Oxford, England. She is a co-founder of the inspirational Believe in Yourself Retreat, held each fall in Blowing Rock, NC.

Together with her husband Bill, she runs Adventures In Italy, offering small group tours that explore the art, culture, food and wine of beautiful Orvieto Italy.

Kristin adores teaching anything to do with the creative process. Her most earnest wish is that we each uncover the genuine creative genius residing deep within, then give it life through our work.