PC - Patti Carey

Patti is the Vice President – Public Relations for Northcott, where she headed up the marketing/sample department from 1986 to 2012. This included coordinating Northcott’s pattern program to support the new fabric collections, as well as liaising with the various quilting magazines, book publishers and quilt designers to provide current collections of fabric for editorial projects. Currently she travels to quilt guilds and shops to inspire and educate quilters with interesting and entertaining presentations on how fabric is designed, and how to use it to her best advantage.

Her comprehensive line of quilt patterns utilize efficient and time saving techniques. She has also published a book entitled "A Taste of Napa Valley". She was a regular contributor to The Quilter magazine and continues to contribute to the Fons & Porter group of publications. She has had projects published in several quilting magazines.

Patti is married and has 2 boys, age 24 & 22. In her spare time, she enjoys cycling, golfing and snowboarding. Patti is available for teaching.