Kathy Hartman is retired and lives in Loveland, Colorado. She has always admired the many creations shown in PieceWork and Long Thread Media titles. A sometime quilter and longtime seamstress, she got her start in middle school home economics. In college, she joined Co-op Threads, a clothing and craft cooperative in Madison, Wisconsin, which later became the Silver Thread. She has primarily created children’s clothing, toys, and baby quilts as well as men’s and women’s apparel.