Pat Speth began quilting in 1988 when she purchased a wool quilt batting from her Grandmother’s auction. “I checked out a stack of quilt books from the library and fell in love with the patterns and designs, I knew I could not stop with just one quilt.”

Pat started working with 5 inch squares as a basis for her quiltmaking in 1993 after attending her first retreat. She was asked to do a program for her guild in 1997 using the 5″ squares, which gave her the push to explore new uses and techniques for working with the squares. Pat, while working a full time job, started on the book, Nickel Quilts in 1998 and was able to have it ready for the publishers in June 2001.

After juggling her full time job and her quilting for many years, Pat moved into a full time quilting career in July 2003. “I have found my passion in life, and I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

She will present two lectures in January, Five Inch is a Cinch on Monday, January 27 and Nickel Borders on Tuesday, January 28. Both lectures are via Zoom.