A Little About Patricia

Patricia Lynne Grace Cummings graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1973 with honors. She was awarded a B.A. degree in Spanish, having earned 48 credits in her major, whereas only 32 credits were actually needed to fulfill degree requirements. Her minor, as well as graduate work were in the field of Education. In 1972-73, she studied at the University of Navarra, a small Catholic university, nestled in the rainy mountains of Pamplona, Spain. There, she studied the History of Spanish Art, Spanish Architecture and German, and earned a certificate of sobresaliente (A+) for her work.

At the University of New Hampshire, her work included courses in the History of Latin America, as well as a graduate level course about the History of Spain, taken as an undergraduate. These supplemented her study of the Spanish language. On the night that she was inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the national collegiate society to honor Spanish scholars, she had the privilege of meeting Jorge Luis Borges, a famous writer from Argentina who flew in from that country for the special occasion.

In 2001, Patricia participated in a distance learning class, "History of Quilts" at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Before becoming a full time studio quilter, and a professional writer on topics of quilt history, she taught Spanish at the college level, and substitute-taught English, History, Spanish, and Science in grades K-12. Here and there, she has done a lot of teaching, including instruction in "English As A Second Language" for Spanish medical students, as a private group tutor, with classes held at the University of Navarra.

Teacher, Lecturer, and Writer

In addition to academic teaching, Pat has taught quilting classes for quilt guilds, and for Community Education. She has provided talks for museum groups and historical societies, and has designed quilted projects for publication. In the year 2000, she was certified as a "master craftsman in quilting" by the Embroiderers' Guild of America, after nine years of working toward the goal. She has served as a quilt show judge. Patricia's articles have appeared in newspapers, newsletters, and magazines, and she has written nine books.

Affiliations

Patricia is a member of the American Quilt Study Group, The Alliance for American Quilts, the International Association of Professional Quilters, the New Hampshire State Quilters Association, the New Hampshire Historical Society, the Association of Historical Societies of New Hampshire, and Historic New England. She is a contributor to the Humanities Council of New Hampshire.

Two Currently Available Books

At the present time, two CD e-books are available from this website. The first is titled, Redwork Renaissance Revisited. This book is physically-located on a disc that will be mailed to your home. Read more details about the book on the "Saving Old Quilt Designs" file, and on the Products Available page.

Definitive Book about Mrs. Webster

CD cover of an e-Book about a 1930s New Hampshire Quilt Historian

This biographical summary of quilt historian, Ellen Webster, is composed of 355 pages and 340 photos. This book was a joy to research and create!

Like the Redwork book, this is an e-book on a CD that will be mailed to you and plays on any computer, using Adobe Reader, a free, downloadable program. To order, see the Products Available Page.

View a list of all of Patricia and James Cummings' articles in
The Quilter magazine.

Antique teapot in Pat's collection has motifs that resemble needlework.

Read about Jim Cummings, whose photos are unsurpassed and are a vital component of Pat's writings.

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Jim and I both hope that you thoroughly enjoy the diversity of our website, that you learn much, and come back often. We strive to provide quality content to promote quilting and textiles and to enhance your educational experience of the arts, in general. Thanks for visiting!

~ Patricia and James Cummings ~

Quilter's Muse Publications, Concord, NH. Contact us at:  pat@quiltersmuse.com