Who is Margaret Willingham?

Hello, my name is Margaret Willingham. I grew up with a legacy of family heirlooms. Antiques passed down with love and history that were relished and used. Among the furniture, china and silver were the hand work of my ancestors: lovely linens and quilts hand-stitched with decorative threads to grace a table or a bed. All expressions of the maker's love for their families and friends, and hope in the future expressed creatively.

I love that touch of elegance. Quilting gives us the chance to decorate the lives of those we love with a touch of elegance, whether in a wall-hanging, a table runner or a bed-sized quilt. I see design possibilities all around me- on book covers, sidewalk grates, railings and even tire rims.

As I create designs, I get to play with pattern, color and texture, making something beautiful to enliven my world and express love to those around me. I am most at peace when I am creating, and I believe touches of beauty bring resting places of peace to others as well.