Deana Everett Tollerton has been sewing as long as she could hold a needle.  She had some of the best-dressed Barbies on the block.  The summer before high school, she was bitten by the quilting bug, thanks to the internet and a stint at Hancock’s. 

After earning a degree in History with a concentration in Fashion and minors in Textiles and Business from The University of Texas, Deana went to work as a graphic designer.  While she had sewn all through college, it was not until she had more time to devote to hobbies that she joined the Austin Area Quilt Guild and began quilting in earnest.  Within two years, Deana went from baby quilts to award-winning wearable art.

During that time, she discovered longarm quilting.  Initially, she rented time from the wonderful Jacky Peterson, before making the decision to buy her A-1 Elite. 

Today, Deana uses her fashion background to create one of a kind wearable art and her textiles background to dye, paint, and batik her own fabrics.  She enjoys quilting for customers as much as teaching them to use the longarm themselves.  Deana knows that it is important for many quilters to have full creative control — she feels the same way!

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Deana’s Awards

Gratuitous Use of Bling:

- 1st Place, Miniatures, AAQG Show 2008

Miss Scarlet:

- 2nd Place, Wearable Arts, AAQG Show 2008

- 1st Place, Wearable Arts, Masters Division, New Braunfels Quiltfest 2008

- Honourable Mention, Wearable Arts, Dallas Quilt Celebration 2008

Summer Sunset:

- 3rd Place, Wearable Arts, AAQG Show 2006