Ilene has been working with fiber arts and quilting for almost 30 years, designing both traditional and art quilts.  Her works have hung in galleries and shows and won various awards and blue ribbons.  She enjoys being a lecturer at guilds and loves teaching others how to make quilts that are slightly beyond their comfort level, or outside the traditional box.  Quilting combines her passion for color with her love of fabric and gives infinite possibilities for creative expression.  Ilene authored two traditional quilt books in 2008 and 2010 but has since been devoting her time to designing contemporary art quilts and writing patterns for them.  She loves teaching others how to work with bright colors because it makes everyone smile – her motto is to “Spread Joy, One Quilt at a Time”.