Joan ColvinIn 1988, after pursuing an assortment of careers and bringing up her family in southern California, Joan Colvin began her career in quiltmaking. Since discovering that her two loves, art and fabric, could be united, she had been a studio quilt artist author, lecturer, and teacher. Joan Colvin was a studio quilt artist, lecturer, teacher, and the author of several books, including Nature's Studio, from C&T Publishing. Images of natural beauty inspired her quilts, which focused on birds and their nests, trees, and other natural objects. Joan died September 9, 2007. Read More Read Less