I have always loved art and dabbled in other media through the years. I began quilting in 1987 when I was expecting my oldest child and quickly found that fabric was the medium for me. At the time I was a computer software engineer and had minimal time to quilt, but found what time I could to quilt. In 1994, we moved to rural Colorado and I didn't know any other quilters. The opportunity came to teach quilting for community education, and I jumped at the chance. I found that I enjoyed teaching, but it had the added bonus of giving me the chance to meet other people to quilt with. From that first class, we formed a small quilt group which met on a regular basis. In 1999, my husband's job took us to the United Kingdom. I made the decision not to pursue a computer job here (other than teaching online distance education classes), and instead jumped right into a City & Guilds course (literally 2 weeks after reaching England!) With my youngest child now school age, I had the time to really focus on quilting, and took full advantage. I began teaching classes in England, and have continued teaching since. I enjoy teaching all levels of quilters. After four years of City & Guilds, I wasn't ready to stop attending school, so I went on to earn a Higher National Certificate in Textiles. After living in England for 10 years, we relocated back to Colorado in Dec 2009.

I particularly enjoy designing patterns, and have often designed patterns for the classes I have taught. When I design appliqué patterns, I like stylized realism and I particularly focus on the color. I make every attempt to design my patterns so that they are not difficult to stitch. Even where there are designs that look complex, the pieces are reasonable for a relatively inexperienced appliquér. I'm excited about the publication of my two books, "Beautiful Blooms" and "Another Season of Beautiful Blooms", and plan to continue producing and publishing designs.

All quilt images on this web site are © Susan Taylor Propst 2007-2010.
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Contact: propstsusan@yahoo.com