Back in 2008 her mom taught her to quilt. Doreen suffered with pain in her body that never ended. Instead of giving up and getting addicted to pain meds and going the route of surgery, she decided to find something to give her purpose...quilting was it! When her mom came to visit, they had so much fun shopping and sharing fabric. After the initial old-fashioned learning to quilt, Doreen went to YouTube and learned updated practices. No longer would they need to cut out cardboard for a square or use scissors to cut the fabric into squares or triangles. And no longer would they need to baste their quilts with straight pins! Oh no, Doreen had a rotary cutter and mat and had it for years but never knew what to do with it. In comes YouTube to save the day and sanity!  She was able to teach her mom the new practices and together they started a ministry called: The Lord's Quilters. This ministry turned into a non-profit and we made quilts for people who were sick either in body or mind and gave them away. Eventually, Facebook came about, and we started a group across the nation and even Canada. We made and sent out over 500 quilts in our course of ministry. 

In 2021 Doreen's husband died unexpectantly of a brain aneurism. She managed to stay in her home and eventually came out of the basement to make her home a "quilty" house. She met a group of local quilters and one lady in particular that came alongside of her and the two became best friends. About a year later another gal came into the "bff" circle and they sew as much as they can together.

Doreen learned way back how to quilt the quilts with what's called Free Motion Quilting. It's all hand guided no computer used, and she was truly passionate about it. Her new friends encouraged her (and her old online quilting buddies) to use her gifts and make some money. Especially since she lost her husband's income and needed to supplement somehow. She quilted for the besties and some of the other folks in the group and eventually gained enough confidence to go to the public. Doreen's Quilting Creations was created and as you can see through this website, she has done a lot of work over the last few years. Doreen is a Christian and honors God buy using the gift He gave her many years ago. He had a plan and she had to catch up to it.

Today, she is doing well and always looking for another quilt she can quilt to make someone happy. She does custom work. Even if she does an all over design it is still custom because she doesn't use a computer or put the quilt on a frame. She has an 18 inch longarm. HandiQuilter Capri. 

Note: The picture above is of her mom (passed in 2020) and Doreen wrapping a quilt around Alice, a lady that requested help as she was in hospice and wanted it finished before she died. They were grateful to be able to help.