Doris Goins has been a sewing enthusiast since childhood. Her many years in 4-H brought about a love for sewing clothing which has been an invaluable education throughout her life. She graduated from Wright State University, Dayton, OH as a school media specialist and in a few short years went on to Indiana University, Bloomington, IN and graduated with a master’s in library science. For 22 years she served as a librarian in both school and public library positions.
In 1992, she began hand quilting small wall quilts as a stress reliever from the workplace. Then in 1996, she left the world of books and began concentrating full-time on her passion for quilting. She has successfully operated her longarm machine quilting service, Loving Stitches, since that time. She enjoys making both traditional and art related quilts. Her quilts have received awards in many local and national shows, but she especially enjoys working on her entries for the Hoffman Fabric Challenge each year.
To further her education about quilts, Doris, attended the National Quilting Association Judging Seminar. Then in 2005, she was awarded certification by the National Quilting Association as a Certified Judge. Doris has judged many local quilt shows as well as several national machine quilting shows.
RESUME
Judged Events
2008 West Michigan Quilt Guild Show, Grand Rapids, MI
2008 Crown City Quilt Guild Show, Bryant, IN
2008 Essenhaus Quilt Show, Middlebury, IN
2007-2008 Machine Quilters Showcase, Overland Park, KS
2005-2008 Sauder Village Quilt Fair, Sauder Historic Village, Archbold, OH
2007-2008 Machine Quilters Exposition, Manchester, NH
2007-2008 Swiss Days Quilt Show, Berne, IN
2007 Kaleidoscope of Quilts XIII, Sylvania, OH
2007 Little Marvels Quilt Show, Grabill, IN
2006-2007 Callithumpian Quilt Show, Decatur, IN
2006-2008 Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN
2006-2007 Lake Farmpark Quilt Show, Kirtland, OH
2006 Three Rivers Quilt Festival, Fort Wayne, IN
2006 String Along Quilt Guild, Valaparaiso, IN
2005-2006 Maumee Valley Steam and Quilt Show, New Haven, IN
2005 Indianapolis Quilt Guild, Indianapolis, IN
2004 Dekalb County Free Fall Fair, Auburn, IN
2004 LaGrange County Fair, LaGrange, IN
2003 Whitley County Homemakers Quilt Show, Columbia City, IN
Education
2008 Qualified to Judge Masterpiece Quilts, National Quilting Association, Columbus, OH
2005 Certified Judge by the National Quilting Association, Columbus, OH
2003 Judges Short Course, National Quilting Association, Peoria, IL
1978 MLS Degree, Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, Bloomington, IN
1974 BS Degree, Anthropology and School Media Specialist, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Publications
Unlimited Possibilites, “Unlocking the Mystique of Quilt Show Judging”, November 2007, p. 32
On Track!, “”Biography of a National Quilting Association Certified Quilt Judge,” Summer 2007, p. 16
On Track!, “Taking the Mystery Out of Miniature Quilts,” Summer 2007, p. 13
Certified Quilt Judges Quarterly, “Machine Quilting Definitions”, August 2007, p. 3
Certified Quilt Judges Quarterly, “Resource Recommendations”, May 2007, p. 1
Certified Quilt Judges Quarterly, “Discussion Question”, February 2006, p. 6
On Track! , “Hoffman Challenge”, October 2004, p. 14
Awards (selected)
Hoffman Fabric Challenge
Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
Machine Quilters Showcase
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
A Mountain Quiltfest
National Quilting Association
Pacific International Quilt Festival
Three Rivers Quilt Festival
Exhibitions
2006 Featured Artist, Three Rivers Quilt Festival, Fort Wayne, IN
2006 Featured Artist, RSVP Quilt Show, Auburn, IN
Memberships
2004 – present Northeast Indiana Fiberartists
2000 – present Hoosier Machine Quilters, charter member
1998 – present International Machine Quilters Association, charter member
1995 – present American Quilters Society
1995 – present National Quilting Association
1994 – present Indiana State Quilt Guild
1992 – present Noble Nimble Thimbles Quilt Club
Updated: 10/09/2008