Hi! My name is Elizabeth (Beth) Glass, and I am currently living in Tucson.  This not-so-small town is located in the southeast corner of heaven that is known to the rest of the world as Arizona. As you might have guessed, the above picture was not made here.  My niece, Christine and I had the opportunity to travel to Germany and meet the local people through mutual friends.  That is another story!

I am a member of the Tucson Quilters Guild, Studio Art Quilt Association, The International Quilt Society, and Quilt Professionals.  I regularly take classes to stay in touch with what is happening in the quilt world.

I am a woman torn between two passions. On the one side are my horses.  They help me relax and tame my competitive side. On the other side is my quilting.  Looking honestly at myself, although I am a very good rider, I am much better at quilting.

In my quilting, I have several areas of expertise.  I am a quilter for the public, I teach Sashiko stitching, Celtic Appliqué, Beginner Quilting, Appliqué, Color, and hand-dyeing fabric.  I also can do some restoration work on damaged quilts. 

I am also a skilled music editor. I have edited music for several musical freestyles, one for an air show pilot! One dressage rider I did the music for won 3rd nationally at his level.

I graduated from New Mexico State University with a BA in all-level Art Education and a minor in elementary education.  I taught both in private and public schools for several years. 

I have been quilting since 1980.  Although I was around sewers all my life, it was my Mother-in-Law, Etta Glass who "infected" me with the quilting bug by showing me how easy it can be, and how gratifying it is. After getting hooked on quilting, I decided to take my first class.  No beginner class for me!  Within a few months I had started a twisted trellis quilt top and a wall hanging of 1-1/2" log cabins that form the state of Texas with a braided border.  I have competed at many local and state quilt shows and won ribbons for my work.  I can now proudly say that quilts that I have made now live all over the world, and all over the United States.

I have taught quilting to children and adults alike.  I teach and make quilts that I have designed (my favorite tool is Electric Quilt), and quilts that others have designed.  I have learned to dye fabric from Barbara Hartman Oliver in Flower Mound, Texas, and have been hooked on it ever since.  I have been overjoyed to be in Arizona now where we can dye outside even in January!

I started taking commission quilts 4 years ago and have built an average of 4 a year.  They have ranged in size from receiving blanket size to king size. I have learned to bend my tastes to the preferences of the client, and have not had an unhappy customer.  Some of my clients have been back for multiple quilts! I am very proud of the work that I have done.

Restoration of quilts is an important aspect of my work.  To me, if I can preserve a piece of history, and not change too much of what is there, I am proud of it.  The object of restoration is to stabilize the damaged area so that the repair will not show, and to strengthen the whole.  All restoration work should be removable if necessary, and should stay true to the whole of the quilt.  Therein lies the challenge.  It is not always easy to find fabrics that match what needs to be replaced.  I have found many historic references and fabric sources for the restoration of quilts.

So, if you need a quilt made, need to learn how to do it, or need one restored, just email me or give me a call, and we can work together to make it happen

Beth Glass