About Us

is really just two people, Nancy Lee Chong & Janice Lee Baehr, sisters. We live near Seattle, Washington, USA. Both Nancy and Janice have devoted themselves full-time to their quilting business. Nancy is a quilt maker, teacher, lecturer and designer. Janice is a quilt maker, designer, curator, business manager, author, photographer and web keeper. It was our love of quilting & particularly Hawaiian Quilts that led us to develop the line of patterns and business you see here.
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We began designing Hawaiian Quilts with the very first quilts we made. Nancy in 1978 and Janice in 1982. We have been designing ever since. We introduced our first patterns in the 1980's and have watched the line and our business grow ever since.

Our line of "2 Fabric Appliqué Quilts" was introduced in 2004. With our roots firmly in Hawaiian Quilts it was a natural for us to continue designing quilts with just two fabrics. The primary difference is that with Hawaiian Quilts the designs are symmetrical so they can be cut out like a paper snowflake. But the "2 Fabric Appliqué Quilts", while still using just two fabrics, are not symmetrical. Bringing a whole new bold look to appliqué.

We hope you enjoy what you see and will become inspired to make your own Hawaiian Quilt or "2 Fabric Appliqué Quilt". Visit us often as our site will be updated regularly.

Sincerely,

Click here to read Nancy's Résumé

Click here to read Janice's Résumé
 

Just an odd note: Nancy and Janice use their maiden name, Lee, as their middle names in the quilting world. Originally we thought it would help people know us as sisters, but instead it just seems to confuse people. But we have been doing it for over 20 years, so it is too late to stop now. Nancy is "Nancy", not Nancy Lee. Janice is "Janice", not Janice Lee. The "Lee" is silent.