About
lori jonker
I'm a Quilter · Designer · Teacher · Mathematician
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When I was young, I was taught by my mother to sew. I started making doll clothes using scraps and worked my way up to making my first dress when I was 8. I was hooked. By college, I was making my own wardrobe and was determined I would sew my first quilt after graduation. Which I did!
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My love of math and art led to my fascination with quilt design. The interplay of shapes and colors, traditional quilt blocks and modern fabrics inspire my designs. I am drawn to mixing the old with new, incorporating traditional and modern elements and techniques into a unified quilt.
Over the years, I've lost count of the many quilts I've designed and sewn, from the quilts created for family and friends to those made “just for fun”. In recent years, I’ve begun writing patterns in order to share my ideas with fellow quilters.
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I hope you enjoy my designs!
I have a pattern featured in Quilts & More Magazine
Scrap Lab Design Challenge: A quilt shop is asked to make a fat quarter stack from various manufacturers and 3 designers are given the challenge of designing something using those fabrics. My local quilt shop, Lyons Quilting in Lyons, CO, put together the fabric and I, as one of the designers, designed a wall hanging that I am calling "Amble Along". So much fun! The magazine will be on news stands May 21, 2021.
The 2 photos on the right used with permission from Quilts & More magazine. ©2021 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.
