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A couple of years ago my daughter gave me a barn quilt as a Christmas gift. When I first saw it… I said, “you know I can make this too”. However, I decided to try a different technique. Most barn quilts are painted on a surface using brilliant colors. I decided to make wooden shapes that I painted. The neat thing is that I now can move the pieces around to create a multitude of new patterns. Hence 3D barn quilts was born.

My background has a lot of woodworking experience. I loved industrial arts in high school. In fact I decided to become an industrial arts teacher. I was trained in the field at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. I had some great professors teaching me shop techniques. I taught industrial arts at the high school and middle school levels in Wisconsin for years. I also taught adult classes in woodworking. I went on to be a university professor. I spent over 40 years in the profession. I taught at the University of Minnesota, Oregon State University, Southern Illinois@Carbondale , and Eastern Kentucky University. I retired in 2016 after 26 years at EKU. Now I spend a lot of my time in the garage trying out my ideas. I enjoy making toys for my grandchildren. I create large barn quilts (24x24), mini barn quilts (12x12, jockey quilts, maple cutting boards, night stands, and many other items. My latest project is making custom wooden wreaths.

My products include custom barn quilts, mini quilts, derby quilts, cutting boards of all sizes, trivets, wooden wreaths, night stands, and many other wood items.