Collection: Allison Dod

I was born in Roanoke, Virginia and have lived in Durham, North Carolina for more than 17 years.  I have been sewing since I was a Girl Scout (it was the first, and only, badge I earned). 

I used to make full sized bed quilts, but I recently discovered techniques for making art quilts using raw edge applique and fusible web. I love to create fabric landscape "paintings" that remind me of my favorite places - Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and North Carolina's Outer Banks.  I use mostly cotton fabrics and cotton batting because they are the easiest to work with.

My Grandma Elsie taught me to crochet when I was about eight.  I had always admired crocheted snowflakes on Christmas trees, so I bought a book of patterns and learned the stitches to make them.  I enjoy searching for new patterns on the internet and in crochet books.  My snowflakes also look nice on a tree - or taped to a windowpane during the winter months.

I joined WomanCraft Gifts as a member in 2020. I am now a consignor at the shop. 

Allison's complete collection is in our Carrboro, NC store.