About Peggy

I was born in Seattle, Washington. My family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area when I was only 6 weeks old, so I consider myself a northern California girl. I went to high school in San Francisco and studied interior design in college. I met my husband, Ken, in 1979, and we were married in Carmel, California in 1981. It was a beautiful place to start our life together. As the saying goes, "first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage". In our case, we doubled our pleasure when twins, Ryan and Katie, were born in 1984. We decided I would stay home and raise the kids. Very soon, as I'm sure many of you have experienced, I was looking for some relief from the endless bottles, diapers, and dishes that came along with being a young wife and mother. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids more than anything and I wouldn't trade a minute of my life with them, but at the end of the day, I needed to be able to look and touch something that defined me as a person and not just a wife and mother. I ran across a PBS series on quilting hosted by Eleanor Burns and I thought to myself, I could do that. Like most of you, I ran through every craft known to man, but when I put fabric between my fingers I knew it was all over. I was hooked... I was "home"!

My mother was a home economics teacher prior to being a mother herself but growing up, I had no interest in the domestic side of life. I had no time for any of that. Imagine my mother's surprise when her youngest grew up to love quilting and do this for a living. Another lesson in "Never Say Never"...

We moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1995, after a brief stay in Arkansas. The kids are grown now and, fortunately, so has my "stash". Quilting has kept me sane, and my family safe all these years. I have a room full of yardage and a brain full of ideas. I could not imagine doing anything else with my life, and being able to share what I love has been an unbelievable blessing.

Experience:

Dream Quilters 1997-2002: Tucker, GA	Retail Sales, Teacher, Store Manager
Cotton Boll Quilters 2001: Covington, GA	Teacher, Twisted Bargello Workshop
Stitch 'N Quilt 2002-2006: Lawrenceville, GA	Class Coordinator, Retail Sales, Teacher, Long-Arm Quilter
Quilter's Rescue Mission 2002: Toccoa, GA	Teacher, Twisted Bargello Workshop
Mountain Laurel Quilters 2002: Clarksville, GA	Teacher, Tote Me Along
Quilter's Rescue Mission 2003: Toccoa, GA	Teacher, Circular Bargello Workshop
Appalachian Quilt Party 2003: Appalachian State University Boone, NC	Teacher, Twisted Bargello Workshop
Appalachian Quilt Party 2004: Appalachian State University Boone, NC	Teacher, Circular Bargello
Hall County Guild 2004: Gainesville, GA	Teacher, Tote Me Along
Alabama Quilt Symposium 2004: Birmingham, AL	Teacher, Bargello Design Workshop
Appalachian Quilt Party 2005: Appalachian State University Boone, NC	Teacher, Blendable Curves Teacher, A Leap of Faith
The Quilt Gathering 2005: West Jefferson, NC	Teacher, Circular Bargello Workshop
The Quiltmaker's Workshop 2005: Birmingham, AL	Teacher, Twisted Bargello Workshop
Evening star Quilt Guild 2005: Birmingham, AL	Teacher, Circular Bargello Workshop
The Quiltmaker's Workshop 2005: Birmingham, AL	Teacher, Blendable Curves Workshop Teacher, A Leap of Faith Workshop
The Quiltmaker's Workshop 2005: Birmingham, AL	Teacher, Curvaceous Cabins Workshop
Cold Sassy Quilters 2006: Commerce, GA	Teacher, Machine Quilting Workshop
Cotton Patch Quilters 2006: Athens, GA	Teacher, Blendable Curves Workshop Teacher, A Leap of Faith Workshop
Alabama Quilt Symposium 2006: Hanceville, AL	Teacher, Twisted Bargello Workshop Teacher, Blendable Curves Workshop
The Quilt Gathering 2006: West Jefferson, NC	Teacher, Curvaceous Cabins Workshop
Royal Caribbean 2007: Quilt 'N Cruise	Teacher, Blendable Curves Workshop Teacher, A Leap of Faith Workshop
The Fabric Store, 2007 Nederland, TX	Teacher, Curvaceous Cabins Workshop
Dragonfly Quilt Shop, 2007 Watkinsville, GA	Book Signing
Stitch 'N Quilt, 2007 Lawrenceville, GA	Book Signing
Heritage Quilters of Huntsville FanFare, 2007 Huntsville, AL	Book Signing
Houston Quilt Market, 2007 Houston, TX	Book Promotion
The Villages Quilt Guild, 2007 The Villages, FL	Teacher, Twisted Bargello Workshop
Etowah Valley Guild, 2007 Cartersville, GA	Lecture: "Journey in the Life of a Fabri-holic"
Dragonfly Quilt Shop, 2008 Watkinsville, GA	Teacher, Curvaceous Cabins Workshop

Copyright ©2006-2008 Peggy Barkle

Copyright ©2006-2008 Peggy Barkle