Tammy Harrison

Howdy!  My name is Tammy Harrison and I am a wife, mother of four teenagers, and lover of all things quilt!  I am also a recently diagnosed woman with Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that will likely slowly rob me of my brain. Quilt therapy is my salvation, a way to show that I will not allow this disease to take me from away from my passion. Additionally, I am the owner of http://www.BOMquilts.com, the best place online to find free block of the month quilt patterns, mystery quilt patterns and hundreds of other patterns across the Internet. I started BOMquilts.com in 2006 because of my love for piecing and designing block of the month quilts. I am not a professional quilter; though I have sold a few of my exclusive patterns, I prefer to share my quilt patterns with the world.  Better to give my patterns away and foster the passion that I have for quilting than to spend time marketing to quilt shops to buy my quilts. I am also the owner and blog writer of http://www.QuiltTherapy.com, which is a bit more personal information about my quilts, my family, and my adventures in life.

My quilting style leans toward the traditional. I love perfecting the old blocks and showing new quilters how piecing can be SEW very simple! I love being able to perfect my own ability to piece these traditional blocks.

I started quilting when I was 19-years-old. I had been orphaned and separated from my siblings – enduring four foster homes. When I reached the age that I was out of the foster care system, I read a saying that said, “If you sleep under a quilt, you sleep under a blanket of love” (anonymous). That made a huge mark on my soul. Although I successfully survived a bad childhood, I decided that if I had a quilt to carry with me throughout those years, I would always have some sense of security.  At that point, I taught myself to quilt so that I could share my quilted heart with other children.

Links:

Tammy's Site

Tammy's Blog

Projects and Tutorials on FaveQuilts:

Bow Tie Bunnies Quilted Wall Hangings

Christmas Caroler Card Holder

Christmas Wreath Wall Hanging

Holly Jolly Mini Stockings

Holly Jolly Quilted Placemat

Holly Jolly Star Quilted Table Runner

I Believe in Santa Wall Hanging

Love Knot Anniversary Table Runner

Quilted Christmas Card Holder

Quilted Panel Gift Bag

Red Rooster Wall Hanging

Snowman Quilt Wall Hanging

Striped Prairie Point Tree Skirt

Monkeying Around Baby Quilt

Pinkie Promise Baby Quilt

Faded Easter Baskets Quilted Table Topper

Flutterby Butterfly Garden

Crazy Quilted Heart

Scrappy String Christmas Tree Table Topper

Hole in the Barn Door Wall Hanging

Four Leaf Clover Table Runner Blocks

Lovely Cross Table Topper Pattern

Lovely Rail Fence Quilt Table Topper Pattern

Lovely Friendship Star Table Topper Pattern

Tea and Roses Table Topper Pattern