Local quilter and design artist Barbara Douglas has fulfilled a life-long ambition with the publication of her first book “Singular Sensations. Douglas’ patchwork career began many years ago with her grandmother. After 15 years as an associate/manager of a local fabric/craft store, Douglas began a new career as a quilting/sewing instructor, and design artist. With the help of her husband, Duane Douglas, she set up a studio in the basement of their 75-year-old stone house, complete with a working stone fireplace, rock walls, and a knotty pine ceiling which she fondly calls The Dungeon. While teaching quilting, she found that many of her students had problems reading quilt patterns, so she began designing and writing patterns in order to make the instructions easier to understand. It is available at Park Bench Quilt Shop and Material Mart Quilt Shop of Midland.

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