I've always been interested in dolls.  One year, I got a special doll for Christmas and my grandmother had made an entire wardrobe for her.  This was my introduction to sewing.  I wanted to be able to create "outfits."  From then on, I watched my mother whenever she sewed, began making dresses for my dolls and once I outgrew that, I made dresses for other kids' dolls.

For many years, I dressed a doll for the Women's Salvation Army Auxiliary each Christmas, and like my grandmother, made extra clothes.  I have been making cloth dolls from my own patterns for about 15 years.

I live in Cottonwood, Arizona, which is in the Verde Valley.  Jerome and Sedona are just down the road from here.  I am a member of the Jerome Artist Cooperative and you can see some of my dolls by visiting them at www.jeromeartistcoop.com.