About
Me
Barbara Hershey-Handler
 I saved fabric in a box, then
up to five boxes, for all the years my kids were growing up. Len, my
husband, would ask, "Why are you saving all that fabric?" I
would answer that I was going to make quilts someday - the children
were 26 and 30 before someday arrived! When it did, I was able
to use material from maternity dresses, their childhood clothes,
room furnishings, etc. I always preferred cotton, so the type
of fabric was right!
Life continued and I made some
quilts, filed some UFO's, tucked away some mistakes...and bought
more fabric. Then Jodi Barrows came to town and I took my
first Square in a Square class. I was hooked! Jodi
started a certification program in August 2001 and I went to Texas
(yep, Texas in August...that's dedication!) and sewed and cut and
learned and passed an exam and became one of the first certified SnS
teachers.
I have made over one hundred quilts
since then...all of them finished...label and all!! The method
is so fast and accurate, it encourages you to finish and start the
next one! Take a look at some of the quilts I have made.
I am very proud of them and the SnS method.
 Besides loving to quilt, I am
hooked on machine embroidery. So, it was a natural thing to
combine the two art forms. I always put a great label on my
quilts, otherwise they are "nekked" but I wanted to do more
embroidery. Look at the pictures in the quilt slide show to
see more examples from the Square in a Square books; Stars, Stripes,
and Stitches, and Patchwork and Stitches - as well as some of my
own.
I am now a Certified with
Jenny Haskins as a
Creative Curves Instructor. This wonderful method was developed by
Virginia Walton.
As a result of all my years of teaching, I know how to teach
quilters the different options that allow them to create quilts in a
new and exciting way. The focus is on the method and the options
that will help you create wonderful quilts .
It would be a pleasure to
share this method with you. I do
workshops
and trunk shows around the country.
Contact me if you are interested in learning these great methods
of quilting
-Barbara |
