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- 1973-1976: I learned to needle turn applique and hand quilt while living in Hawaii. I wanted to make something truly Hawaiian. Still love echo quilting, but will use the machine on big projects in the future.
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- 2002-2007: Started while living in Utah and finished after moving to MN. Lot of it was quilting while driving between the two states. It was my first attempt to piece, used a magazine pattern, and cut the pieces with a scissor while watching TV. Obviously, I needed some updating!
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- Made while living in Utah; after one episode with piecing and hand quilting, I wanted a faster approach so stenciling and paint were applied. Regular stencil paints on fabric. Not a quality hand.
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- 2005: First full designed art quilt. The quilt shows the nine state we have lived in – counting our return to MN as the 9th state.
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- Minnesota Lady Slipper
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- Wisconsin Violet
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- Texas Blue Bell
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- Illinois Violet
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- Kansas Sunflower
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- Hawaii – Pink Hibiscus
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- California Poppy – lived here for over 25 years.
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- State of Utah flower: Sego Lily
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- 2006: Part of a monthly meeting series
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- Part of a monthly meeting project.
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- 2006: Created from a kit for my daughter’s birthday.
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- 2006: Introduction to quilting – frustrating, so I donated it to a church charity where it was quilted and sold.
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- 2007: Designing Innovative Visual Arts Sisterhood (DIVAS) was formed – an arts quilt group of 12. We each created a signature piece and mine remains as my logo.
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- 2007: After a class in paper piecing, and a lot of assistance in choosing the colors, I created this tote to carry my large tools and accessories to workshops.
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- 2008: Loved this panel of snowmen, so I just built on the theme with my own design.
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- 2008: The winter was particularly harsh in Minnesota, so I designed a small Hawaiian pineapple quilt. It grew into a larger rendition. It was a return to my beloved Hawaiian echo quilting which I hope to incorporate into more quilts – but probably not hand quiiting.
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- 2008: First attempt to create my own pictorial scene from photos. Made for my dad’s 90th birthday commemorating the barn on our family farm.
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- 2008: Working from a photo. First attempt to fabricate faces.
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- 2009: Learning to use Shiva Paint Stiks and use a stencil pattern created by Nancy Kazlauckas
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- 2010: Created from Lyric Kinard’s lessons on “Bead It Like You Mean It!” and “Photos on Fabric” classes.
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- 2011: Learning to quilt from my own sketches and use the fusing method taught by Laura Wasilowski.
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Mary A Ritter, Artist ~ Storyteller 
Thank you. Sure you can share as this site is open to the public. I am sure you know that my pieces may not be replicated in any form, and she probably would not do that. This site isn’t up to date, but you can find my more recent work in an article at . It was nice to meet you today. Thanks for your interest in my work.
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Thank you. Sure you can share it as it is open to all to view. My work is not for replication, which I am sure you know and she would not do. This page is my early work. If you click on the tab above for “A Place in Time”, you will see more advanced work. Also if you go to you will find my most recently published work. Thanks for your interest.
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Beautiful work! Is it ok if I share this with my friend who lives on the Black Butte Ranch in Oregon and loves to design quilts , I think she would love seeing your work.
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Hi Kathy, I responded more than once on my site because it would not accept my password! Love technology! Hope one of them gets to you. Mary
On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 4:10 PM Mary A Ritter, Artist ~ Storyteller wrote:
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