Who is Jenny Kae Parks

Hello, my name is Jenny Kae Parks, and although I grew up with sewing and hand-embroidery, I didn’t start quilting until I was in my 30s. At the time, I was homeschooling my daughters and we were working through a homemaking curriculum. One of the upcoming projects was making quilted place mats. I thought “Good grief, I better try this out so I know what I am doing”. I was hooked.

Because I was homeschooling, I didn’t have a lot of time to take classes. (I have only taken a handful in 20 years.) But we were at the library every few weeks so I would check out every book and magazine I could carry. I also recorded quilt shows (Quilt-in-a-Day, Simply Quilts, and Love of Quilting) and watched them when I got some precious “me” time. I find I learn the most by doing and teaching.