Heart's Desire Quilting
About Me

 Quilting Environment

     My quilting studio is in the walkout basement of our log home located on our family farm north of Webster City, Iowa.  My home has always been a smoke free environment.  I will give your quilts tender, loving care with attention to details.  I will design the quilting to complete your top to your Heart's Desire.  I can quilt your top in whatever style you desire.  It can be quilted at a lower cost to become a warm and comfy utility quilt with light overall quilting.  I can also give it more time and attention (which will merit additional costs and time) to get it ready to compete for a judge's eye in a contest.  Check out my pricing system to see if my services fits the needs of your budget and quilt tops.

Quilting Background

     My name is Jennifer Bernard.  I have been sewing to my "Heart's Desire" since my mother let me use her sewing machine when I was 8 years old.  Her scrap basket let me create many outfits for Barbie.  I enjoyed making my own clothes in high school to keep up with the fashion trends.  Those mini skirts didn't use very much fabric!

     In college I really enjoyed sewing and designing costumes for plays at the University of Northern Iowa, the University of Illinois at Carbondale, and at Morningside College.  It is totally surprising that I graduated with a teaching degree in Special Education and have taught some very dear teenagers for 22 years in Webster City, Iowa.

     I got the quilting bug 14 years ago in 1992 when a friend of mine taught a beginning quilting class at our church.  Quilting became a wonderful, creative outlet that has led me to new knowledge, people and places!

     I began quilting professionally in 2006 when I felt the need to change professions.  I have taken classes in the use of an APQS Millennium, stitch regulated, long-arm quilting machine.  I have been improving my quilting skills by quilting tops sewn by myself, my father, and my close friends for the past year.

Quilting Experience

     I enjoy competing in quilt shows around Iowa.  I have won many awards at the Hamilton County Fair, the Iowa State Fair, and at the Iowa Quilters Guild Quilt Show (judged by certified quilt judges).  I have taught quilting classes at The Gingerbread House Quilt Shop in Webster City, Iowa.  I enjoy competing in quilt shows and learning what the public and show judges think of my work.  Now that I have a long-arm machine and can finish the quilting easier, I plan to expand my competition activities to shows outside Iowa.

Quilting Organizations

Iowa Quilters Guild  (State of Iowa Guild)

     I have served as President, Vice President, and 2 terms as Secretary.  I organized the 2001 Iowa Quilters Guild judged quilt show at Webster City, Iowa.  375 quilts were judged and 1,000 people attended the show.

American Quilters Society  I have been a member for many years.

Minnesota Quilters Guild  (State of Minnesota Guild)  I am a new member.

International Machine Quilters Association  I am a new member.